योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-24

पुत्रदारजराजीर्णे मग्नोन्मग्नं कुकर्दमे ।
श्रान्तं विगतविश्रामं भग्नमादीर्घवर्त्मनि ॥ २४ ॥

putradārajarājīrṇe magnonmagnaṃ kukardame ,
śrāntaṃ vigataviśrāmaṃ bhagnamādīrghavartmani 24

24. putradārajārajīrṇe magnonmagnam kukardame
śrāntam vigataviśrāmam bhagnam ādīrghavartmani

24. putradārajārajīrṇe kukardame magnonmagnam
śrāntam vigataviśrāmam ādīrghavartmani bhagnam

24. Worn out by the decay of sons, wives, and old age (jarā), repeatedly sinking and surfacing in the foul mire, exhausted and bereft of respite, and broken on the exceedingly long journey.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रदारजारजीर्णे (putradārajārajīrṇe) - (an existence) worn out amidst the struggles related to family and aging (jarā) (in the decay caused by sons, wives, and old age)

• मग्नोन्मग्नम् (magnonmagnam) - (an existence) in a constant state of going down and coming up (sinking and emerging, repeatedly sinking and rising)

• कुकर्दमे (kukardame) - in the foul mire of worldly entanglement (in bad mud, in mire)

• श्रान्तम् (śrāntam) - utterly weary (tired, exhausted)

• विगतविश्रामम् (vigataviśrāmam) - entirely devoid of respite (without rest, deprived of rest)

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - utterly broken down (broken, shattered)

• आदीर्घवर्त्मनि (ādīrghavartmani) - along the exceedingly extended journey (saṃsāra) (on the very long path)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रदारजारजीर्णे (putradārajārajīrṇe) - (an existence) worn out amidst the struggles related to family and aging (jarā) (in the decay caused by sons, wives, and old age)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of putradārajārajīrṇa

putradārajārajīrṇa - decayed or worn out due to sons, wives, and old age

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (putra+dāra+jarā+jīrṇa)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
• jarā – old age, decay, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'jṝ' (to wear out, decay).
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• jīrṇa – worn out, decayed, aged, digested
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jṝ' (to wear out, decay).
  Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the locative singular.

मग्नोन्मग्नम् (magnonmagnam) - (an existence) in a constant state of going down and coming up (sinking and emerging, repeatedly sinking and rising)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of magnonmagna

magnonmagna - one who repeatedly sinks and rises

Compound of 'magna' and 'unmagna'. 'a + u = o' is internal sandhi.

Compound type : Dvandva (magna+unmagna)

• magna – sunk, immersed, plunged, drowned
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'majj' (to sink).
  Root: majj (class 6)
• unmagna – emerged, risen, surfaced
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'majj' (to sink) with prefix 'ud' (up).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: majj (class 6)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the accusative singular.

कुकर्दमे (kukardame) - in the foul mire of worldly entanglement (in bad mud, in mire)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kukardama

kukardama - bad mud, foul mire

'ku' (bad) + 'kardama' (mud).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ku+kardama)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
  indeclinable
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt, filth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the location where the 'sinking and rising' occurs.

श्रान्तम् (śrāntam) - utterly weary (tired, exhausted)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of śrānta

śrānta - tired, exhausted, weary, rested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śram' (to be weary, to strive).

Root: śram (class 4)

विगतविश्रामम् (vigataviśrāmam) - entirely devoid of respite (without rest, deprived of rest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of vigataviśrāma

vigataviśrāma - one for whom rest has departed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vigata+viśrāma)

• vigata – gone, departed, passed away, lost
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• viśrāma – rest, repose, cessation, pause
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'śram' (to be weary) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective in the accusative singular.

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - utterly broken down (broken, shattered)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhañj' (to break).

Root: bhañj (class 7)

आदीर्घवर्त्मनि (ādīrghavartmani) - along the exceedingly extended journey (saṃsāra) (on the very long path)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ādīrghavartman

ādīrghavartman - a very long path

'ā' (intensifying) + 'dīrgha' (long) + 'vartman' (path).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (ā+dīrgha+vartman)

• ā – up to, towards, completely, very (as an intensifier)
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, lengthy, extended
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vartman – path, road, way, course, track
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the long path (of existence).

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