योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-71, verse-70

वासनारज्जुवलिता जीर्णाः पर्वतकुक्षिषु ।
जरयन्त्यतिदुःखेन जीवितं जीवजीविकाः ॥ ७० ॥

vāsanārajjuvalitā jīrṇāḥ parvatakukṣiṣu ,
jarayantyatiduḥkhena jīvitaṃ jīvajīvikāḥ 70

70. vāsanārajjuvalitāḥ jīrṇāḥ parvatakukṣiṣu
jarayanti atiduḥkhena jīvitam jīvajīvikāḥ

70. vāsanārajjuvalitāḥ jīrṇāḥ jīvajīvikāḥ
parvatakukṣiṣu atiduḥkhena jīvitam jarayanti

70. Worn out and bound by the rope of mental impressions (vāsanā), living beings (jīvajīvikāḥ) waste their lives away with great suffering, even in mountain caves.

Words meanings summery:

• वासनारज्जुवलिताः (vāsanārajjuvalitāḥ) - bound by the rope of mental impressions (vāsanā) (bound by the rope of mental impressions, entangled by the string of desires)

• जीर्णाः (jīrṇāḥ) - worn out (old, worn out, decayed, digested)

• पर्वतकुक्षिषु (parvatakukṣiṣu) - in mountain caves (in mountain caves, in mountain ravines)

• जरयन्ति (jarayanti) - they waste away (they waste away, they cause to decay, they consume)

• अतिदुःखेन (atiduḥkhena) - with great suffering (with great suffering, with excessive pain)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, living, existence)

• जीवजीविकाः (jīvajīvikāḥ) - living beings (jīvajīvikāḥ) (living beings, creatures, those who live for their livelihood)

Words meanings and morphology

वासनारज्जुवलिताः (vāsanārajjuvalitāḥ) - bound by the rope of mental impressions (vāsanā) (bound by the rope of mental impressions, entangled by the string of desires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāsanārajjuvalita

vāsanārajjuvalita - bound by the rope of mental impressions/desires

Compound adjective describing jīvajīvikāḥ

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+rajju+valita)

• vāsanā – mental impression, latent tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
• rajju – rope, cord, string
  noun (feminine)
• valita – bound, encircled, entangled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root val- (to turn, bind)
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Refers to jīvajīvikāḥ.

जीर्णाः (jīrṇāḥ) - worn out (old, worn out, decayed, digested)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - old, worn out, decayed, digested

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root jṝ- (to wear out, decay)

Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Refers to jīvajīvikāḥ.

पर्वतकुक्षिषु (parvatakukṣiṣu) - in mountain caves (in mountain caves, in mountain ravines)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of parvatakukṣi

parvatakukṣi - mountain cave, mountain side, ravine of a mountain

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (parvata+kukṣi)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kukṣi – belly, interior, cave, cavity
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the location where they waste their lives.

जरयन्ति (jarayanti) - they waste away (they waste away, they cause to decay, they consume)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jṝ

causative present active indicative

3rd person plural present active indicative of causative root jṝ (class 9, with ṇic suffix for causation)

Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: The subject is jīvajīvikāḥ.

अतिदुःखेन (atiduḥkhena) - with great suffering (with great suffering, with excessive pain)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of atiduḥkha

atiduḥkha - great suffering, extreme pain, misery

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+duḥkha)

• ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Expresses the means or manner.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, living, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence, duration of life

Past Passive Participle used as noun

Past passive participle of root jīv- (to live) used substantively.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of jarayanti.

जीवजीविकाः (jīvajīvikāḥ) - living beings (jīvajīvikāḥ) (living beings, creatures, those who live for their livelihood)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīvajīvika

jīvajīvika - living being, creature, one who lives by living

Compound formed from jīva (life/living being) and jīvika (living, livelihood).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīva+jīvika)

• jīva – life, living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• jīvika – living, livelihood, means of subsistence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb jarayanti.