योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-56

सर्वत्यागरसापाने जरामरणभीतयः ।
न काश्चन प्रबाधन्ते खस्येव व्योमलेखिकाः ॥ ५६ ॥

sarvatyāgarasāpāne jarāmaraṇabhītayaḥ ,
na kāścana prabādhante khasyeva vyomalekhikāḥ 56

56. sarva tyāga rasa apāne jarā maraṇa bhītayaḥ | na
kāścana prabādhante khasya iva vyoma lekhikāḥ ||

56. sarva tyāga rasa apāne jarā maraṇa bhītayaḥ
kāścana na prabādhante khasya vyoma lekhikāḥ iva

56. Upon drinking the essence (rasa) of complete renunciation (sarvatyāga), fears of old age and death do not trouble one at all, just as lines drawn in the sky (vyomalekhikāḥ) do not affect the vast space (khasya) itself.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व (sarva) - all, complete, entire

• त्याग (tyāga) - renunciation, abandonment

• रस (rasa) - essence, taste, juice, nectar

• अपाने (apāne) - in the drinking, in the imbibing

• जरा (jarā) - old age, decrepitude

• मरण (maraṇa) - death, dying

• भीतयः (bhītayaḥ) - fears, apprehensions

• न (na) - not, no

• काश्चन (kāścana) - in conjunction with 'na', means 'not at all' (any, certain (with 'na', 'not at all'))

• प्रबाधन्ते (prabādhante) - they trouble, they torment, they obstruct

• खस्य (khasya) - of space, of the sky, of the ether

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

• लेखिकाः (lekhikāḥ) - lines drawn or appearing in the sky (lines, drawings, writings)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व (sarva) - all, complete, entire

(adjective)

of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Part of the compound 'sarvatyāgarasa-apāne'.

त्याग (tyāga) - renunciation, abandonment

(noun)

of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation, abandonment, giving up

From root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with suffix 'ghañ'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'sarvatyāgarasa-apāne'.

रस (rasa) - essence, taste, juice, nectar

(noun)

of rasa

rasa - essence, taste, juice, nectar, delight, sentiment

From root 'ras' (to taste, feel).

Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'sarvatyāgarasa-apāne'.

अपाने (apāne) - in the drinking, in the imbibing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of apāna

apāna - drinking, imbibing; downward breath (a prāṇa)

From root 'pā' (to drink) with prefix 'apa-' and suffix 'ana'.

Prefix: apa

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: The entire compound 'sarvatyāgarasāpāne' is in the locative case.

जरा (jarā) - old age, decrepitude

(noun)

of jarā

jarā - old age, decrepitude

From root 'jṛ' (to wear out, decay).

Root: jṛ (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'jarāmaraṇabhītayaḥ'.

मरण (maraṇa) - death, dying

(noun)

of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root 'mṛ' (to die) with suffix 'ana'.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Part of the compound 'jarāmaraṇabhītayaḥ'.

भीतयः (bhītayaḥ) - fears, apprehensions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhīti

bhīti - fear, apprehension, alarm

From root 'bhī' (to fear) with suffix 'kti'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jarā+maraṇa+bhīti)

• jarā – old age
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 4)
• maraṇa – death
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• bhīti – fear
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear) with suffix 'kti'.
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: The subject of the verb 'prabādhante'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'prabādhante'.

काश्चन (kāścana) - in conjunction with 'na', means 'not at all' (any, certain (with 'na', 'not at all'))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything; (with na) not at all, no one

Feminine nominative plural form of the indefinite pronoun 'kaścana'.

Note: Agrees with 'bhītayaḥ'; used idiomatically with 'na' for emphasis.

प्रबाधन्ते (prabādhante) - they trouble, they torment, they obstruct

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bādh

present middle

Present middle indicative, 3rd person plural. From root 'bādh' (to oppress) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bādh (class 1)

Note: The verb describing the action of 'bhītayaḥ'.

खस्य (khasya) - of space, of the sky, of the ether

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, void

Genitive singular of 'kha'.

Note: Possessive, 'of space', in the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Part of the compound 'vyomalekhikāḥ'.

लेखिकाः (lekhikāḥ) - lines drawn or appearing in the sky (lines, drawings, writings)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lekhikā

lekhikā - line, writing, drawing, scratch

From root 'likh' (to write, draw) with suffix 'ika'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+lekhikā)

• vyoman – sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• lekhikā – line, drawing
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'likh' (to scratch, write, draw) with suffix 'ṇvul' or similar resulting in feminine noun.
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: The subject of the simile, analogous to 'bhītayaḥ'.