योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-48

कल्लोलविकलाः क्षुब्धसमुद्रपतिता इव ।
नाप्नुवन्ति स्थितिं स्वस्थां विकृताकृतयोऽर्थिनः ॥ ४८ ॥

kallolavikalāḥ kṣubdhasamudrapatitā iva ,
nāpnuvanti sthitiṃ svasthāṃ vikṛtākṛtayo'rthinaḥ 48

48. kallolavikalāḥ kṣubdhasamudrapatitāḥ iva na
āpnuvanti sthitim svasthām vikṛtākṛtayaḥ arthinaḥ

48. arthinaḥ kallolavikalāḥ vikṛtākṛtayaḥ
kṣubdhasamudrapatitāḥ iva svasthām sthitim na āpnuvanti

48. Those who seek worldly objects (arthinaḥ), with their forms distorted and agitated like those fallen into a turbulent ocean, do not attain a stable (svasthā) state.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्लोलविकलाः (kallolavikalāḥ) - distressed/agitated by waves

• क्षुब्धसमुद्रपतिताः (kṣubdhasamudrapatitāḥ) - those fallen into a turbulent ocean

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• न (na) - not, no

• आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they obtain, they reach, they attain

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, stability, firm position

• स्वस्थाम् (svasthām) - stable, healthy, firm, at ease, self-reliant

• विकृताकृतयः (vikṛtākṛtayaḥ) - of distorted forms/appearances

• अर्थिनः (arthinaḥ) - those who seek worldly objects or wealth (supplicants, seekers of objects/wealth, petitioners)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्लोलविकलाः (kallolavikalāḥ) - distressed/agitated by waves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kallolavikāla

kallolavikāla - distressed/agitated by waves

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kallola+vikala)

• kallola – large wave, surge
  noun (masculine)
• vikala – distressed, agitated, incomplete, maimed
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from vi- + kala.
  Prefix: vi

Note: Modifies arthinaḥ.

क्षुब्धसमुद्रपतिताः (kṣubdhasamudrapatitāḥ) - those fallen into a turbulent ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣubdhasamudrapatita

kṣubdhasamudrapatita - one fallen into a turbulent ocean

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣubdha+samudra+patita)

• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, turbulent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣubh (to agitate).
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• patita – fallen, dropped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pat (to fall).
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they obtain, they reach, they attain

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, stability, firm position

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, stability, permanence, firm footing

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वस्थाम् (svasthām) - stable, healthy, firm, at ease, self-reliant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, healthy, well, firm, stable, at ease, independent

Compound: sva (self) + stha (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies sthitim.

विकृताकृतयः (vikṛtākṛtayaḥ) - of distorted forms/appearances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikṛtākṛti

vikṛtākṛti - of distorted/changed form or appearance

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+ākṛti)

• vikṛta – changed, distorted, unnatural, disfigured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from vi- + kṛ (to make).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ā- + kṛ (to make).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies arthinaḥ.

अर्थिनः (arthinaḥ) - those who seek worldly objects or wealth (supplicants, seekers of objects/wealth, petitioners)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arthin

arthin - desiring, seeking, supplicant, petitioner, one who seeks wealth/objects

Derived from artha + -in.

Note: The subject of the sentence.

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