योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-44

कामकोपात्मका यस्य स्फूर्जन्त्यजगरास्तनौ ।
अन्तःशुष्कद्रुमस्येव मरण तस्य राजते ॥ ४४ ॥

kāmakopātmakā yasya sphūrjantyajagarāstanau ,
antaḥśuṣkadrumasyeva maraṇa tasya rājate 44

44. kāmakopātmakāḥ yasya sphūrjanti ajagarāḥ tanau
antaḥśuṣkadrumasya iva maraṇam tasya rājate

44. yasya tanau antaḥśuṣkadrumasya iva kāmakopātmakāḥ
ajagarāḥ sphūrjanti tasya maraṇam rājate

44. For the one within whose body, like an inwardly dried-up tree, pythons manifesting as desire and anger surge forth, death is indeed fitting.

Words meanings summery:

• कामकोपात्मकाः (kāmakopātmakāḥ) - characterized by desire and anger; whose nature is desire and anger

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• स्फूर्जन्ति (sphūrjanti) - they surge, they flash, they manifest

• अजगराः (ajagarāḥ) - pythons, large snakes

• तनौ (tanau) - in the body

• अन्तःशुष्कद्रुमस्य (antaḥśuṣkadrumasya) - of an inwardly dried-up tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

• तस्य (tasya) - of the person described (his, its, of him)

• राजते (rājate) - it shines, it is splendid, it is fitting

Words meanings and morphology

कामकोपात्मकाः (kāmakopātmakāḥ) - characterized by desire and anger; whose nature is desire and anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmakopātmaka

kāmakopātmaka - characterized by desire and anger; whose nature is desire and anger

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'whose self/nature is desire and anger'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+kopa+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• kopa – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kup (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ajagarāḥ'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

स्फूर्जन्ति (sphūrjanti) - they surge, they flash, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sphūrj

Root: sphūrj (class 6)

अजगराः (ajagarāḥ) - pythons, large snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajagara

ajagara - python, large snake

तनौ (tanau) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form

अन्तःशुष्कद्रुमस्य (antaḥśuṣkadrumasya) - of an inwardly dried-up tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of antaḥśuṣkadruma

antaḥśuṣkadruma - inwardly dried-up tree

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'inwardly' (antaḥ) modifying 'dried-up tree' (śuṣkadruma).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antas+śuṣkadruma)

• antas – within, inside, inwardly
  indeclinable
• śuṣkadruma – dried-up tree
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound: 'dried' (śuṣka) and 'tree' (druma).
• śuṣka – dried, withered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śuṣ (to dry) + kta suffix.
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

action noun

From root mṛ (to die) + ana suffix.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

तस्य (tasya) - of the person described (his, its, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

Note: Refers to the person described in the first part of the verse.

राजते (rājate) - it shines, it is splendid, it is fitting

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.