योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-127, verse-55

स्वयं नृत्यसि किं प्रीतो विपत्तौ विकलेन्द्रियः ।
क्षणं निश्चलमासीनः पश्य संसारनाटकम् ॥ ५५ ॥

svayaṃ nṛtyasi kiṃ prīto vipattau vikalendriyaḥ ,
kṣaṇaṃ niścalamāsīnaḥ paśya saṃsāranāṭakam 55

55. svayam nṛtyasi kim prītaḥ vipattau vikalendriyaḥ
kṣaṇam niścalam āsīnaḥ paśya saṃsāranāṭakam

55. svayam vipattau vikalendriyaḥ kim prītaḥ nṛtyasi?
kṣaṇam niścalam āsīnaḥ saṃsāranāṭakam paśya

55. Why do you yourself dance as if delighted, with bewildered senses, amidst misfortune? Sit motionless for a moment, and behold the drama of cyclic existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

• नृत्यसि (nṛtyasi) - you dance

• किम् (kim) - why? (what, why, whether)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - as if delighted (possibly ironic) (pleased, delighted, attached)

• विपत्तौ (vipattau) - amidst misfortune (in calamity, in misfortune, in distress)

• विकलेन्द्रियः (vikalendriyaḥ) - with bewildered senses (with bewildered senses, having agitated faculties, deprived of senses)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (for a moment, instantly)

• निश्चलम् (niścalam) - motionless (motionless, steady, quiet)

• आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - sitting (seated, sitting)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold (behold, see, observe (imperative))

• संसारनाटकम् (saṁsāranāṭakam) - the drama of cyclic existence (saṃsāra) (the drama of cyclic existence, the play of the world)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

नृत्यसि (nṛtyasi) - you dance

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Implies agitated or inappropriate activity in context.

किम् (kim) - why? (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - as if delighted (possibly ironic) (pleased, delighted, attached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, happy, loved, attached

Past Passive Participle

From root prī- 'to please, to love'

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you'.

विपत्तौ (vipattau) - amidst misfortune (in calamity, in misfortune, in distress)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vipatti

vipatti - calamity, misfortune, adversity, ruin

From root pad- 'to go, fall' with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: pad (class 4)

विकलेन्द्रियः (vikalendriyaḥ) - with bewildered senses (with bewildered senses, having agitated faculties, deprived of senses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikalendriya

vikalendriya - having bewildered or agitated senses, having disordered faculties

Compound of vikala and indriya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikala+indriya)

• vikala – deficient, imperfect, bewildered, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'you'.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (for a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating duration.

निश्चलम् (niścalam) - motionless (motionless, steady, quiet)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścala

niścala - motionless, unmoving, steady, firm

Compound of nis- and cala

Prefix: nis

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adverbial accusative, or agreeing with āsīnaḥ.

आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - sitting (seated, sitting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, being in a state

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root ās- 'to sit'

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'you'.

पश्य (paśya) - behold (behold, see, observe (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संसारनाटकम् (saṁsāranāṭakam) - the drama of cyclic existence (saṃsāra) (the drama of cyclic existence, the play of the world)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsāranāṭaka

saṁsāranāṭaka - the play or drama of worldly existence, the theatre of transmigration

Compound of saṃsāra and nāṭaka

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+nāṭaka)

• saṃsāra – cyclic existence, transmigration, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
  noun (masculine)
  From root sṛ- 'to flow' with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• nāṭaka – drama, play, theatre
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of paśya.