योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-86

जीर्यन्ते जीर्यतः केशा हुत्वा जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।
क्षीयते जीर्यते सर्वं तृष्णैवैका न जीर्यते ॥ ८६ ॥

jīryante jīryataḥ keśā hutvā jīryanti jīryataḥ ,
kṣīyate jīryate sarvaṃ tṛṣṇaivaikā na jīryate 86

86. jīryante jīryataḥ keśāḥ hutvā jīryanti jīryataḥ
kṣīyate jīryate sarvam tṛṣṇā eva ekā na jīryate

86. jīryataḥ keśāḥ jīryante jīryataḥ hutvā jīryanti
sarvam kṣīyate jīryate ekā tṛṣṇā eva na jīryate

86. The hairs of an aging person decay. Having offered up (one's vigor), other things decay for the aging person. Everything wastes away and decays, yet craving (tṛṣṇā) alone does not decay.

Words meanings summery:

• जीर्यन्ते (jīryante) - they decay, grow old, perish

• जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is aging, of an aging person

• केशाः (keśāḥ) - hairs

• हुत्वा (hutvā) - This word's literal meaning 'having offered/sacrificed' is difficult to reconcile with the context of physical decay, and may indicate a variant reading for a word like 'dantāḥ' (teeth). Interpreted here metaphorically as 'having offered up (e.g., one's vigor or youth), having consumed (one's energy)'. (having offered, having sacrificed, having consumed)

• जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - they decay, grow old, perish

• जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is aging, of an aging person

• क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - it wastes away, diminishes, decays

• जीर्यते (jīryate) - it decays, grows old, perishes

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, desire, thirst

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, alone

• एका (ekā) - one, alone, singular

• न (na) - not, no

• जीर्यते (jīryate) - it decays, grows old, perishes

Words meanings and morphology

जीर्यन्ते (jīryante) - they decay, grow old, perish

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)

जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is aging, of an aging person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīryat

jīryat - aging, decaying, perishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)

केशाः (keśāḥ) - hairs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair, mane

हुत्वा (hutvā) - This word's literal meaning 'having offered/sacrificed' is difficult to reconcile with the context of physical decay, and may indicate a variant reading for a word like 'dantāḥ' (teeth). Interpreted here metaphorically as 'having offered up (e.g., one's vigor or youth), having consumed (one's energy)'. (having offered, having sacrificed, having consumed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root hu

Root: hu (class 3)

जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - they decay, grow old, perish

(verb)

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

Root: jṝ (class 9)

जीर्यतः (jīryataḥ) - of one who is aging, of an aging person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīryat

jīryat - aging, decaying, perishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)

क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - it wastes away, diminishes, decays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣī

Root: kṣī (class 1)

जीर्यते (jīryate) - it decays, grows old, perishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, desire, thirst

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving, longing

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, alone

(indeclinable)

एका (ekā) - one, alone, singular

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जीर्यते (jīryate) - it decays, grows old, perishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jṝ

Root: jṝ (class 9)