योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-24

धर्मचिन्तापरिभ्रंशात्पुत्रार्थं भोगचिन्तया ।
क्षीणायुषं तमहरन्मृत्युः सर्प इवानिलम् ॥ २४ ॥

dharmacintāparibhraṃśātputrārthaṃ bhogacintayā ,
kṣīṇāyuṣaṃ tamaharanmṛtyuḥ sarpa ivānilam 24

24. dharmacintāparibhraṃśāt putrārtham bhogacintayā
kṣīṇāyuṣam tam aharan mṛtyuḥ sarpaḥ iva anilam

24. dharmacintāparibhraṃśāt putrārtham bhogacintayā
kṣīṇāyuṣam tam mṛtyuḥ sarpaḥ anilam iva aharan

24. Because of his deviation from concern for natural law (dharma), and his thoughts of enjoyment for the sake of his son, Death carried him away, whose life was diminished, just as a snake carries off its prey.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मचिन्तापरिभ्रंशात् (dharmacintāparibhraṁśāt) - because of his deviation from his focus on natural law (dharma) (from deviation from concern for dharma)

• पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of his son (the deer-child) (for the sake of a son)

• भोगचिन्तया (bhogacintayā) - by his thoughts of enjoyment (by thoughts of enjoyment, by preoccupation with pleasures)

• क्षीणायुषम् (kṣīṇāyuṣam) - whose life was diminished (due to neglect of spiritual practices) (whose life is diminished, with exhausted life)

• तम् (tam) - him (King Bharata in the deer's body) (him, that)

• अहरन् (aharan) - carried him away (he carried away, he took away)

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified) (death)

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a snake (a snake, serpent)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अनिलम् (anilam) - (like a small creature/prey) effortlessly carried away by a snake (wind, air)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मचिन्तापरिभ्रंशात् (dharmacintāparibhraṁśāt) - because of his deviation from his focus on natural law (dharma) (from deviation from concern for dharma)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharmacintāparibhraṃśa

dharmacintāparibhraṁśa - deviation from concern for dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cintā+paribhraṃśa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cintā – thought, concern, worry
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cint (class 10)
• paribhraṃśa – deviation, fall, loss, neglect
  noun (masculine)
  from pari-bhraṃś
  Prefix: pari
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause.

पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of his son (the deer-child) (for the sake of a son)

(indeclinable)

Compound used adverbially

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+artha)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

भोगचिन्तया (bhogacintayā) - by his thoughts of enjoyment (by thoughts of enjoyment, by preoccupation with pleasures)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhogacintā

bhogacintā - thought of enjoyment, preoccupation with pleasures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+cintā)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• cintā – thought, concern, worry
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Indicates means.

क्षीणायुषम् (kṣīṇāyuṣam) - whose life was diminished (due to neglect of spiritual practices) (whose life is diminished, with exhausted life)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇāyus

kṣīṇāyus - whose life is diminished/exhausted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+āyus)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, exhausted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from kṣi (to waste away)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• āyus – life, duration of life
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `tam`.

तम् (tam) - him (King Bharata in the deer's body) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `aharan`.

अहरन् (aharan) - carried him away (he carried away, he took away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hṛ

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root hṛ, a-augmentation indicates imperfect. Though the form can be plural, context with singular subject `mṛtyuḥ` indicates singular.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is `mṛtyuḥ`.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death (personified) (death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of `aharan`.

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a snake (a snake, serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake, serpent

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a simile.

अनिलम् (anilam) - (like a small creature/prey) effortlessly carried away by a snake (wind, air)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air, breath; a small creature (in some contexts for similes)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of the snake's action in the simile.