योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-39

अनन्तेयं शिशुक्रीडा वस्तुशून्यैव वस्तुतः ।
आवृत्त्या क्रियते व्यर्थमनर्थप्रसरार्थिभिः ॥ ३९ ॥

ananteyaṃ śiśukrīḍā vastuśūnyaiva vastutaḥ ,
āvṛttyā kriyate vyarthamanarthaprasarārthibhiḥ 39

39. anantā iyam śiśukrīḍā vastuśūnyā eva vastutaḥ
āvṛttyā kriyate vyartham anarthaprasarārthibhiḥ

39. iyam anantā śiśukrīḍā vastutaḥ vastuśūnyā eva
anarthaprasarārthibhiḥ vyartham āvṛttyā kriyate

39. This endless child's play is truly devoid of any real substance. It is uselessly performed again and again by those who seek only an increase in suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्ता (anantā) - endless, infinite, boundless

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• शिशुक्रीडा (śiśukrīḍā) - child's play, sport of children

• वस्तुशून्या (vastuśūnyā) - empty of substance, devoid of reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, in truth, essentially

• आवृत्त्या (āvṛttyā) - by repetition, by revolving

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is made, is performed

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, for nothing

• अनर्थप्रसरार्थिभिः (anarthaprasarārthibhiḥ) - by those who seek the spread of misfortune

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्ता (anantā) - endless, infinite, boundless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

From 'anta' (end) with 'an-' (privative prefix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Privative prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
  Root: am (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

शिशुक्रीडा (śiśukrīḍā) - child's play, sport of children

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiśukrīḍā

śiśukrīḍā - child's play, sport of children

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śiśu+krīḍā)

• śiśu – child, infant
  noun (masculine)
• krīḍā – play, sport, game
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'krīḍ' (to play)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)

वस्तुशून्या (vastuśūnyā) - empty of substance, devoid of reality

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vastuśūnya

vastuśūnya - empty of substance, devoid of reality

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (vastu+śūnya)

• vastu – substance, object, reality, thing
  noun (neuter)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, in truth, essentially

(indeclinable)

`tas` suffix meaning 'from' or 'in respect of'

Note: Derived from `vastu` with the suffix `tas` to form an adverbial indeclinable.

आवृत्त्या (āvṛttyā) - by repetition, by revolving

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āvṛtti

āvṛtti - repetition, recurrence, revolution, return

From `ā` (upasarga) + root `vṛt` (to turn, exist) + `ti` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is made, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Root `kṛ`, `yak` for passive, `te` for 3rd singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, for nothing

(indeclinable)

From `vi` (prefix) + `artha` (purpose, meaning).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+artha)

• vi – apart, asunder, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Adverbial use.

अनर्थप्रसरार्थिभिः (anarthaprasarārthibhiḥ) - by those who seek the spread of misfortune

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anarthaprasarārthin

anarthaprasarārthin - seeking the growth of evil/misfortune

A complex compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anartha+prasara+arthin)

• anartha – misfortune, evil, harm
  noun (masculine)
  nañ-tatpuruṣa of 'artha'
  Prefix: an
• prasara – spread, extension, flow
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' (upasarga) + root 'sṛ' (to go, flow) + 'a' suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• arthin – seeker, suitor, desirous of
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'artha' (purpose) + 'in' suffix.
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Describes the agents performing the action `kriyate`.