योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-20

अनारतवहच्छून्यजगन्मृगनदीशता ।
रजोराशिमयी रूक्षा शवभूरिव दुर्भगा ॥ २० ॥

anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā ,
rajorāśimayī rūkṣā śavabhūriva durbhagā 20

20. anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā
rajorāśimayī rūkṣā śavabhūmiḥ iva durbhagā

20. anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā
rajorāśimayī rūkṣā śavabhūmiḥ iva durbhagā

20. This ephemeral existence is wretched (durbhagā), dry (rūkṣā), and composed of heaps of dust (rajorāśimayī), just like a cremation ground (śavabhūmi). It is a multitude of mirage-rivers in a continuously flowing, empty world (jagat).

Words meanings summery:

• अनारतवहच्छून्यजगन्मृगनदीशता (anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā) - a multitude of mirage-rivers of the continuously flowing, empty world

• रजोराशिमयी (rajorāśimayī) - full of heaps of dust, composed of multitudes of dust

• रूक्षा (rūkṣā) - dry, rough, harsh

• शवभूमिः (śavabhūmiḥ) - cremation ground, burial place

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• दुर्भगा (durbhagā) - unfortunate, miserable, wretched

Words meanings and morphology

अनारतवहच्छून्यजगन्मृगनदीशता (anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā) - a multitude of mirage-rivers of the continuously flowing, empty world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā

anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā - a multitude of mirage-rivers of the continuously flowing, empty world

Compound type : tatpurusha (anāratavahat+śūnya+jagat+mṛganadī+śatā)

• anāratavahat – continuously flowing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From `anārata` (continuously) and root `vah` (to flow).
  Root: vah (class 1)
• śūnya – empty, void, vacant
  adjective
  From root `śū` (to swell, grow) with suffix `nya`.
  Root: śū (class 5)
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `gam` (to go), often used as a noun meaning 'world'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• mṛganadī – mirage-river (lit. deer-river)
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of `mṛga` (deer) and `nadī` (river), referring to an illusory river.
• śatā – hundred, multitude, a great number
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine form of the numeral/noun `śata` (hundred).

Note: Refers to the subject being described in the verse.

रजोराशिमयी (rajorāśimayī) - full of heaps of dust, composed of multitudes of dust

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajorāśimayin

rajorāśimayin - consisting of heaps of dust

From `rajas` (dust) + `rāśi` (heap) + `mayin` (possessing, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rajas+rāśi+mayin)

• rajas – dust, impurity, passion, menstrual fluid
  noun (neuter)
  From root `raj` (to tinge, colour).
  Root: raj (class 1)
• rāśi – heap, pile, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
• mayin – consisting of, full of, made of
  suffix/adjective
  Derived with the suffix `mayin` indicating 'consisting of' or 'full of'.

Note: Agrees with the feminine subject.

रूक्षा (rūkṣā) - dry, rough, harsh

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūkṣa

rūkṣa - dry, rough, harsh, unctuous

From root `rūkṣ` (to be rough, dry).

Root: rūkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the feminine subject.

शवभूमिः (śavabhūmiḥ) - cremation ground, burial place

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śavabhūmi

śavabhūmi - cremation ground, cemetery

Compound of `śava` (corpse) and `bhūmi` (land).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śava+bhūmi)

• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
  From root `śū` (to swell, decay).
  Root: śū (class 5)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhū` (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison as the object being likened to the described existence.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

दुर्भगा (durbhagā) - unfortunate, miserable, wretched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durbhaga

durbhaga - unfortunate, wretched, ill-fated

Compound of `dur` (bad) and `bhaga` (fortune).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bhaga)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  A prefix indicating badness, difficulty, or negativity.
• bhaga – fortune, wealth, glory, excellence
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhaj` (to partake, enjoy).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the feminine subject.