योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-21

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धं भोगोलपसुलालसम् ।
जराजर्जरिताकारं शोकोच्छ्वासकदर्थितम् ॥ २१ ॥

āśāpāśaśatairbaddhaṃ bhogolapasulālasam ,
jarājarjaritākāraṃ śokocchvāsakadarthitam 21

21. āśā-pāśa-śataiḥ baddham bhoga-olapa-su-lālasam
jarā-jarjarita-ākāram śoka-ucchvāsa-kadarthitam

21. आशा-पाश-शतैः बद्धम्,
भोग-ओलप-सु-लालसम्,
जरा-जर्जरित-आकारम्,
शोक-उच्छ्वास-कदर्थितम् [पुरुषम्/मनुष्यम्] ।

21. (Someone) bound by hundreds of ropes of hope, exceedingly greedy for sensual enjoyments (bhoga), whose form is wasted by old age, and tormented by sighs of sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

• आशा-पाश-शतैः (āśā-pāśa-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of ropes of hope

• बद्धम् (baddham) - bound, tied, fettered

• भोग-ओलप-सु-लालसम् (bhoga-olapa-su-lālasam) - exceedingly greedy for sensual enjoyments (bhoga)

• जरा-जर्जरित-आकारम् (jarā-jarjarita-ākāram) - whose form is wasted/worn out by old age

• शोक-उच्छ्वास-कदर्थितम् (śoka-ucchvāsa-kadarthitam) - tormented by sighs of sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

आशा-पाश-शतैः (āśā-pāśa-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of ropes of hope

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of āśāpāśaśata

āśāpāśaśata - hundreds of nooses/fetters of hope

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśā+pāśa+śata)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
• pāśa – noose, rope, fetter, bond
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

बद्धम् (baddham) - bound, tied, fettered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, caught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

भोग-ओलप-सु-लालसम् (bhoga-olapa-su-lālasam) - exceedingly greedy for sensual enjoyments (bhoga)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhogolapasulālasa

bhogolapasulālasa - very greedy/longing for sensual enjoyments

Compound expressing extreme desire for bhoga. 'su-' is an intensifier. 'olapa' can mean greedy or covetous.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+olapa+su+lālasa)

• bhoga – enjoyment, sensual pleasure, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
• olapa – greedy, covetous, clinging (rare usage)
  adjective
  A less common word, here used in the sense of 'greedy' or 'clinging to' pleasures.
• su – very, exceedingly, well, good
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix.
• lālasa – longing, desirous, eager, greedy, covetous
  adjective (masculine)

जरा-जर्जरित-आकारम् (jarā-jarjarita-ākāram) - whose form is wasted/worn out by old age

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jarājarjaritākāra

jarājarjaritākāra - having a form/appearance worn out/decrepit by old age

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'jarā' (old age) + 'jarjarita' (worn out, PPP) + 'ākāra' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarā+jarjarita+ākāra)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude, decay
  noun (feminine)
• jarjarita – worn out, decrepit, wasted away, broken down
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jṝ (to wear out, decay) with reduplication.
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)

शोक-उच्छ्वास-कदर्थितम् (śoka-ucchvāsa-kadarthitam) - tormented by sighs of sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śokocchvāsakadarthita

śokocchvāsakadarthita - afflicted/tormented by sighs of grief

Compound: śoka (sorrow) + ucchvāsa (sigh) + kadarthita (tormented, PPP).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+ucchvāsa+kadarthita)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• ucchvāsa – sigh, breathing out, exhalation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with upasarga ud-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• kadarthita – tormented, afflicted, harassed, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the verb kadarthayati (to harass, to torment).
  Root: kadarth (class 10)

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