योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-12

शरीरनाश एवैषां सुखं संप्रति दुःखकृत् ।
अस्माकमिव तेषां तज्जीवितं तु सुखायते ॥ १२ ॥

śarīranāśa evaiṣāṃ sukhaṃ saṃprati duḥkhakṛt ,
asmākamiva teṣāṃ tajjīvitaṃ tu sukhāyate 12

12. śarīra-nāśaḥ eva eṣām sukham samprati duḥkhakṛt
asmākam iva teṣām tat jīvitam tu sukhāyate

12. eṣām śarīra-nāśaḥ eva sukham (asti) samprati (eṣām jīvitam)
duḥkhakṛt (asti) tu asmākam iva teṣām tat jīvitam sukhāyate

12. For these creatures, the destruction of the body is their happiness, while their current existence brings suffering. Yet, just as for us, their life (jīvitam), too, tends towards happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• शरीर-नाशः (śarīra-nāśaḥ) - destruction of the body, bodily destruction

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• एषाम् (eṣām) - for these creatures (referring to those mentioned in previous verse) (of these, for these)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, ease

• सम्प्रति (samprati) - now, at present, currently

• दुःखकृत् (duḥkhakṛt) - causing pain, producing misery

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of or for these creatures (of them, for them)

• तत् (tat) - that (particular) life of theirs (that, their)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• सुखायते (sukhāyate) - becomes happy, leads to happiness, appears happy

Words meanings and morphology

शरीर-नाशः (śarīra-nāśaḥ) - destruction of the body, bodily destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarīra-nāśa

śarīra-nāśa - bodily destruction

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śarīra+nāśa)

• śarīra – body, corporeal form
  noun (neuter)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from the root 'naś' (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - for these creatures (referring to those mentioned in previous verse) (of these, for these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, ease

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort

सम्प्रति (samprati) - now, at present, currently

(indeclinable)

दुःखकृत् (duḥkhakṛt) - causing pain, producing misery

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhakṛt

duḥkhakṛt - causing sorrow, bringing pain

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+kṛt)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – making, doing, causing, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/kṛt suffix
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, for us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of or for these creatures (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that (particular) life of theirs (that, their)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used here as an adjective for 'jīvitam'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

सुखायते (sukhāyate) - becomes happy, leads to happiness, appears happy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sukhāya

denominative verb

Formed from the noun 'sukha' with the denominative suffix '-ya' and Middle voice endings.

Root: sukha