योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-5

सुखान्येवातिदुःखानि वरं दुःखान्यतो मुने ।
दृढदुःखवदन्तत्वाद्दुःखयन्ति सुखानि माम् ॥ ५ ॥

sukhānyevātiduḥkhāni varaṃ duḥkhānyato mune ,
dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatvādduḥkhayanti sukhāni mām 5

5. sukhāni eva atiduḥkhāni varam duḥkhāni ataḥ mune
dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatvāt duḥkhayanti sukhāni mām

5. mune sukhāni eva atiduḥkhāni ataḥ duḥkhāni varam
dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatvāt sukhāni mām duḥkhayanti

5. O sage, pleasures are truly great pains; therefore, suffering is preferable. This is because pleasures cause me pain by inevitably ending in intense suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, happinesses

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

• अतिदुःखानि (atiduḥkhāni) - great pains, excessive sufferings

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - pains, sufferings

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• दृढदुःखवदन्तत्वात् (dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatvāt) - because of the state of having an end that is like firm suffering

• दुःखयन्ति (duḥkhayanti) - they cause pain, they make miserable

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, happinesses

• माम् (mām) - me

Words meanings and morphology

सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, happinesses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - pleasure, happiness, joy, comfort

Note: Subject of the first implied verb.

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

(indeclinable)

अतिदुःखानि (atiduḥkhāni) - great pains, excessive sufferings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of atiduḥkha

atiduḥkha - great suffering, excessive pain

Compound of 'ati' (very, excessive) + 'duḥkha' (pain).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+duḥkha)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
• duḥkha – pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative.

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, choice, boon

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'duḥkhāni'.

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - pains, sufferings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - pain, suffering, misery, sorrow

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'santi' with 'varam'.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'idam' (this) with suffix 'tas'.

Note: Connects the two statements.

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Direct address.

दृढदुःखवदन्तत्वात् (dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatvāt) - because of the state of having an end that is like firm suffering

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatva

dṛḍhaduḥkhavadantatva - the quality or state of having an end that is like solid suffering

Formed by 'dṛḍhaduḥkhavadanta' + suffix 'tva'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛḍha+duḥkha+vat+anta+tva)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to, possessed of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives or adverbs, meaning 'like' or 'having'.
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'ness', 'hood'
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Indicates reason/cause.

दुःखयन्ति (duḥkhayanti) - they cause pain, they make miserable

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of duḥkhay

Denominative verb from 'duḥkha'.

Denominative stem 'duḥkhaya' from noun 'duḥkha'.

Note: Verb for 'sukhāni'.

सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, happinesses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - pleasure, happiness, joy, comfort

Note: Subject of 'duḥkhayanti'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'duḥkhayanti'.