योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-23

कल्लोलैरुह्यमानानां नृणां संसारसागरे ।
अज्ञाता दिवसा यान्ति तृणानामिव बिन्दवः ॥ २३ ॥

kallolairuhyamānānāṃ nṛṇāṃ saṃsārasāgare ,
ajñātā divasā yānti tṛṇānāmiva bindavaḥ 23

23. kallolaiḥ uhyamānānām nṛṇām saṃsārasāgare |
ajñātāḥ divasāḥ yānti tṛṇānām iva bindavaḥ ||

23. saṃsārasāgare kallolaiḥ uhyamānānām nṛṇām,
tṛṇānām bindavaḥ iva ajñātāḥ divasāḥ yānti.

23. For human beings (nṛṇām) being swept away by the waves in the ocean of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra), days pass by unheeded, like fleeting drops of dew on blades of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्लोलैः (kallolaiḥ) - by waves, with waves

• उह्यमानानाम् (uhyamānānām) - of those being carried, of those being swept away

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of human beings

• संसारसागरे (saṁsārasāgare) - in the ocean of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra)

• अज्ञाताः (ajñātāḥ) - unknown, unnoticed, unheeded

• दिवसाः (divasāḥ) - days

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they pass

• तृणानाम् (tṛṇānām) - of grasses, of blades of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• बिन्दवः (bindavaḥ) - drops, dew drops

Words meanings and morphology

कल्लोलैः (kallolaiḥ) - by waves, with waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kallola

kallola - a large wave, billow, surge

उह्यमानानाम् (uhyamānānām) - of those being carried, of those being swept away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of uhyamāna

uhyamāna - being carried, being borne, being swept away

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √vah (to carry) in passive voice, present tense.

Root: √vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛṇām'.

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, male

Note: Possessive, 'for human beings'.

संसारसागरे (saṁsārasāgare) - in the ocean of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsārasāgara

saṁsārasāgara - ocean of transmigratory existence, ocean of rebirth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+sāgara)

• saṃsāra – transmigratory existence, cycle of birth and death, worldly life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √sṛ (class 1)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

अज्ञाताः (ajñātāḥ) - unknown, unnoticed, unheeded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajñāta

ajñāta - unknown, unnoticed, unperceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √jñā (to know) with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jñāta – known, understood, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √jñā (to know).
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'divasāḥ'.

दिवसाः (divasāḥ) - days

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divasa

divasa - day

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they pass

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of yā

Root: √yā (class 2)

तृणानाम् (tṛṇānām) - of grasses, of blades of grass

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, straw

Note: Possessive, 'of grasses'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

बिन्दवः (bindavaḥ) - drops, dew drops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bindu

bindu - drop, spot, dot, point