योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-65

तृष्णयैवेह लुठथ जरामरणसंकटे ।
भ्रमदृष्ट्येव शिखरिपथिकाः श्वभ्रभूमिषु ॥ ६५ ॥

tṛṣṇayaiveha luṭhatha jarāmaraṇasaṃkaṭe ,
bhramadṛṣṭyeva śikharipathikāḥ śvabhrabhūmiṣu 65

65. tṛṣṇayā eva iha luṭhatha jarāmaraṇasaṅkaṭe
bhramadṛṣṭyā iva śikharipathikāḥ śvabhrabhūmiṣu

65. iha yūyam tṛṣṇayā eva jarāmaraṇasaṅkaṭe luṭhatha
bhramadṛṣṭyā iva śikharipathikāḥ śvabhrabhūmiṣu

65. Here in this world, you wallow in the predicament of old age and death solely due to craving, just as mountain travelers (stumble) into precipitous regions because of their deluded vision.

Words meanings summery:

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• लुठथ (luṭhatha) - you wallow, you roll, you struggle

• जरामरणसङ्कटे (jarāmaraṇasaṅkaṭe) - in the distress/predicament of old age and death

• भ्रमदृष्ट्या (bhramadṛṣṭyā) - by deluded perception, by mistaken view

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शिखरिपथिकाः (śikharipathikāḥ) - mountain travelers, mountaineers

• श्वभ्रभूमिषु (śvabhrabhūmiṣu) - in precipitous regions, in abysses, in pits

Words meanings and morphology

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - craving, thirst, desire, longing

from root tṛṣ 'to thirst'

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Indicates the cause of wallowing.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes tṛṣṇayā.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

लुठथ (luṭhatha) - you wallow, you roll, you struggle

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of luṭh

present tense

luṭh (root) + atha (termination)

Root: luṭh (class 1)

Note: The verb for 'you'.

जरामरणसङ्कटे (jarāmaraṇasaṅkaṭe) - in the distress/predicament of old age and death

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jarāmaraṇasaṅkaṭa

jarāmaraṇasaṅkaṭa - distress/predicament of old age and death

compound of jarā, maraṇa, and saṅkaṭa

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+maraṇa+saṅkaṭa)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root mṛ 'to die'
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• saṅkaṭa – difficulty, distress, danger, crisis
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the place/state of wallowing.

भ्रमदृष्ट्या (bhramadṛṣṭyā) - by deluded perception, by mistaken view

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhramadṛṣṭi

bhramadṛṣṭi - deluded perception, erroneous sight, mistaken view

compound of bhrama and dṛṣṭi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrama+dṛṣṭi)

• bhrama – error, delusion, wandering, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhram 'to wander, err'
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, view, perception, vision
  noun (feminine)
  verbal noun
  from root dṛś 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Cause for mountain travelers falling.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शिखरिपथिकाः (śikharipathikāḥ) - mountain travelers, mountaineers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śikharipathika

śikharipathika - mountain traveler, one who travels on peaks

compound of śikhari and pathika

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śikhari+pathika)

• śikhari – mountain, peaked
  noun (masculine)
  from śikhara (peak)
• pathika – traveler, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  from path (path)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

श्वभ्रभूमिषु (śvabhrabhūmiṣu) - in precipitous regions, in abysses, in pits

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śvabhrabhūmi

śvabhrabhūmi - precipitous region, pit-land, abyss

compound of śvabhra and bhūmi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvabhra+bhūmi)

• śvabhra – chasm, pit, abyss, hole
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – ground, land, region, place
  noun (feminine)