योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-13

अप्राप्ताभिमतार्थानामविश्रान्तधियां परे ।
मरणैरुह्यमानानां जीवितान्मरणं वरम् ॥ १३ ॥

aprāptābhimatārthānāmaviśrāntadhiyāṃ pare ,
maraṇairuhyamānānāṃ jīvitānmaraṇaṃ varam 13

13. aprāptābhimatārthānām aviśrāntadhiyām pare
maraṇaiḥ uhyamānānām jīvitāt maraṇam varam

13. pare,
aprāptābhimatārthānām aviśrāntadhiyām maraṇaiḥ uhyamānānām (janānām) jīvitāt maraṇam varam

13. O revered one, for those who have not achieved their desired goals, whose minds are restless, and who are being swept away by repeated deaths (saṃsāra), death is superior to life.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्राप्ताभिमतार्थानाम् (aprāptābhimatārthānām) - of those whose desired objects are not attained

• अविश्रान्तधियाम् (aviśrāntadhiyām) - of those whose minds are restless, of those with unceasing intellects

• परे (pare) - O revered one (O supreme one, O excellent one, O revered one, O others)

• मरणैः (maraṇaiḥ) - by the currents of repeated deaths (saṃsāra) (by deaths, by causes of death, by repeated deaths)

• उह्यमानानाम् (uhyamānānām) - of those who are being swept away (in saṃsāra) (of those who are being carried away, of those who are being borne along)

• जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - than life

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

• वरम् (varam) - better, superior, excellent, preferable

Words meanings and morphology

अप्राप्ताभिमतार्थानाम् (aprāptābhimatārthānām) - of those whose desired objects are not attained

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of aprāptābhimatārtha

aprāptābhimatārtha - having not attained desired objects/goals

Bahuvrīhi compound: a-prāpta-abhimata-artha (not-obtained-desired-object).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prāpta+abhimata+artha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix/indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• prāpta – attained, obtained, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• abhimata – desired, wished for, agreeable
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root man (to think) with prefix abhi-.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)
• artha – object, purpose, goal, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ

Note: Applies to 'those people' (implied janānām).

अविश्रान्तधियाम् (aviśrāntadhiyām) - of those whose minds are restless, of those with unceasing intellects

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of aviśrāntadhī

aviśrāntadhī - having an unceasing/restless intellect/mind

Bahuvrīhi compound: a-viśrānta-dhī (not-rested-intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+viśrānta+dhī)

• a – not, un-, non-
  prefix/indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• viśrānta – rested, ceased, tranquil
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śram (to be weary, rest) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• dhī – intellect, mind, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhyā (to meditate) or dhā (to place).
  Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Applies to 'those people' (implied janānām).

परे (pare) - O revered one (O supreme one, O excellent one, O revered one, O others)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, higher, ultimate, excellent, other, foreign

Note: Addressing the sage.

मरणैः (maraṇaiḥ) - by the currents of repeated deaths (saṃsāra) (by deaths, by causes of death, by repeated deaths)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root mṛ (to die) + ana suffix.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Agent of uhyamānānām.

उह्यमानानाम् (uhyamānānām) - of those who are being swept away (in saṃsāra) (of those who are being carried away, of those who are being borne along)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of uhyamāna

uhyamāna - being carried, being borne, being swept away

Present Passive Participle

From root vah (to carry) in the passive voice, with śānac suffix.

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies janānām (implied).

जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - than life

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv (to live) + kta suffix.

Root: jīv (class 1)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

From root mṛ (to die) + ana suffix.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

वरम् (varam) - better, superior, excellent, preferable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior, preferable, boon, blessing

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for maraṇam.