योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-109, verse-21

अखण्डितैर्मया नीतं पीतातियशसा वयः ।
इदानीं शष्पविश्रान्तप्रालेयभरभासुरम् ॥ २१ ॥

akhaṇḍitairmayā nītaṃ pītātiyaśasā vayaḥ ,
idānīṃ śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsuram 21

21. akhaṇḍitaiḥ mayā nītam pītātiyaśasā vayaḥ
idānīm śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsuram

21. akhaṇḍitaiḥ pītātiyaśasā mayā vayaḥ nītam
idānīm śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsuram

21. My life was led by me—one who had excessively consumed fame—through those unbroken [principles]. Now, that life shines with the abundance of dew-drops resting on the grass.

Words meanings summery:

• अखण्डितैः (akhaṇḍitaiḥ) - by those unbroken [principles, referring to dharma, artha, kāma from the previous verse] (by those unbroken, by those undivided)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नीतम् (nītam) - was passed, was led (referring to life) (led, passed, carried)

• पीतातियशसा (pītātiyaśasā) - by me, who had excessively consumed fame (by one whose fame is excessively consumed/imbibed)

• वयः (vayaḥ) - my life (age, lifetime, period of life)

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present, at this time

• शष्पविश्रान्तप्रालेयभरभासुरम् (śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsuram) - shining with the burden of dew-drops resting on grass

Words meanings and morphology

अखण्डितैः (akhaṇḍitaiḥ) - by those unbroken [principles, referring to dharma, artha, kāma from the previous verse] (by those unbroken, by those undivided)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - unbroken, undivided, perfect, complete

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' added to khaṇḍita (broken), which is a past passive participle of khaṇḍ- (to break).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• khaṇḍita – broken, divided, impaired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root khaṇḍ- (to break, divide).
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Refers to the `dharmārthakāma` principles from the previous verse, indicating they were kept perfect.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Instrumental singular of the first-person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the action `nītam`.

नीतम् (nītam) - was passed, was led (referring to life) (led, passed, carried)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, passed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nī- (to lead, guide).

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vayaḥ`.

पीतातियशसा (pītātiyaśasā) - by me, who had excessively consumed fame (by one whose fame is excessively consumed/imbibed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pītātiyaśas

pītātiyaśas - one whose fame is greatly imbibed, one who has excessively drunk fame

Instrumental singular of pītātiyaśas, a bahuvrīhi compound, describing the agent.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīta+ati+yaśas)

• pīta – drunk, imbibed, consumed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pā- (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)
• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
  indeclinable
  An intensifier.
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yaś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mayā`.

वयः (vayaḥ) - my life (age, lifetime, period of life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, lifetime, vigor, youth

Nominative singular of the neuter s-stem noun vayas.

Root: vī (class 1)

Note: Subject of `nītam` (passive construction).

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present, at this time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

शष्पविश्रान्तप्रालेयभरभासुरम् (śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsuram) - shining with the burden of dew-drops resting on grass

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsura

śaṣpaviśrāntaprāleyabharabhāsura - shining due to the heavy dew resting on the grass

Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with `vayaḥ`. A long descriptive compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṣpa+viśrānta+prāleya+bhara+bhāsura)

• śaṣpa – young grass, new grass
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śaṣp (class 1)
• viśrānta – rested, settled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śram- (to rest) with upasarga vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• prāleya – dew, frost, hoar-frost
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pra-lī (class 4)
• bhara – burden, abundance, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• bhāsura – shining, brilliant, resplendent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root bhās- (to shine) with suffix -ura.
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Describes `vayaḥ`.