योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-12

जीवितं च जने जीर्णं नैवोत्तीर्णो भवार्णवः ।
दिनानुदिनमुच्छूना भोगाशा भयदायिनी ॥ १२ ॥

jīvitaṃ ca jane jīrṇaṃ naivottīrṇo bhavārṇavaḥ ,
dinānudinamucchūnā bhogāśā bhayadāyinī 12

12. jīvitam ca jane jīrṇam na eva uttīrṇaḥ bhavārṇavaḥ
dinānudinam ucchūnā bhogāśā bhayadāyinī

12. jīvitam ca jane jīrṇam bhavārṇavaḥ na eva
uttīrṇaḥ bhogāśā dinānudinam ucchūnā bhayadāyinī

12. Among people, life (jīvitam) becomes worn out, yet the ocean of existence (saṃsāra) is never crossed. Day by day, the desire for worldly enjoyments (bhoga), which is fear-inducing, only swells.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जने (jane) - in the person, among people

• जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - becomes old or decays (worn out, old, decayed, digested)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - never, not at all (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• उत्तीर्णः (uttīrṇaḥ) - not yet crossed over (crossed over, passed beyond, liberated)

• भवार्णवः (bhavārṇavaḥ) - the ocean of existence, the ocean of saṃsāra

• दिनानुदिनम् (dinānudinam) - day by day, daily

• उच्छूना (ucchūnā) - swells or grows (in intensity) (swollen, increased, grown, inflamed)

• भोगाशा (bhogāśā) - desire for enjoyments, hope for pleasure

• भयदायिनी (bhayadāyinī) - fear-giving, causing fear, terrifying

Words meanings and morphology

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

जने (jane) - in the person, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

Root: jan (class 4)

जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - becomes old or decays (worn out, old, decayed, digested)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - worn out, old, decayed, digested, faded

Past Passive Participle

From root jṝ (to wear out, decay)

Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'jīvitam'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - never, not at all (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'na' to emphasize negation.

उत्तीर्णः (uttīrṇaḥ) - not yet crossed over (crossed over, passed beyond, liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttīrṇa

uttīrṇa - crossed over, passed beyond, delivered, liberated

Past Passive Participle

From root tṝ (to cross) with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhavārṇavaḥ'

भवार्णवः (bhavārṇavaḥ) - the ocean of existence, the ocean of saṃsāra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavārṇava

bhavārṇava - ocean of existence, the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+arṇava)

• bhava – being, existence, becoming, world, saṃsāra
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

दिनानुदिनम् (dinānudinam) - day by day, daily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (dina+anudinam)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• anudinam – day by day, daily
  indeclinable
  Prefix: anu

उच्छूना (ucchūnā) - swells or grows (in intensity) (swollen, increased, grown, inflamed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ucchūna

ucchūna - swollen, increased, grown, elated

Past Passive Participle

From root śvi (to swell, grow) with upasarga ud

Prefix: ud

Root: śvi (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhogāśā'

भोगाशा (bhogāśā) - desire for enjoyments, hope for pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhogāśā

bhogāśā - desire for enjoyments/pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+āśā)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation, direction
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)

भयदायिनी (bhayadāyinī) - fear-giving, causing fear, terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayadāyinī

bhayadāyinī - fear-giving, causing fear (feminine)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+dāyinī)

• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• dāyinī – giving, granting, causing, bestowing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine of dāyin, agent noun from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'bhogāśā'