योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-11

आगच्छ कर्णिकारोऽयं विकारस्यैव भाजनम् ।
निरामोदः किमेतेन निर्गुणेनेव जन्तुना ॥ ११ ॥

āgaccha karṇikāro'yaṃ vikārasyaiva bhājanam ,
nirāmodaḥ kimetena nirguṇeneva jantunā 11

11. āgaccha karṇikāraḥ ayam vikārasya eva bhājanam
nirāmodaḥ kim etena nirguṇena iva jantunā

11. āgaccha,
ayam karṇikāraḥ vikārasya eva bhājanam.
nirāmodaḥ etena kim nirguṇena iva jantunā.

11. Behold, this karṇikāra tree is merely a vessel of external show. Being without fragrance, what use is it, just like a creature (jantu) devoid of good qualities (guṇa)?

Words meanings summery:

• आगच्छ (āgaccha) - Behold! (an exclamation to draw attention) (come, approach, behold)

• कर्णिकारः (karṇikāraḥ) - the Indian laburnum tree, known for beautiful but scentless yellow flowers (karṇikāra tree (Cassia fistula))

• अयम् (ayam) - this (karṇikāra tree) (this (one))

• विकारस्य (vikārasya) - of mere external appearance or show, as opposed to intrinsic value (of change, of alteration, of defect, of transformation)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - recipient (of external show), mere embodiment (vessel, receptacle, object, container, recipient)

• निरामोदः (nirāmodaḥ) - lacking a pleasant smell (referring to the flowers of the karṇikāra tree) (without fragrance, scentless, joyless)

• किम् (kim) - what use is there? (rhetorical question) (what?, why?, of what use?)

• एतेन (etena) - with this (karṇikāra tree) (by this, with this)

• निर्गुणेन (nirguṇena) - by a creature (jantu) devoid of good qualities (by the quality-less, by the meritless)

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

• जन्तुना (jantunā) - by a living being or person (by a creature, by a being, by a person)

Words meanings and morphology

आगच्छ (āgaccha) - Behold! (an exclamation to draw attention) (come, approach, behold)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-gam

imperative active

1st class verb (bhvādi), imperative mood, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

कर्णिकारः (karṇikāraḥ) - the Indian laburnum tree, known for beautiful but scentless yellow flowers (karṇikāra tree (Cassia fistula))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇikāra

karṇikāra - karṇikāra tree (Cassia fistula), Indian laburnum

अयम् (ayam) - this (karṇikāra tree) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

विकारस्य (vikārasya) - of mere external appearance or show, as opposed to intrinsic value (of change, of alteration, of defect, of transformation)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vikāra

vikāra - change, alteration, transformation, defect, disease, product of change

from vi-√kṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - recipient (of external show), mere embodiment (vessel, receptacle, object, container, recipient)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - vessel, pot, receptacle, container, object, recipient

from √bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for ayam karṇikāraḥ.

निरामोदः (nirāmodaḥ) - lacking a pleasant smell (referring to the flowers of the karṇikāra tree) (without fragrance, scentless, joyless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmoda

nirāmoda - without fragrance, scentless, joyless

compound: nir- (without) + āmoda (fragrance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmoda)

• nis – out, forth, without, absence of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• āmoda – fragrance, perfume, joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-√mud
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Refers to karṇikāraḥ.

किम् (kim) - what use is there? (rhetorical question) (what?, why?, of what use?)

(indeclinable)

एतेन (etena) - with this (karṇikāra tree) (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with karṇikāraḥ.

निर्गुणेन (nirguṇena) - by a creature (jantu) devoid of good qualities (by the quality-less, by the meritless)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nirguṇa

nirguṇa - without qualities, devoid of good qualities, meritless

compound: nir- (without) + guṇa (quality)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+guṇa)

• nis – out, forth, without, absence of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• guṇa – quality, attribute, merit, virtue, strand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with jantunā.

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

(indeclinable)

जन्तुना (jantunā) - by a living being or person (by a creature, by a being, by a person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person, man

u-stem noun