योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-40

जीर्णा जीवितजम्बालजरच्छफरिकामतिः ।
कायं द्रुतगताऽऽदातुं जरेच्छति बृहद्वकी ॥ ४० ॥

jīrṇā jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmatiḥ ,
kāyaṃ drutagatā''dātuṃ jarecchati bṛhadvakī 40

40. jīrṇā jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmatiḥ
kāyam drutagatā ādātum jarā icchati bṛhadvakī

40. jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmatiḥ jīrṇā (asti).
drutagatā bṛhadvakī jarā kāyam ādātum icchati.

40. The intellect (mati), like an old, decaying minnow (chapharikā) in the mire of life (jīvitajambāla), is worn out and frail. Old age (jarā), like a large heron (bṛhadvakī) that has swiftly arrived, desires to seize this body.

Words meanings summery:

• जीर्णा (jīrṇā) - worn out, old, decayed, wasted

• जीवितजम्बालजरच्छफरिकामतिः (jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmatiḥ) - the intellect of an old minnow in the mire of life

• कायम् (kāyam) - body

• द्रुतगता (drutagatā) - quickly gone, having moved swiftly

• आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to seize, to acquire

• जरा (jarā) - old age, decay, decrepitude

• इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, seeks

• बृहद्वकी (bṛhadvakī) - a large female heron/crane

Words meanings and morphology

जीर्णा (jīrṇā) - worn out, old, decayed, wasted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīrṇa

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

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root jṝ (to wear out)

Root: jṝ (class 9)

जीवितजम्बालजरच्छफरिकामतिः (jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmatiḥ) - the intellect of an old minnow in the mire of life

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmati

jīvitajambālajaracchapharikāmati - mind like an old minnow in the mud of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+jambāla+jarat+śapharikā+mati)

• jīvita – life, living, lived
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• jambāla – mud, mire, swamp, dirt
  noun (neuter)
• jarat – old, decaying, decrepit
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root jṝ (to wear out)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• śapharikā – a small fish, minnow, carp
  noun (feminine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

कायम् (kāyam) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, heap

Root: ci (class 5)

द्रुतगता (drutagatā) - quickly gone, having moved swiftly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of drutagata

drutagata - quickly gone, swiftly moving

Compound type : karmadhāraya (druta+gata)

• druta – swift, quick, hurried, melted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root dru (to run)
  Root: dru (class 1)
• gata – gone, moved, attained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to seize, to acquire

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root dā (to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

जरा (jarā) - old age, decay, decrepitude

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude

Root: jṝ (class 9)

इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, seeks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

बृहद्वकी (bṛhadvakī) - a large female heron/crane

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bṛhadvakī

bṛhadvakī - a large heron, a large crane (female)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+vakī)

• bṛhat – large, great, vast, high
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• vakī – a female heron, crane
  noun (feminine)