योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-136, verse-33

आयुर्वायुविघट्टिताभ्रपटलीलम्बाम्बुवद्भङ्गुरं भोगा मेघवितानमध्यविलसत्सौदामनीचञ्चलाः ।
लोला यौवनलालना जलरयः कायः क्षणापायवान्पुत्र त्रासमुपेत्य संसृतिवशान्निर्वाणमन्विष्यतां ॥ ३३ ॥

āyurvāyuvighaṭṭitābhrapaṭalīlambāmbuvadbhaṅguraṃ bhogā meghavitānamadhyavilasatsaudāmanīcañcalāḥ ,
lolā yauvanalālanā jalarayaḥ kāyaḥ kṣaṇāpāyavānputra trāsamupetya saṃsṛtivaśānnirvāṇamanviṣyatāṃ 33

33. āyuḥ vāyu-vighaṭṭita-abhra-paṭalī-lamba-ambu-vat bhaṅguram
| bhogāḥ megha-vitāna-madhya-vilasat-saudāmanī-cañcalāḥ
| lolāḥ yauvana-lālanāḥ jala-rayaḥ kāyaḥ kṣaṇa-apāya-vān
putra trāsam upetya saṃsṛti-vaśāt nirvāṇam anviṣyatām ||

33. putra,
āyuḥ vāyu-vighaṭṭita-abhra-paṭalī-lamba-ambu-vat bhaṅguram (asti).
bhogāḥ megha-vitāna-madhya-vilasat-saudāmanī-cañcalāḥ (santi).
lolāḥ yauvana-lālanāḥ jala-rayaḥ (santi).
kāyaḥ kṣaṇa-apāya-vān (asti).
(ataḥ) saṃsṛti-vaśāt trāsam upetya nirvāṇam anviṣyatām.

33. Lifespan (āyus) is perishable (bhaṅgura) like water droplets clinging to a cluster of clouds scattered by the wind. Worldly enjoyments (bhoga) are as unsteady as lightning (saudāmanī) flashing amidst an expanse of clouds. The fondnesses of youth (yauvanalālanā) are fickle like water torrents. The body (kāya) is subject to momentary destruction. Therefore, O son, having experienced terror due to the sway of transmigration (saṃsāra), let final liberation (nirvāṇa) be sought.

Words meanings summery:

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

• वायु-विघट्टित-अभ्र-पटली-लम्ब-अम्बु-वत् (vāyu-vighaṭṭita-abhra-paṭalī-lamba-ambu-vat) - like water droplets hanging from a cluster of clouds scattered by the wind

• भङ्गुरम् (bhaṅguram) - perishable, fragile, fleeting

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, worldly pleasures, experiences

• मेघ-वितान-मध्य-विलसत्-सौदामनी-चञ्चलाः (megha-vitāna-madhya-vilasat-saudāmanī-cañcalāḥ) - fickle like lightning flashing in the middle of an expanse of clouds

• लोलाः (lolāḥ) - fickle, unsteady, trembling

• यौवन-लालनाः (yauvana-lālanāḥ) - youthful delights, caresses of youth

• जल-रयः (jala-rayaḥ) - torrents of water, water currents

• कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

• क्षण-अपाय-वान् (kṣaṇa-apāya-vān) - subject to momentary destruction, ephemeral

• पुत्र (putra) - O son!

• त्रासम् (trāsam) - fear, terror, alarm

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having obtained, having realized

• संसृति-वशात् (saṁsṛti-vaśāt) - due to the power/sway of saṃsāra, from saṃsāra

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinction, bliss

• अन्विष्यताम् (anviṣyatām) - let it be sought, should be pursued

Words meanings and morphology

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, vital power

वायु-विघट्टित-अभ्र-पटली-लम्ब-अम्बु-वत् (vāyu-vighaṭṭita-abhra-paṭalī-lamba-ambu-vat) - like water droplets hanging from a cluster of clouds scattered by the wind

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha + bahuvrihi + suffix (vāyu+vighaṭṭita+abhra-paṭalī+lamba+ambu+vat)

• vāyu – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• vighaṭṭita – struck asunder, broken, agitated
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `ghaṭṭ` (to strike, move) with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10)
• abhra-paṭalī – cloud mass, cluster of clouds
  noun (feminine)
• lamba – hanging, suspended, pendent
  adjective
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, as
  indeclinable

भङ्गुरम् (bhaṅguram) - perishable, fragile, fleeting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaṅgura

bhaṅgura - perishable, fragile, brittle, fleeting

Root: bhañj (class 7)

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, worldly pleasures, experiences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession, food

Root: bhuj (class 7)

मेघ-वितान-मध्य-विलसत्-सौदामनी-चञ्चलाः (megha-vitāna-madhya-vilasat-saudāmanī-cañcalāḥ) - fickle like lightning flashing in the middle of an expanse of clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha-vitāna-madhya-vilasat-saudāmanī-cañcala

megha-vitāna-madhya-vilasat-saudāmanī-cañcala - fickle like lightning flashing in the middle of a cloud expanse

Compound type : bahuvrihi (megha-vitāna+madhya+vilasat+saudāmanī+cañcala)

• megha-vitāna – expanse of clouds, cloud canopy
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, central, midst
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• vilasat – flashing, shining, glittering
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `las` (to shine) with prefix `vi-`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• saudāmanī – lightning, flash of lightning
  noun (feminine)
• cañcala – fickle, unsteady, trembling, moving
  adjective
  Root: cal (class 1)

लोलाः (lolāḥ) - fickle, unsteady, trembling

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lola

lola - moving, trembling, unsteady, fickle, greedy

Root: lul (class 1)

यौवन-लालनाः (yauvana-lālanāḥ) - youthful delights, caresses of youth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yauvana-lālanā

yauvana-lālanā - youthful delights, fondnesses of youth, tender care given by youth

Compound type : tatpurusha (yauvana+lālanā)

• yauvana – youth, youthfulness
  noun (neuter)
• lālanā – caressing, fondling, amusement, delight
  noun (feminine)

जल-रयः (jala-rayaḥ) - torrents of water, water currents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jala-raya

jala-raya - water current, stream, torrent

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+raya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• raya – stream, current, flow, speed
  noun (masculine)

कायः (kāyaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, mass, collection

क्षण-अपाय-वान् (kṣaṇa-apāya-vān) - subject to momentary destruction, ephemeral

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa-apāya-vat

kṣaṇa-apāya-vat - having momentary destruction, perishable in an instant

Compound type : tatpurusha + possessive suffix (kṣaṇa+apāya+vat)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, twinkling of an eye
  noun (masculine)
• apāya – going away, loss, destruction, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)
• vat – having, possessing (suffix forming possessive adjective)
  suffix

पुत्र (putra) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

त्रासम् (trāsam) - fear, terror, alarm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trāsa

trāsa - fear, terror, alarm, trembling

Root: tras (class 1)

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having obtained, having realized

(indeclinable participle)

संसृति-वशात् (saṁsṛti-vaśāt) - due to the power/sway of saṃsāra, from saṃsāra

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃsṛti-vaśa

saṁsṛti-vaśa - power/sway of saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsṛti+vaśa)

• saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – will, desire, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinction, bliss

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - final liberation, extinction, blowing out (as of a lamp), perfect bliss, highest felicity (nirvāṇa)

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

अन्विष्यताम् (anviṣyatām) - let it be sought, should be pursued

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of anviṣ

Imperative Passive

From root `iṣ` (to seek, desire) with prefix `anu-`. Imperative 3rd person singular passive voice.

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)