योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-50, verse-64

शरीरदुःश्वभ्रचिरप्ररूढं चिन्ताचयोच्चाकृतिमञ्जरीकम् ।
जरामृतिव्याधिफलौघनम्रं कामोपभोगौघविकासिपुष्पम् ॥ ६४ ॥

śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍhaṃ cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīkam ,
jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamraṃ kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpam 64

64. śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍham cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīkam
jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamram kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpam

64. śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍham cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīkam
jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamram kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpam

64. (This describes something) that has long grown in the difficult pit of the body; whose high clusters of sprouts are masses of worries; which is bowed down by the abundance of fruits like old age, death, and disease; and whose developing flowers are the multitude of desires and worldly enjoyments (bhoga).

Words meanings summery:

• शरीरदुःश्वभ्रचिरप्ररूढम् (śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍham) - describing a metaphorical tree-like entity (e.g., the tree of saṃsāra or desire) deeply rooted in the bodily existence (that which has long grown in the difficult pit of the body)

• चिन्ताचयोच्चाकृतिमञ्जरीकम् (cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīkam) - describing the sprouts or blossoms of the metaphorical tree as being worries (that whose high clusters of sprouts are masses of worries)

• जरामृतिव्याधिफलौघनम्रम् (jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamram) - describing the fruits of the metaphorical tree as the sufferings of existence (that which is bowed down by masses of fruits, namely old age, death, and sickness)

• कामोपभोगौघविकासिपुष्पम् (kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpam) - describing the blossoming parts of the metaphorical tree as desires and worldly pleasures (that whose developing flowers are masses of desires and enjoyments)

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरदुःश्वभ्रचिरप्ररूढम् (śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍham) - describing a metaphorical tree-like entity (e.g., the tree of saṃsāra or desire) deeply rooted in the bodily existence (that which has long grown in the difficult pit of the body)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍha

śarīraduḥśvabhraciraprarūḍha - long-grown in the difficult pit of the body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarīra+duḥśvabhra+cira+prarūḍha)

• śarīra – body, corporeal form
  noun (neuter)
• duḥśvabhra – difficult pit, hard-to-access chasm, dangerous cavity
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: dus
• cira – long, for a long time, ancient
  indeclinable
• prarūḍha – grown, sprouted, risen, firm
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix 'pra' + root √ruh 'to grow'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: The ending -am indicates a neuter singular nominative or accusative, here descriptive of an implied noun.

चिन्ताचयोच्चाकृतिमञ्जरीकम् (cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīkam) - describing the sprouts or blossoms of the metaphorical tree as being worries (that whose high clusters of sprouts are masses of worries)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīka

cintācayoccākṛtimañjarīka - having high clusters of sprouts that are masses of worries

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cintā+caya+uccā+ākṛti+mañjarīka)

• cintā – worry, thought, reflection, anxiety
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √cit 'to think'.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• caya – mass, collection, heap, accumulation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √ci 'to gather'.
  Root: ci (class 5)
• uccā – high, elevated, lofty
  adjective (feminine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, figure, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix ā + root √kṛ 'to make'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mañjarīka – having sprouts/blossoms, adorned with flower-buds
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'mañjarī' (sprout, blossom) with suffix -ka.

जरामृतिव्याधिफलौघनम्रम् (jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamram) - describing the fruits of the metaphorical tree as the sufferings of existence (that which is bowed down by masses of fruits, namely old age, death, and sickness)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamra

jarāmṛtivyādhiphalaughanamra - bowed down by a flood of fruits such as old age, death, and disease

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarā+mṛti+vyādhi+phala+ogha+namra)

• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √jṛ 'to grow old'.
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• mṛti – death, demise
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √mṛ 'to die'.
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• vyādhi – disease, sickness, illness
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi + ā + root √dhā 'to place'.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, mass, multitude, abundance
  noun (masculine)
• namra – bowed, bent, humble, compliant
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root √nam 'to bend, bow'.
  Root: nam (class 1)

कामोपभोगौघविकासिपुष्पम् (kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpam) - describing the blossoming parts of the metaphorical tree as desires and worldly pleasures (that whose developing flowers are masses of desires and enjoyments)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpa

kāmopabhogaughavikāsipuṣpa - having blossoming flowers which are multitudes of desires and sensual enjoyments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+upabhoga+ogha+vikāsin+puṣpa)

• kāma – desire, wish, longing, love
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kam 'to desire'.
  Root: kam (class 1)
• upabhoga – enjoyment, sensual pleasure, experience
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix upa + root √bhuj 'to enjoy'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• ogha – flood, torrent, mass, multitude, abundance
  noun (masculine)
• vikāsin – developing, blossoming, expanding, shining forth
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun/Adjective from verbal root
  Derived from prefix vi + root √kas 'to appear, to shine' with agent suffix -in.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kas (class 1)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

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