योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-23

जराजरठदेहानां युक्तो वनसमाश्रयः ।
न यूनां त्वादृशामेव तेनैतन्मे न रोचते ॥ २३ ॥

jarājaraṭhadehānāṃ yukto vanasamāśrayaḥ ,
na yūnāṃ tvādṛśāmeva tenaitanme na rocate 23

23. jarā-jaraṭha-dehānām yuktaḥ vana-samāśrayaḥ
na yūnām tvādṛśām eva tena etat me na rocate

23. jarā-jaraṭha-dehānām vana-samāśrayaḥ yuktaḥ.
yūnām tvādṛśām eva na.
tena etat me na rocate.

23. Taking refuge in the forest (vanasamāśrayaḥ) is appropriate for those whose bodies are stiffened by old age. But it is certainly not for youths like you. Therefore, this does not please me.

Words meanings summery:

• जरा-जरठ-देहानाम् (jarā-jaraṭha-dehānām) - of those whose bodies are stiffened/decayed by old age

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - appropriate (proper, suitable, appropriate, joined, endowed)

• वन-समाश्रयः (vana-samāśrayaḥ) - reliance on the forest, taking refuge in the forest, dwelling in the forest

• न (na) - not, no

• यूनाम् (yūnām) - of youths, of young people

• त्वादृशाम् (tvādṛśām) - of those like you, of your kind

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that, by him)

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (situation)

• मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive of 'I')

• न (na) - not, no

• रोचते (rocate) - does not please (is pleasing, shines, delights)

Words meanings and morphology

जरा-जरठ-देहानाम् (jarā-jaraṭha-dehānām) - of those whose bodies are stiffened/decayed by old age

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jarā-jaraṭha-deha

jarā-jaraṭha-deha - bodies stiffened/decayed by old age

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarā+jaraṭha+deha)

• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
• jaraṭha – old, stiff, decayed
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - appropriate (proper, suitable, appropriate, joined, endowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, fit, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

From root {√yuj}

Root: yuj (class 7)

वन-समाश्रयः (vana-samāśrayaḥ) - reliance on the forest, taking refuge in the forest, dwelling in the forest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vana-samāśraya

vana-samāśraya - taking refuge in the forest, dwelling in the forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+samāśraya)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• samāśraya – refuge, resort, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  From root {√śrī} with prefixes {sam-ā-}
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: śrī (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यूनाम् (yūnām) - of youths, of young people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yuvan

yuvan - youth, young man, young

त्वादृशाम् (tvādṛśām) - of those like you, of your kind

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tvādṛśa

tvādṛśa - like you, such as you

Formed from {tvad} (you) + {dṛś} (seeing/like)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tvad+dṛśa)

• tvad – you (stem)
  pronoun
• dṛśa – like, appearing, seeing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root {√dṛś}
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - therefore (therefore, by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

एतत् (etat) - this, this (situation)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Subject of 'rocate'.

मे (me) - to me, for me (dative/genitive of 'I')

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Dative case required by 'rocate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - does not please (is pleasing, shines, delights)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present middle

Root: ruc (class 1)

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