योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-79

सत्यं मनोरमाः कामाः सत्यं रम्या विभूतयः ।
किंतु मत्ताङ्गनापाङ्गभङ्गलोलं हि जीवितम् ॥ ७९ ॥

satyaṃ manoramāḥ kāmāḥ satyaṃ ramyā vibhūtayaḥ ,
kiṃtu mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalolaṃ hi jīvitam 79

79. satyam manoramāḥ kāmāḥ satyam ramyāḥ vibhūtayaḥ
kimtu mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalolam hi jīvitam

79. kāmāḥ manoramāḥ satyam vibhūtayaḥ ramyāḥ satyam
kimtu jīvitam hi mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalolam

79. Truly, desires are delightful, and prosperity is indeed charming. But life is truly as fleeting and unsteady as the wavering glance from the corner of an intoxicated woman's eye.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truly (truly, indeed, truth)

• मनोरमाः (manoramāḥ) - delightful, enchanting (delightful, charming, beautiful, enchanting)

• कामाः (kāmāḥ) - desires (desires, wishes, pleasures, objects of desire)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - indeed (truly, indeed, truth)

• रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - charming (charming, beautiful, delightful, pleasing)

• विभूतयः (vibhūtayaḥ) - prosperity (glories, prosperity, manifestations, supernatural powers)

• किम्तु (kimtu) - but (but, however, on the contrary)

• मत्ताङ्गनापाङ्गभङ्गलोलम् (mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalolam) - as fleeting and unsteady as the wavering glance from the corner of an intoxicated woman's eye (unsteady like the wavering side-glance of an intoxicated woman)

• हि (hi) - truly, indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, living)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - truly (truly, indeed, truth)

(indeclinable)

Root: as (class 2)

मनोरमाः (manoramāḥ) - delightful, enchanting (delightful, charming, beautiful, enchanting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of manorama

manorama - charming, beautiful, pleasant, captivating the mind

From 'manas' (mind) + 'rama' (pleasing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart, soul
  noun (neuter)
• rama – pleasing, delighting
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'ram' (to delight, sport).
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kāmāḥ'.

कामाः (kāmāḥ) - desires (desires, wishes, pleasures, objects of desire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, object of desire (kāma)

From root 'kam' (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Plural nominative, subject of implied 'are'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - indeed (truly, indeed, truth)

(indeclinable)

Root: as (class 2)

रम्याः (ramyāḥ) - charming (charming, beautiful, delightful, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ramya

ramya - charming, delightful, beautiful, desirable (gerundive of ram)

Gerundive

Formed from root 'ram' with suffix '-ya'.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vibhūtayaḥ'.

विभूतयः (vibhūtayaḥ) - prosperity (glories, prosperity, manifestations, supernatural powers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vibhūti

vibhūti - might, power, prosperity, glory, grandeur, manifestation

From 'vi' + root 'bhū' (to be, become).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Plural nominative, subject of implied 'are'.

किम्तु (kimtu) - but (but, however, on the contrary)

(indeclinable)

मत्ताङ्गनापाङ्गभङ्गलोलम् (mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalolam) - as fleeting and unsteady as the wavering glance from the corner of an intoxicated woman's eye (unsteady like the wavering side-glance of an intoxicated woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalola

mattāṅganāpāṅgabhaṅgalola - tremulous like the glance from the corner of an intoxicated woman's eye

Large compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (matta+aṅganā+apāṅga+bhaṅga+lola)

• matta – intoxicated, drunk, infatuated, mad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, delight).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• aṅganā – woman, beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)
• apāṅga – outer corner of the eye, side glance, side
  noun (masculine)
  From 'apa' + 'aṅga' (limb, part).
  Prefix: apa
• bhaṅga – breaking, movement, wave, ripple, fracture
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhañj' (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• lola – tremulous, unsteady, flickering, wavering, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'lul' (to move to and fro, agitate).
  Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jīvitam'.

हि (hi) - truly, indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life (life, living)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood (past passive participle used as noun)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)