योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-10

दीर्घायुषो महान्तोऽपि सन्तोऽपि बलिनोऽपि च ।
सर्व एव निगीर्यन्ते कालेनाकलितात्मना ॥ १० ॥

dīrghāyuṣo mahānto'pi santo'pi balino'pi ca ,
sarva eva nigīryante kālenākalitātmanā 10

10. dīrghāyuṣaḥ mahāntaḥ api santaḥ api balinaḥ api
ca sarvaḥ eva nigīryante kālena akalitātmanā

10. dīrghāyuṣaḥ mahāntaḥ santaḥ balinaḥ ca api api
api sarvaḥ eva kālena akalitātmanā nigīryante

10. Even the long-lived, the great, the virtuous, and the powerful—all of them are indeed devoured by Time, whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is incomprehensible.

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घायुषः (dīrghāyuṣaḥ) - of long life, long-lived

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great, mighty

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous, good, existing

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful, strong

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• निगीर्यन्ते (nigīryante) - are swallowed, are devoured

• कालेन (kālena) - by time

• अकलितात्मना (akalitātmanā) - by Time, whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is incomprehensible (by one whose nature is incomprehensible, by one whose self is not understood)

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घायुषः (dīrghāyuṣaḥ) - of long life, long-lived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrghāyuṣ

dīrghāyuṣ - long-lived, having a long lifespan

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+āyuṣ)

• dīrgha – long, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• āyuṣ – life, lifespan
  noun (neuter)

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahant

mahant - great, large, powerful, noble

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous, good, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous, noble

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Used collectively with 'eva' to imply 'all of them' despite singular grammatical form.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

निगीर्यन्ते (nigīryante) - are swallowed, are devoured

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of nigīr

Prefixes: ni+gir

Root: gṛ (class 6)

कालेन (kālena) - by time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period, death, destiny

अकलितात्मना (akalitātmanā) - by Time, whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is incomprehensible (by one whose nature is incomprehensible, by one whose self is not understood)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akalitātman

akalitātman - whose nature (ātman) is not understood, having an incomprehensible intrinsic nature (ātman)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+kalita+ātman)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kalita – known, understood, counted, grasped
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'kal' (to know, count).
  Root: kal (class 10)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)