योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-44

प्रोह्यते प्रपतद्दूरं तृणं गिरिनदीष्विव ।
कालं यज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवार्चनभ्रमैः ॥ ४४ ॥

prohyate prapataddūraṃ tṛṇaṃ girinadīṣviva ,
kālaṃ yajñatapodānatīrthadevārcanabhramaiḥ 44

44. prohyate prapatat dūram tṛṇam girinadīṣu iva |
kālam yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ ||

44. yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ kālam
girinadīṣu dūram prapatat tṛṇam iva prohyate

44. Their time is swept away, falling rapidly and far like a blade of grass in mountain rivers, through the delusions of `yajña`s, spiritual austerities (tapas), acts of giving (dāna), pilgrimages to sacred places (tīrtha), and deity worship.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोह्यते (prohyate) - is carried away, is swept away

• प्रपतत् (prapatat) - falling, dropping down, falling rapidly

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, a blade of grass

• गिरिनदीषु (girinadīṣu) - in mountain rivers

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• कालम् (kālam) - their time (implied from context of previous verses) (time)

• यज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवर्चनभ्रमैः (yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ) - by the delusions of `yajña`s, austerities, charities, sacred places, and deity worship

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोह्यते (prohyate) - is carried away, is swept away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of proh

Present passive indicative, 3rd person singular

From root 'vah' (to carry) with upasarga 'pra', in passive voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

प्रपतत् (prapatat) - falling, dropping down, falling rapidly

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prapatat

prapatat - falling, dropping, rushing down

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Describes 'tṛṇam'.

दूरम् (dūram) - far, a long distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'prapatat'.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - grass, a blade of grass

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass, straw

Root: tṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the simile 'like grass'.

गिरिनदीषु (girinadīṣu) - in mountain rivers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of girinadī

girinadī - mountain river

Compound: 'giri' (mountain) + 'nadī' (river).

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+nadī)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Location for the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - their time (implied from context of previous verses) (time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: The object being 'swept away' in the passive construction. Often implies 'wasted time' in such contexts.

यज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवर्चनभ्रमैः (yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhramaiḥ) - by the delusions of `yajña`s, austerities, charities, sacred places, and deity worship

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhrama

yajñatapodānatīrthadevarcanabhrama - delusion concerning `yajña`s, austerities, charities, sacred places, and deity worship

Long dvandva compound ending in 'bhrama'.

Compound type : dvandva (yajña+tapas+dāna+tīrtha+devarcana+bhrama)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'yaj' (to sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual heat (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, burn)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dāna – giving, gift, charity (dāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• tīrtha – sacred place, ford, pilgrimage site (tīrtha)
  noun (neuter)
• devarcana – deity worship, adoration of gods
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: 'deva' (god) + 'arcana' (worship)
• bhrama – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case indicating the means or cause by which time is swept away.