योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-3

तथैव तिष्ठन्निःस्पन्दः स कायो म्लानिमाययौ ।
अन्तर्विरसतां प्राप्य मार्गशीर्षान्तपद्मवत् ॥ ३ ॥

tathaiva tiṣṭhanniḥspandaḥ sa kāyo mlānimāyayau ,
antarvirasatāṃ prāpya mārgaśīrṣāntapadmavat 3

3. tathā eva tiṣṭhan niḥspandaḥ saḥ kāyaḥ mlānim
āyayau antarvirasatām prāpya mārgaśīrṣāntapadmavat

3. tathā eva saḥ niḥspandaḥ kāyaḥ tiṣṭhan antarvirasatām
prāpya mlānim āyayau mārgaśīrṣāntapadmavat

3. Indeed, that motionless body remained thus and withered, having lost its inner vitality, just like a lotus at the close of the Mārgaśīrṣa month.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, being

• निःस्पन्दः (niḥspandaḥ) - motionless, without movement, tranquil

• सः (saḥ) - that body (referring to Vītahavya's body) (that, he)

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

• म्लानिम् (mlānim) - decay, withering, fading

• आययौ (āyayau) - attained a state of decay (went, reached, attained)

• अन्तर्विरसताम् (antarvirasatām) - internal dullness, loss of inner vitality

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

• मार्गशीर्षान्तपद्मवत् (mārgaśīrṣāntapadmavat) - like a lotus at the end of the Mārgaśīrṣa month

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, being

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, being, existing

Present Active Participle

Root 'sthā' (to stand) + suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kāyaḥ'

निःस्पन्दः (niḥspandaḥ) - motionless, without movement, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥspanda

niḥspanda - motionless, still, without vibration, tranquil

Prefix 'nis-' (without) + 'spanda' (movement)

Compound type : Prādi-tatpuruṣa (nis+spanda)

• nis – out, without, away, free from
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• spanda – vibration, movement, throb, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  From root spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kāyaḥ'

सः (saḥ) - that body (referring to Vītahavya's body) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'kāyaḥ'

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, mass, heap

Note: Subject of 'mlānim āyayau'

म्लानिम् (mlānim) - decay, withering, fading

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mlāni

mlāni - fading, withering, decay, languor, exhaustion, dullness

From root mlai (to fade, wither)

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āyayau'

आययौ (āyayau) - attained a state of decay (went, reached, attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (Lit) of i

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

अन्तर्विरसताम् (antarvirasatām) - internal dullness, loss of inner vitality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antarvirasatā

antarvirasatā - internal tastelessness, dullness, loss of inner essence or vitality

Compound of 'antar' (internal) and 'virasatā' (tastelessness, lack of vitality)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antar+virasatā)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• virasatā – tastelessness, dullness, lack of essence/vitality
  noun (feminine)
  Compound: vi (prefix) + rasa (juice/essence) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Object of 'prāpya'

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix 'pra-' + root 'āp' (to obtain) + suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मार्गशीर्षान्तपद्मवत् (mārgaśīrṣāntapadmavat) - like a lotus at the end of the Mārgaśīrṣa month

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'mārgaśīrṣa' (month name), 'anta' (end), 'padma' (lotus), and suffix 'vat' (like)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mārgaśīrṣa+anta+padma+vat)

• mārgaśīrṣa – the month of Mārgaśīrṣa (November-December)
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to (suffix forming adverbials)
  suffix

Note: Compares the body's decay.