योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-64, verse-68

नलिनीनालदोलासु सारसीं सारसाश्रिताम् ।
दीनानना विलोक्यान्तर्निन्दामि निजयौवनम् ॥ ६८ ॥

nalinīnāladolāsu sārasīṃ sārasāśritām ,
dīnānanā vilokyāntarnindāmi nijayauvanam 68

68. nalinīnāladolāsu sārasīm sārasaāśritām
dīnananā vilokya antar nindāmi nijayauvanam

68. dīnananā nalinīnāladolāsu sārasaāśritām
sārasīm vilokya antar nijayauvanam nindāmi

68. Seeing a female crane, with her male companion, swaying on swings made of lotus stalks, I, with a distressed face, inwardly condemn my own youth.

Words meanings summery:

• नलिनीनालदोलासु (nalinīnāladolāsu) - on swings made of lotus stalks

• सारसीम् (sārasīm) - female crane

• सारसआश्रिताम् (sārasaāśritām) - accompanied by her male crane (accompanied by a crane, resorting to a crane)

• दीननना (dīnananā) - describing the speaker's state (having a distressed face, sad-faced)

• विलोक्य (vilokya) - having seen, having perceived

• अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly, in her mind/heart (within, inwardly, internally)

• निन्दामि (nindāmi) - I blame, I censure, I condemn

• निजयौवनम् (nijayauvanam) - my own youth

Words meanings and morphology

नलिनीनालदोलासु (nalinīnāladolāsu) - on swings made of lotus stalks

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of nalinīnāladolā

nalinīnāladolā - swing made of lotus stalks

Compound of 'nalinīnāla' (lotus stalk) and 'dolā' (swing)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nalinīnāla+dolā)

• nalinīnāla – lotus stalk
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'nalinī' (lotus plant) and 'nāla' (stalk)
• dolā – swing
  noun (feminine)

सारसीम् (sārasīm) - female crane

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sārasī

sārasī - female crane

Feminine form of 'sārasa' (crane)

सारसआश्रिताम् (sārasaāśritām) - accompanied by her male crane (accompanied by a crane, resorting to a crane)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sārasaāśrita

sārasaāśrita - resorting to/dependent on/accompanied by a crane

Past Passive Participle in a compound

Compound of 'sārasa' (crane) and 'āśrita' (resorting to, dependent on, PPP of ā-śri)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sārasa+āśrita)

• sārasa – crane (male)
  noun (masculine)
• āśrita – resorting to, dependent on, accompanied by
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with upasarga 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sārasīm'

दीननना (dīnananā) - describing the speaker's state (having a distressed face, sad-faced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīnananā

dīnananā - having a distressed face

Bahuvrihi compound of 'dīna' (distressed, sad) and 'ānana' (face)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+ānana)

• dīna – distressed, sad, miserable, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dī' (to fade, decay, be miserable)
  Root: dī (class 4)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the implied female speaker.

विलोक्य (vilokya) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root 'lok' (to see, perceive) with upasarga 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: lok (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly, in her mind/heart (within, inwardly, internally)

(indeclinable)

निन्दामि (nindāmi) - I blame, I censure, I condemn

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nind

Root: nind (class 1)

निजयौवनम् (nijayauvanam) - my own youth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nijayauvana

nijayauvana - one's own youth

Compound of 'nija' (one's own) and 'yauvana' (youth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+yauvana)

• nija – own, innate, native
  adjective (masculine)
• yauvana – youth, adolescence
  noun (neuter)