योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-74, verse-16

पुनर्दिनं पुनः श्यामा दानादानशतं पुनः ।
तदेव भुक्तविरसं लक्ष्यते कर्म कुर्वताम् ॥ १६ ॥

punardinaṃ punaḥ śyāmā dānādānaśataṃ punaḥ ,
tadeva bhuktavirasaṃ lakṣyate karma kurvatām 16

16. punar dinam punaḥ śyāmā dānaādānaśatam punaḥ
tad eva bhuktavirasam lakṣyate karma kurvatām

16. punar dinam,
punaḥ śyāmā,
punaḥ dānaādānaśatam.
kurvatām tat eva karma bhuktavirasam lakṣyate.

16. Again day, again night, and again hundreds of acts of giving and taking. For those who perform such actions (karma), the same routine appears tiresome and devoid of savor after enjoyment.

Words meanings summery:

• पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly, moreover

• दिनम् (dinam) - day

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• श्यामा (śyāmā) - night (night (literally 'dark one'), dark-complexioned woman)

• दानआदानशतम् (dānaādānaśatam) - a hundred acts of giving and taking

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• तत् (tat) - that, that same

• एव (eva) - emphasis, 'the very same' (indeed, only, just, same)

• भुक्तविरसम् (bhuktavirasam) - tiresome after enjoyment, tasteless after experience, disagreeable after enjoyment

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen

• कर्म (karma) - action, work, deed (karma)

• कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those who are doing, of doers, of agents

Words meanings and morphology

पुनर् (punar) - again, repeatedly, moreover

(indeclinable)

दिनम् (dinam) - day

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day, daytime

Note: Can also be accusative, but nominative here as part of a list.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

श्यामा (śyāmā) - night (night (literally 'dark one'), dark-complexioned woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śyāmā

śyāmā - dark, black, dark-blue; a dark-complexioned woman; night

Root: śyā (class 4)

Note: Paired with `dinam`.

दानआदानशतम् (dānaādānaśatam) - a hundred acts of giving and taking

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dānādānaśata

dānādānaśata - a hundred acts of giving and taking

Compound type : dvandva + tatpuruṣa (dāna+ādāna+śata)

• dāna – giving, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  From root `dā` (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ādāna – taking, receiving, acquisition
  noun (neuter)
  From `ā` + root `dā` (to give/take)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Refers to a multitude of actions.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, that same

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the repeated actions/routine.

एव (eva) - emphasis, 'the very same' (indeed, only, just, same)

(indeclinable)

भुक्तविरसम् (bhuktavirasam) - tiresome after enjoyment, tasteless after experience, disagreeable after enjoyment

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuktavirasa

bhuktavirasa - having become tasteless/disagreeable after enjoyment/experience

Compound of `bhukta` (enjoyed/experienced) and `virasa` (tasteless/disagreeable).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhukta+virasa)

• bhukta – eaten, enjoyed, experienced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhuj` (to enjoy, to eat) with `kta` suffix
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• virasa – tasteless, disagreeable, dull, insipid
  adjective (neuter)
  From `vi` + `rasa` (taste, essence)
  Prefix: vi

Note: Qualifies `karma`.

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is seen

(verb)

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

Present Passive

From root `lakṣ` (to perceive, to mark), conjugated in the passive voice.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the second half of the verse.

कर्म (karma) - action, work, deed (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, work, deed, religious rite, destiny (karma)

From root `kṛ` (to do, to make) with `man` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `lakṣyate`.

कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those who are doing, of doers, of agents

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

From root `kṛ` (to do, to make) with `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Genitive plural of the participle, indicating possession or agency.