योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-15

अनर्थगहनाश्चार्था व्यर्थानर्थकदर्थनाः ।
दिशन्तो दुःखसंरम्भमभितः प्रहितापदः ॥ १५ ॥

anarthagahanāścārthā vyarthānarthakadarthanāḥ ,
diśanto duḥkhasaṃrambhamabhitaḥ prahitāpadaḥ 15

15. anarthagahanāḥ ca arthāḥ vyarthānarthakadarthanāḥ
diśantaḥ duḥkhasaṃrambham abhitaḥ prahitāpadaḥ

15. arthāḥ ca anarthagahanāḥ vyarthānarthakadarthanāḥ
abhitaḥ duḥkhasaṃrambham diśantaḥ prahitāpadaḥ (santi)

15. And possessions (artha), fraught with deep dangers, cause futile harm and degradation, bestowing a surge of suffering and bringing forth calamities from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• अनर्थगहनाः (anarthagahanāḥ) - full of deep dangers, deeply disadvantageous, impenetrable due to misfortune

• च (ca) - and

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - Worldly possessions or material pursuits. (wealth, possessions, objects, aims, purposes)

• व्यर्थानर्थकदर्थनाः (vyarthānarthakadarthanāḥ) - causing useless and harmful degradation/abuse/torment

• दिशन्तः (diśantaḥ) - giving, showing, bestowing

• दुःखसंरम्भम् (duḥkhasaṁrambham) - a great agitation/surge of suffering/misery

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, near

• प्रहितापदः (prahitāpadaḥ) - causing calamities, bringing forth misfortunes

Words meanings and morphology

अनर्थगहनाः (anarthagahanāḥ) - full of deep dangers, deeply disadvantageous, impenetrable due to misfortune

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anarthagahana

anarthagahana - full of deep dangers, dense with misfortunes

Compound type : tatpurusha (anartha+gahana)

• anartha – misfortune, danger, useless, harmful
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• gahana – deep, dense, impenetrable, thicket, profound
  adjective

Note: Agrees with arthāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - Worldly possessions or material pursuits. (wealth, possessions, objects, aims, purposes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, possession

Note: Subject of the sentence.

व्यर्थानर्थकदर्थनाः (vyarthānarthakadarthanāḥ) - causing useless and harmful degradation/abuse/torment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyarthānarthakadarthana

vyarthānarthakadarthana - causing futile harm and torment/degradation

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyartha+anartha+kadarthana)

• vyartha – useless, vain, futile
  adjective
  Compound of vi + artha
  Prefix: vi
• anartha – misfortune, harm, danger, uselessness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• kadarthana – degradation, abuse, torment, ill-treatment, misuse
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix ka (bad, ill) + arthanā (seeking, tormenting)
  Prefix: ka

Note: Agrees with arthāḥ.

दिशन्तः (diśantaḥ) - giving, showing, bestowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of diśat

diśat - giving, showing, pointing, directing

Present Active Participle

From root diś (to point, to show, to give), present active participle.

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with arthāḥ.

दुःखसंरम्भम् (duḥkhasaṁrambham) - a great agitation/surge of suffering/misery

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duḥkhasaṃrambha

duḥkhasaṁrambha - agitation of suffering, storm of misery, surge of sorrow

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+saṃrambha)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)
• saṃrambha – agitation, excitement, fury, vehemence, onset
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam + root rabh (to take hold, to begin)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Object of diśantaḥ.

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on all sides, near

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies prahitāpadaḥ.

प्रहितापदः (prahitāpadaḥ) - causing calamities, bringing forth misfortunes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahitāpad

prahitāpad - causing calamities, bringing forth misfortunes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prahita+āpad)

• prahita – sent forth, dispatched, cast, caused
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix pra + root dhā (to place, put), with vocalic change to hi.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress, adversity
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with arthāḥ.