योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-29

इतः कमण्डलुरितो दण्डकाष्ठमितो बृसी ।
इत्यनर्थविलासेऽस्मिन्रमसे किं महीपते ॥ २९ ॥

itaḥ kamaṇḍalurito daṇḍakāṣṭhamito bṛsī ,
ityanarthavilāse'sminramase kiṃ mahīpate 29

29. itaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ itaḥ daṇḍakāṣṭham itaḥ bṛsī
iti anartha-vilāse asmin ramase kim mahīpate

29. mahīpate itaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ itaḥ daṇḍakāṣṭham
itaḥ bṛsī iti asmin anartha-vilāse kim ramase

29. O King (mahīpati), why do you engage in this meaningless display, saying, "Here is the water pot, here the staff, here the mat"?

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

• कमण्डलुः (kamaṇḍaluḥ) - water pot (used by ascetics)

• इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

• दण्डकाष्ठम् (daṇḍakāṣṭham) - staff, wooden stick

• इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

• बृसी (bṛsī) - mat (of twisted grass), ascetic's seat

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or enumeration

• अनर्थ-विलासे (anartha-vilāse) - in the sport/play of futility/meaninglessness

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

• रमसे (ramase) - you delight, you rejoice, you engage

• किम् (kim) - why, what (interrogative)

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O King, O protector of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

(indeclinable)

कमण्डलुः (kamaṇḍaluḥ) - water pot (used by ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamaṇḍalu

kamaṇḍalu - water pot, ascetic's water pot

इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

(indeclinable)

दण्डकाष्ठम् (daṇḍakāṣṭham) - staff, wooden stick

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāṣṭha

daṇḍakāṣṭha - staff, wooden stick, cudgel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+kāṣṭha)

• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• kāṣṭha – wood, piece of wood
  noun (neuter)

इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

(indeclinable)

बृसी (bṛsī) - mat (of twisted grass), ascetic's seat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bṛsī

bṛsī - mat, cushion, seat of twisted grass (used by ascetics)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or enumeration

(indeclinable)

अनर्थ-विलासे (anartha-vilāse) - in the sport/play of futility/meaninglessness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anartha-vilāsa

anartha-vilāsa - play/sport of futility, useless pastime

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+vilāsa)

• anartha – meaningless, useless, evil, misfortune
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• vilāsa – play, sport, amusement, pastime, grace
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'anartha-vilāse'

रमसे (ramase) - you delight, you rejoice, you engage

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why, what (interrogative)

(indeclinable)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O King, O protector of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, sovereign, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)