योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-115, verse-23

रम्याश्चन्दनवीथयो हि मलये विन्ध्ये मदान्धा गजाः कैलासे नृप पादजाति कनकं चन्द्रं महेन्द्राचले ।
दिव्याश्चौषधयस्तुषारशिखरे सर्वत्र रत्नानि वै सन्त्यन्धाखुवदेष जीर्णसदने व्यर्थं जनो जीर्यते ॥ २३ ॥

ramyāścandanavīthayo hi malaye vindhye madāndhā gajāḥ kailāse nṛpa pādajāti kanakaṃ candraṃ mahendrācale ,
divyāścauṣadhayastuṣāraśikhare sarvatra ratnāni vai santyandhākhuvadeṣa jīrṇasadane vyarthaṃ jano jīryate 23

23. ramyāḥ candanavīthayaḥ hi malaye vindhye madāndhāḥ gajāḥ
kailāse nṛpa pādajāti kanakam candram mahendrācale
divyāḥ ca oṣadhayaḥ tuṣāraśikhare sarvatra ratnāni vai
santi andhākhuvat eṣa jīrṇasadane vyartham janaḥ jīryate

23. nṛpa malaye hi ramyāḥ candanavīthayaḥ vindhye madāndhāḥ
gajāḥ kailāse pādajāti kanakam mahendrācale candram
ca tuṣāraśikhare divyāḥ oṣadhayaḥ sarvatra vai ratnāni
santi eṣa janaḥ andhākhuvat jīrṇasadane vyartham jīryate

23. O King, indeed, charming sandalwood groves are found on Malaya, rut-maddened elephants in the Vindhya mountains, native gold on Kailāsa, and moon-like gems on Mahendra mountain. Moreover, divine herbs are on the snowy peak, and jewels are found everywhere. (Yet), like a blind mouse in a crumbling house, this person uselessly wastes away.

Words meanings summery:

• रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - charming, delightful, beautiful

• चन्दनवीथयः (candanavīthayaḥ) - sandalwood avenues/groves

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• मलये (malaye) - in Malaya (mountain)

• विन्ध्ये (vindhye) - in Vindhya (mountain)

• मदान्धाः (madāndhāḥ) - maddened by rut, intoxicated, blinded by passion

• गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

• कैलासे (kailāse) - in Kailāsa (mountain)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King!

• पादजाति (pādajāti) - native kind/species (referring to gold)

• कनकम् (kanakam) - gold

• चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon-like gem, moonstone, moon

• महेन्द्राचले (mahendrācale) - on Mahendra mountain

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• च (ca) - and

• ओषधयः (oṣadhayaḥ) - herbs, medicinal plants

• तुषारशिखरे (tuṣāraśikhare) - on the snowy peak

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

• रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• अन्धाखुवत् (andhākhuvat) - like a blind mouse

• एष (eṣa) - this (person)

• जीर्णसदने (jīrṇasadane) - in a dilapidated house, in an old body (metaphorical)

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, man, people

• जीर्यते (jīryate) - wastes away, grows old, decays

Words meanings and morphology

रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ramya

ramya - pleasant, charming, beautiful, delightful

Gerundive

Derived from root 'ram' with suffix '-ya'

Root: ram (class 1)

चन्दनवीथयः (candanavīthayaḥ) - sandalwood avenues/groves

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of candanavīthi

candanavīthi - sandalwood avenue or path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candana+vīthi)

• candana – sandalwood, sandal tree
  noun (neuter)
• vīthi – row, line, street, avenue
  noun (feminine)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

मलये (malaye) - in Malaya (mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of malaya

malaya - Malaya mountain (a mountain range in South India)

विन्ध्ये (vindhye) - in Vindhya (mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - Vindhya mountain (a mountain range in Central India)

मदान्धाः (madāndhāḥ) - maddened by rut, intoxicated, blinded by passion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madāndha

madāndha - blinded by rut/intoxication/passion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+andha)

• mada – rut, intoxication, arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)
• andha – blind, infatuated, maddened
  adjective

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

कैलासे (kailāse) - in Kailāsa (mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kailāsa

kailāsa - Kailāsa mountain (a sacred mountain in the Himalayas)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

पादजाति (pādajāti) - native kind/species (referring to gold)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pādajāti

pādajāti - a species or kind born from the foot (of a mountain); native species

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+jāti)

• pāda – foot, base, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• jāti – birth, origin, species, kind
  noun (feminine)

कनकम् (kanakam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kanaka

kanaka - gold

चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon-like gem, moonstone, moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, moonstone, camphire

महेन्द्राचले (mahendrācale) - on Mahendra mountain

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahendrācala

mahendrācala - Mahendra mountain (a specific mountain range)

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ओषधयः (oṣadhayaḥ) - herbs, medicinal plants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of oṣadhi

oṣadhi - herb, medicinal plant, annual plant

तुषारशिखरे (tuṣāraśikhare) - on the snowy peak

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tuṣāraśikhara

tuṣāraśikhara - snowy peak, ice-capped summit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṣāra+śikhara)

• tuṣāra – frost, snow, ice
  noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (masculine)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places

(indeclinable)

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, precious stone

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अन्धाखुवत् (andhākhuvat) - like a blind mouse

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'andha' (blind) + 'ākhu' (mouse) with suffix '-vat' (like)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (andha+ākhu)

• andha – blind
  adjective
• ākhu – mouse, rat
  noun (masculine)

एष (eṣa) - this (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it

जीर्णसदने (jīrṇasadane) - in a dilapidated house, in an old body (metaphorical)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīrṇasadana

jīrṇasadana - a dilapidated house, an old dwelling; metaphorically, an old body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīrṇa+sadana)

• jīrṇa – old, decayed, worn out, dilapidated
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jṝ'
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• sadana – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

जनः (janaḥ) - person, man, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

जीर्यते (jīryate) - wastes away, grows old, decays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)