योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-34

पुनर्दिनं पुना रात्रिः पुनः कार्यपरम्पराः ।
पुनःपुनरहं मन्ये प्राज्ञस्येयं विडम्बना ॥ ३४ ॥

punardinaṃ punā rātriḥ punaḥ kāryaparamparāḥ ,
punaḥpunarahaṃ manye prājñasyeyaṃ viḍambanā 34

34. punaḥ dinam punaḥ rātriḥ punaḥ kāryaparamparāḥ
punaḥ punaḥ aham manye prājñasya iyam viḍambanā

34. punaḥ dinam punaḥ rātriḥ punaḥ kāryaparamparāḥ
punaḥ punaḥ aham manye iyam prājñasya viḍambanā

34. Again the day, again the night, again the succession of tasks. I consider this repeated cycle to be a mockery (viḍambanā) for the wise person.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• दिनम् (dinam) - day

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• कार्यपरम्पराः (kāryaparamparāḥ) - successions of tasks/duties

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise person

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• विडम्बना (viḍambanā) - mockery, ridicule, delusion, misfortune, irony

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

दिनम् (dinam) - day

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

कार्यपरम्पराः (kāryaparamparāḥ) - successions of tasks/duties

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāryaparamparā

kāryaparamparā - succession of tasks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārya+paramparā)

• kārya – task, duty, work, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Present Middle Indicative

1st person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: man (class 4)

प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, a wise person

from pra-jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she

विडम्बना (viḍambanā) - mockery, ridicule, delusion, misfortune, irony

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viḍambanā

viḍambanā - mockery, ridicule, delusion, misfortune

from vi-ḍamb

Prefix: vi

Root: ḍamb (class 1)