योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-16

अवश्यनाशो मांसात्मा स्वयं देहो विनश्यति ।
पालितः सुस्थिरां शोभामादत्ते चित्रमानवः ॥ १६ ॥

avaśyanāśo māṃsātmā svayaṃ deho vinaśyati ,
pālitaḥ susthirāṃ śobhāmādatte citramānavaḥ 16

16. avaśyanāśaḥ māṃsātmā svayam dehaḥ vinaśyati |
pālitaḥ susthirām śobhām ādatte citramānavaḥ ||

16. māṃsātmā dehaḥ avaśyanāśaḥ svayam vinaśyati
pālitaḥ citramānavaḥ susthirām śobhām ādatte

16. The fleshy body, being inherently perishable, itself decays. However, a painted human figure, when well-preserved, acquires an enduring beauty.

Words meanings summery:

• अवश्यनाशः (avaśyanāśaḥ) - necessarily perishable, inevitably destined for destruction

• मांसात्मा (māṁsātmā) - the fleshy body, the self consisting of flesh

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by itself, spontaneously

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, decays, is destroyed

• पालितः (pālitaḥ) - when it is preserved (protected, preserved, maintained)

• सुस्थिराम् (susthirām) - very stable, enduring, very firm

• शोभाम् (śobhām) - beauty, splendor, brilliance

• आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, accepts, acquires, assumes

• चित्रमानवः (citramānavaḥ) - a painted human figure, an image of a man

Words meanings and morphology

अवश्यनाशः (avaśyanāśaḥ) - necessarily perishable, inevitably destined for destruction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaśyanāśa

avaśyanāśa - necessarily perishable, doomed to destruction

Compound of avaśya (necessarily, inevitably) and nāśa (destruction, perishing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avaśya+nāśa)

• avaśya – necessarily, inevitably, certainly
  indeclinable
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √naś (to perish) with suffix -a.
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies māṃsātmā.

मांसात्मा (māṁsātmā) - the fleshy body, the self consisting of flesh

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māṃsātman

māṁsātman - fleshy body, self made of flesh, the physical self

Compound of māṃsa (flesh) and ātman (self, soul, body). Here ātman refers to the body itself.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+ātman)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, body, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of vinaśyati.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by itself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that the body perishes by its own nature.

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Note: Redundant subject, emphasizes the physical body.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, decays, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Verb derived from root √naś with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

पालितः (pālitaḥ) - when it is preserved (protected, preserved, maintained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pālita

pālita - protected, guarded, nourished, preserved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √pāl (to protect, nourish) with the suffix -ita.

Root: pāl (class 1)

सुस्थिराम् (susthirām) - very stable, enduring, very firm

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of susthirā

susthirā - very stable, very firm, enduring

Compound of su- (good, well, very) and sthirā (stable, firm).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sthira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• sthira – stable, firm, steady
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Qualifies śobhām.

शोभाम् (śobhām) - beauty, splendor, brilliance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śobhā

śobhā - beauty, splendor, brilliance, ornament

Note: Object of ādatte.

आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes, accepts, acquires, assumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ādā

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Verb derived from root √dā (to give, to cut, to bind) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

चित्रमानवः (citramānavaḥ) - a painted human figure, an image of a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citramānava

citramānava - painted man, image of a man, human figure in a painting

Compound of citra (picture, painting) and mānava (human, man).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+mānava)

• citra – picture, painting, image, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• mānava – man, human, human being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of ādatte.