योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-68, verse-43

मुक्तालताया गङ्गाया मेरोरापादमस्तकम् ।
तरङ्गमुक्ता गण्यन्ते न देहाः सक्तचेतसाम् ॥ ४३ ॥

muktālatāyā gaṅgāyā merorāpādamastakam ,
taraṅgamuktā gaṇyante na dehāḥ saktacetasām 43

43. muktālatāyāḥ gaṅgāyāḥ meroḥ āpādamastakam
taraṅgamuktāḥ gaṇyante na dehāḥ saktacetasām

43. muktālatāyāḥ gaṅgāyāḥ taraṅgamuktāḥ [ca] meroḥ āpādamastakam [ca] gaṇyante; saktacetasām dehāḥ na [gaṇyante].

43. The wave-pearls (taraṅgamuktā) of the Ganga, resembling a pearl-creeper, or those [particles] found from the foot to the head of Mount Meru, can be enumerated. However, the bodies of those whose minds are attached cannot be counted.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्तालतायाः (muktālatāyāḥ) - of a pearl-creeper, of a string of pearls

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga river

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru

• आपादमस्तकम् (āpādamastakam) - from foot to head, entirely

• तरङ्गमुक्ताः (taraṅgamuktāḥ) - wave-pearls, drops of water like pearls

• गण्यन्ते (gaṇyante) - are counted, are enumerated

• न (na) - not, no

• देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

• सक्तचेतसाम् (saktacetasām) - of those whose minds are attached

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्तालतायाः (muktālatāyāḥ) - of a pearl-creeper, of a string of pearls

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of muktālatā

muktālatā - pearl-creeper (metaphor for string of pearls, or something adorned with pearls)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muktā+latā)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lat

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganga river

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga (Ganges)

Root: gam

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, axis of the universe)

Root: mi

आपादमस्तकम् (āpādamastakam) - from foot to head, entirely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (pāda+mastaka)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad
• mastaka – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
  Root: masj

Note: Adverbial usage.

तरङ्गमुक्ताः (taraṅgamuktāḥ) - wave-pearls, drops of water like pearls

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of taraṅgamuktā

taraṅgamuktā - wave-pearl (drops of water, foam, compared to pearls)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (taraṅga+muktā)

• taraṅga – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
  Root: muc (class 6)

गण्यन्ते (gaṇyante) - are counted, are enumerated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of gaṇ

Present Passive Indicative

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

देहाः (dehāḥ) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied na gaṇyante.

सक्तचेतसाम् (saktacetasām) - of those whose minds are attached

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of saktacetas

saktacetas - one whose mind is attached

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sakta+cetas)

• sakta – attached, clung to
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root sañj (to attach)
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit