योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-41

बलिरुवाच भोगेष्वरतिरेवान्तः कथं सर्वासुरेश्वर ।
स्थितिमायाति जीवस्य दीर्घजीवितदायिनी ॥ ४१ ॥

baliruvāca bhogeṣvaratirevāntaḥ kathaṃ sarvāsureśvara ,
sthitimāyāti jīvasya dīrghajīvitadāyinī 41

41. baliḥ uvāca bhogeṣu aratiḥ eva antaḥ kathaṃ
sarvāsureśvara sthitim āyāti jīvasya dīrghajīvitadāyinī

41. baliḥ uvāca sarvāsureśvara bhogeṣu dīrghajīvitadāyinī
aratiḥ eva jīvasya antaḥ sthitim kathaṃ āyāti

41. Bali said: O Lord of all asuras, how does disinterest (arati) in worldly pleasures, which bestows a long life, come to be firmly established within a living being (jīva)?

Words meanings summery:

• बलिः (baliḥ) - The demon king Bali (Grandson of Prahlada, son of Virochana). (Bali (proper name of a demon king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in sense objects

• अरतिः (aratiḥ) - disinterest, non-attachment, aversion

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

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally, inside

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• सर्वासुरेश्वर (sarvāsureśvara) - Vocative addressing Virochana. (O Lord of all asuras)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, stability, permanence

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains, reaches, comes to, approaches

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the living being, of the soul, of the individual self (jīva)

• दीर्घजीवितदायिनी (dīrghajīvitadāyinī) - Qualifies aratiḥ. (bestowing long life, life-giving)

Words meanings and morphology

बलिः (baliḥ) - The demon king Bali (Grandson of Prahlada, son of Virochana). (Bali (proper name of a demon king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king), offering, tribute, tax

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in sense objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, sense object, snake's hood

From root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अरतिः (aratiḥ) - disinterest, non-attachment, aversion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - disinterest, non-attachment, aversion, uneasiness

a- (negation) + rati (attachment, delight)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rati)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• rati – attachment, delight, pleasure, love
  noun (feminine)
  From root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the internal state of the jīva.

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

सर्वासुरेश्वर (sarvāsureśvara) - Vocative addressing Virochana. (O Lord of all asuras)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvāsureśvara

sarvāsureśvara - Lord of all asuras

Compound of sarva (all) + asura (demon) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+asura+īśvara)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan, spiritual being (in older texts)
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (to rule)
  Root: īś (class 2)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, stability, permanence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, position, state, condition, stability, firm establishment

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

आयाति (āyāti) - attains, reaches, comes to, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āyā

Present Active

From root yā (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the living being, of the soul, of the individual self (jīva)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, individual self (jīva), life

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Possessive of sthiti in context: 'firm state of the jīva' or 'in the jīva'.

दीर्घजीवितदायिनी (dīrghajīvitadāyinī) - Qualifies aratiḥ. (bestowing long life, life-giving)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrghajīvitadāyin

dīrghajīvitadāyin - bestowing long life

Compound of dīrgha (long) + jīvita (life) + dāyin (giving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+jīvita+dāyin)

• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• jīvita – life, living, livelihood
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dāyin – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dā (to give) + in suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)