योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-17

जन्तोरिवास्य मनसो जलजातिबन्धजीर्णस्य जर्जरदशालहरीभ्रमेण ।
आवर्तवृत्तिवलितान्यतिसंततानि को नाम संकलयितुं कमलानि शक्तः ॥ १७ ॥

jantorivāsya manaso jalajātibandhajīrṇasya jarjaradaśālaharībhrameṇa ,
āvartavṛttivalitānyatisaṃtatāni ko nāma saṃkalayituṃ kamalāni śaktaḥ 17

17. jantoḥ iva asya manasaḥ jalajāti-bandha-jīrṇasya
jarjara-daśā-laharī-bhramena
āvarta-vṛtti-valitāni ati-saṃtatāni
kaḥ nāma saṅkalayitum kamalāni śaktaḥ

17. asya jantoḥ jalajāti-bandha-jīrṇasya jarjara-daśā-laharī-bhramena manasaḥ iva,
āvarta-vṛtti-valitāni ati-saṃtatāni kamalāni saṅkalayitum kaḥ nāma śaktaḥ

17. Just as it is with the mind of this creature, worn out by its entanglement with aquatic existence, and confused by the turbulent waves of its decaying state, who indeed is capable of counting the innumerable lotuses that are extensively spread out and twisted into a swirling pattern?

Words meanings summery:

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of a man, of an animal

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

• अस्य (asya) - of this, to this, for this

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, by the mind

• जलजाति-बन्ध-जीर्णस्य (jalajāti-bandha-jīrṇasya) - of one worn out by the bond of aquatic birth, of one dilapidated by the fetter of water-born species

• जर्जर-दशा-लहरी-भ्रमेन (jarjara-daśā-laharī-bhramena) - by the delusion of waves of a decrepit state, by the error of waves of a dilapidated condition

• आवर्त-वृत्ति-वलितानि (āvarta-vṛtti-valitāni) - turned into the form of a whirlpool, twisted in a whirling manner

• अति-संततानि (ati-saṁtatāni) - very widely spread, extremely continuous, extensively stretched out

• कः (kaḥ) - who, which

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what now?

• सङ्कलयितुम् (saṅkalayitum) - to count, to calculate, to enumerate

• कमलानि (kamalāni) - lotuses

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable, powerful, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of a man, of an animal

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - a living being, a creature, an animal, a man

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

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, to this, for this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind, by the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, intention

जलजाति-बन्ध-जीर्णस्य (jalajāti-bandha-jīrṇasya) - of one worn out by the bond of aquatic birth, of one dilapidated by the fetter of water-born species

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jalajāti-bandha-jīrṇa

jalajāti-bandha-jīrṇa - worn out by the bond of aquatic birth/species

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+jāti+bandha+jīrṇa)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• jāti – birth, species, class, kind
  noun (feminine)
• bandha – bond, fetter, tying, imprisonment, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• jīrṇa – worn out, dilapidated, old, digested
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jṝ (to wear out, decay)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with manasaḥ

जर्जर-दशा-लहरी-भ्रमेन (jarjara-daśā-laharī-bhramena) - by the delusion of waves of a decrepit state, by the error of waves of a dilapidated condition

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jarjara-daśā-laharī-bhrama

jarjara-daśā-laharī-bhrama - delusion of waves of a decrepit state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jarjara+daśā+laharī+bhrama)

• jarjara – decrepit, dilapidated, shattered, old, worn out
  adjective
• daśā – state, condition, period of life, plight
  noun (feminine)
• laharī – wave, billow, surge, series
  noun (feminine)
• bhrama – whirling, revolving, error, delusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

आवर्त-वृत्ति-वलितानि (āvarta-vṛtti-valitāni) - turned into the form of a whirlpool, twisted in a whirling manner

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āvarta-vṛtti-valita

āvarta-vṛtti-valita - turned in the manner of a whirlpool

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvarta+vṛtti+valita)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, circle, turning
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – manner, course, mode, existence, conduct
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• valita – turned, bent, twisted, folded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root val (to turn, move around)
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kamalāni

अति-संततानि (ati-saṁtatāni) - very widely spread, extremely continuous, extensively stretched out

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ati-saṃtata

ati-saṁtata - very much spread out, extensively continuous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+saṃtata)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
• saṃtata – spread, extended, continuous, incessant
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tan with prefix saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with kamalāni

कः (kaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what now?

(indeclinable)

सङ्कलयितुम् (saṅkalayitum) - to count, to calculate, to enumerate

(verb)

infinitive of saṅkalayitum

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the causative of saṃ-kal (to drive, to calculate)

Prefix: sam

Root: kal (class 10)

कमलानि (kamalāni) - lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kamala

kamala - lotus, water-lily

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, powerful, mighty

Past Passive Participle

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agrees with kaḥ