योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-86, verse-48

वार्धकैकान्तसुहृदे दण्डकाष्ठाय ते नमः ।
अस्थिपञ्जरमात्मीयं तथा रक्तान्त्रतन्तुकम् ॥ ४८ ॥

vārdhakaikāntasuhṛde daṇḍakāṣṭhāya te namaḥ ,
asthipañjaramātmīyaṃ tathā raktāntratantukam 48

48. vārdhakaikaantasuhṛde daṇḍakāṣṭhāya te namaḥ
asthipañjaram ātmīyam tathā raktāntratantukam

48. te namaḥ vārdhakaikaantasuhṛde daṇḍakāṣṭhāya
asthipañjaram ātmīyam tathā raktāntratantukam

48. Salutations to you, O wooden staff, my solitary friend in old age. This bony cage, my very own, is a structure of blood and intestinal fibers.

Words meanings summery:

• वार्धकैकअन्तसुहृदे (vārdhakaikaantasuhṛde) - to the solitary friend of old age

• दण्डकाष्ठाय (daṇḍakāṣṭhāya) - to the wooden staff (to the wooden staff, to the stick)

• ते (te) - to you

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance

• अस्थिपञ्जरम् (asthipañjaram) - Refers to the physical body. (bony cage, skeleton)

• आत्मीयम् (ātmīyam) - my very own (one's own, personal, belonging to the self)

• तथा (tathā) - and, indeed (thus, so, and, also)

• रक्तान्त्रतन्तुकम् (raktāntratantukam) - a structure of blood and intestinal fibers (a network/structure of blood and intestines)

Words meanings and morphology

वार्धकैकअन्तसुहृदे (vārdhakaikaantasuhṛde) - to the solitary friend of old age

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vārdhakaikaantasuhṛd

vārdhakaikaantasuhṛd - sole/solitary friend of old age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vārdhaka+ekānta+suhṛd)

• vārdhaka – old age, decrepitude
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from vṛddha (old) + ṇaka (suffix)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• ekānta – solitary, exclusive, absolute; solitude
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: eka (one) + anta (end/extreme)
• suhṛd – friend, benefactor
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: su (good) + hṛd (heart)
  Root: hṛ (class 3)

दण्डकाष्ठाय (daṇḍakāṣṭhāya) - to the wooden staff (to the wooden staff, to the stick)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of daṇḍakāṣṭha

daṇḍakāṣṭha - wooden staff, stick

Compound of daṇḍa and kāṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+kāṣṭha)

• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod; punishment
  noun (masculine)
• kāṣṭha – wood, piece of wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: The compound 'daṇḍakāṣṭha' is often neuter, but here used in dative singular masculine, agreeing with `suhṛde`.

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Alternate form for `tubhyam` (dative singular of `tvad`).

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: This is often treated as an indeclinable meaning 'salutation' and takes dative case for the recipient.

अस्थिपञ्जरम् (asthipañjaram) - Refers to the physical body. (bony cage, skeleton)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthipañjara

asthipañjara - skeleton, bony cage

Compound of asthi (bone) and pañjara (cage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asthi+pañjara)

• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• pañjara – cage, skeleton, rib-cage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative or part of a descriptive phrase for the body.

आत्मीयम् (ātmīyam) - my very own (one's own, personal, belonging to the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmīya

ātmīya - one's own, personal, belonging to the self (ātman)

Derived from ātman + īya (suffix meaning 'belonging to')

Note: Agrees with `asthipañjaram`.

तथा (tathā) - and, indeed (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two descriptions of the body.

रक्तान्त्रतन्तुकम् (raktāntratantukam) - a structure of blood and intestinal fibers (a network/structure of blood and intestines)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raktāntratantuka

raktāntratantuka - composed of blood, intestines, and threads/fibers

Compound of rakta (blood), antra (intestines), tantuka (thread-like/fibrous)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+antra+tantuka)

• rakta – blood; red
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root rañj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• antra – intestine, entrails
  noun (neuter)
• tantuka – thread-like, fibrous; small thread/fiber
  adjective
  Derived from tantu (thread) + ka (suffix)

Note: Agrees with `asthipañjaram` and `ātmīyam`.