योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-88, verse-27

दुःखानि मौर्ख्यविभवेन भवन्ति यानि नैवापदो न च जरामरणेन तानि ।
सर्वापदां शिरसि तिष्ठति मौर्ख्यमेकं कृष्णं जनस्य वपुषामिव केशजालम् ॥ २७ ॥

duḥkhāni maurkhyavibhavena bhavanti yāni naivāpado na ca jarāmaraṇena tāni ,
sarvāpadāṃ śirasi tiṣṭhati maurkhyamekaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ janasya vapuṣāmiva keśajālam 27

27. duḥkhāni maurkxyavibhavena bhavanti yāni
na eva āpadaḥ na ca jarāmaraṇena tāni
sarvāpadām śirasi tiṣṭhati maurkxyam
ekam kṛṣṇam janasya vapuṣām iva keśajālam

27. yāni duḥkhāni maurkxyavibhavena bhavanti
tāni na eva āpadaḥ na ca jarāmaraṇena
sarvāpadām śirasi maurkxyam ekam janasya
vapuṣām kṛṣṇam keśajālam iva tiṣṭhati

27. The sufferings (duḥkha) that arise from the abundance of foolishness are not caused by general misfortunes, nor by old age and death. Among all calamities, foolishness alone stands supreme, like the black mass of hair upon people's bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, sufferings, miseries

• मौर्क्xयविभवेन (maurkxyavibhavena) - by the abundance of foolishness, by the power of ignorance

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they arise, they are

• यानि (yāni) - which (neuter nominative/accusative plural)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, truly, exactly

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - misfortunes, calamities, dangers

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जरामरणेन (jarāmaraṇena) - by old age and death

• तानि (tāni) - those (neuter nominative/accusative plural)

• सर्वापदाम् (sarvāpadām) - of all misfortunes/calamities

• शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, at the top, at the forefront

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands, it remains, it is present

• मौर्क्xयम् (maurkxyam) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

• एकम् (ekam) - one, alone, only

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - black, dark, dark-blue

• जनस्य (janasya) - of a person, of people, of mankind

• वपुषाम् (vapuṣām) - of bodies, of forms

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• केशजालम् (keśajālam) - mass of hair, network of hair, braid of hair

Words meanings and morphology

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows, sufferings, miseries

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, unhappiness

Neuter a-stem noun.

Note: Subject of bhavanti.

मौर्क्xयविभवेन (maurkxyavibhavena) - by the abundance of foolishness, by the power of ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maurkxyavibhava

maurkxyavibhava - abundance of foolishness, power of foolishness

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maurkṣya+vibhava)

• maurkṣya – foolishness, stupidity, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from mūrkha (foolish).
• vibhava – abundance, wealth, power, prosperity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes the cause.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they arise, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense, active voice

3rd person plural, Present indicative.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यानि (yāni) - which (neuter nominative/accusative plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of a relative clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, truly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - misfortunes, calamities, dangers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger

Feminine noun ending in -d.

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

Note: Used with ca for 'neither...nor'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

जरामरणेन (jarāmaraṇena) - by old age and death

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jarāmaraṇa

jarāmaraṇa - old age and death

Dvandva compound. Neuter a-stem.

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+maraṇa)

• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Denotes cause.

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter nominative/accusative plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun.

Note: Correlative to yāni.

सर्वापदाम् (sarvāpadām) - of all misfortunes/calamities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarvāpad

sarvāpad - all misfortunes, all calamities

Karmadhāraya compound. Feminine -d stem.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+āpad)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• āpad – misfortune, calamity, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Possessive or partitive genitive.

शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, at the top, at the forefront

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit, chief part

Neuter s-stem noun.

Note: Indicates position or preeminence.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands, it remains, it is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present tense, active voice

3rd person singular, Present indicative.

Root: sthā (class 1)

मौर्क्xयम् (maurkxyam) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkṣya

maurkṣya - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

Neuter a-stem noun.

Note: Subject of tiṣṭhati.

एकम् (ekam) - one, alone, only

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique, chief

Neuter a-stem.

Note: Emphasizes singularity, agrees with maurkṣyam.

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - black, dark, dark-blue

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue; (as noun) Kṛṣṇa, a proper name

Neuter a-stem adjective.

Note: Agrees with keśajālam.

जनस्य (janasya) - of a person, of people, of mankind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

Masculine a-stem noun.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Possessive genitive with vapuṣām.

वपुषाम् (vapuṣām) - of bodies, of forms

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, beauty

Neuter s-stem noun.

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Possessive genitive.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

केशजालम् (keśajālam) - mass of hair, network of hair, braid of hair

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of keśajāla

keśajāla - mass of hair, network of hair, braid of hair

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+jāla)

• keśa – hair (on the head)
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, mass, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative.