योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-23

गिलितानीन्द्रलक्षाणि बुद्बुदानीव वारिणि ।
मां जीवितनिबद्धास्थं विहसिष्यन्ति साधवः ॥ २३ ॥

gilitānīndralakṣāṇi budbudānīva vāriṇi ,
māṃ jīvitanibaddhāsthaṃ vihasiṣyanti sādhavaḥ 23

23. gilitāni indralakṣāṇi budbudāni iva vāriṇi
mām jīvitanibaddhāstham vihasiṣyanti sādhavah

23. indralakṣāṇi vāriṇi budbudāni iva gilitāni
mām jīvitanibaddhāstham vihasiṣyanti sādhavah

23. Countless Indras have been swallowed, like bubbles in water. The wise (sages) will laugh at me, who is so firmly attached to this fleeting life.

Words meanings summery:

• गिलितानि (gilitāni) - swallowed, devoured

• इन्द्रलक्षाणि (indralakṣāṇi) - countless Indras (the king of gods, a symbol of power and transient glory) (hundreds of thousands of Indras, countless Indras)

• बुद्बुदानि (budbudāni) - bubbles

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative)

• जीवितनिबद्धास्थम् (jīvitanibaddhāstham) - who is so firmly attached to this fleeting life (having firmly attached desire for life)

• विहसिष्यन्ति (vihasiṣyanti) - will laugh at (mockingly) (will laugh at, will mock)

• साधवह् (sādhavah) - wise ones, sages (those who have attained spiritual insight) (good people, virtuous ones, sages, wise ones)

Words meanings and morphology

गिलितानि (gilitāni) - swallowed, devoured

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gilita

gilita - swallowed, devoured

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gṛ' (to swallow) or 'gil' (to swallow)

Root: gṛ/gil (class 6)

Note: Sandhi 'gilitāni-ndralakṣāṇi' becomes 'gilitāni indralakṣāṇi'.

इन्द्रलक्षाणि (indralakṣāṇi) - countless Indras (the king of gods, a symbol of power and transient glory) (hundreds of thousands of Indras, countless Indras)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of indralakṣa

indralakṣa - a hundred thousand Indras, countless Indras

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+lakṣa)

• indra – Indra (king of gods), lord, chief
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣa – a hundred thousand, goal, mark
  noun (neuter)

बुद्बुदानि (budbudāni) - bubbles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of budbuda

budbuda - bubble, a drop

Note: Sandhi 'budbudānīva' becomes 'budbudāni iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

वारिणि (vāriṇi) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

'i'-stem neuter noun

माम् (mām) - me (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Object of 'vihasiṣyanti'.

जीवितनिबद्धास्थम् (jīvitanibaddhāstham) - who is so firmly attached to this fleeting life (having firmly attached desire for life)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvitanibaddhāstha

jīvitanibaddhāstha - having a desire for life firmly fixed

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jīvita+nibaddha+āsthā)

• jīvita – life, living, alive
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jīv' (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• nibaddha – bound, tied, fixed, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bandh' with prefix 'ni-'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• āsthā – hope, reliance, confidence, desire, adherence
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā-sthā' (to stand upon, rely upon)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mām'.

विहसिष्यन्ति (vihasiṣyanti) - will laugh at (mockingly) (will laugh at, will mock)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vihas

Future Tense

3rd person plural, active voice, from root 'has' with prefix 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: has (class 1)

साधवह् (sādhavah) - wise ones, sages (those who have attained spiritual insight) (good people, virtuous ones, sages, wise ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, excellent, saint, sage

'u'-stem masculine noun

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'vihasiṣyanti'.