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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-22

मनोरमा कर्षति चित्तवृत्तिं कदर्थसाध्या क्षणभङ्गुरा च ।
व्यालावलीगात्रविवृत्तदेहा श्वभ्रोत्थिता पुष्पलतेव लक्ष्मीः ॥ २२ ॥
manoramā karṣati cittavṛttiṃ kadarthasādhyā kṣaṇabhaṅgurā ca ,
vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā śvabhrotthitā puṣpalateva lakṣmīḥ 22
22. manoramā karṣati cittavṛttim
kadartha-sādhyā kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā ca
vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā
śvabhra-utthitā puṣpa-latā iva lakṣmīḥ
22. Wealth (lakṣmī) is alluring, difficult to attain through improper means, momentary, and fragile. It is like a flower creeper emerging from a pit, its body entwined with a multitude of snakes, captivating the mind's inclinations.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मनोरमा (manoramā) - alluring (charming, beautiful, lovely, attractive, pleasing to the mind)
  • कर्षति (karṣati) - captivates (draws, pulls, attracts, captivates, drags)
  • चित्तवृत्तिम् (cittavṛttim) - the mind's inclinations (inclination of the mind, mental modification, thought waves)
  • कदर्थ-साध्या (kadartha-sādhyā) - difficult to attain through improper means (attainable by bad means, achievable through wrongful purposes, difficult to acquire properly)
  • क्षण-भङ्गुरा (kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā) - momentary and fragile (momentary, fleeting, perishable, fragile)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • व्याल-आवली-गात्र-विवृत्त-देहा (vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā) - its body entwined with a multitude of snakes (having a body entwined by a multitude of snakes, whose form is surrounded by rows of serpents)
  • श्वभ्र-उत्थिता (śvabhra-utthitā) - emerging from a pit (risen from a pit, emerging from an abyss)
  • पुष्प-लता (puṣpa-latā) - a flower creeper (flower creeper, flowering vine)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)
  • लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - wealth (lakṣmī) (wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī)

Words meanings and morphology

मनोरमा (manoramā) - alluring (charming, beautiful, lovely, attractive, pleasing to the mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manorama
manorama - charming, beautiful, lovely, attractive, pleasing to the mind
Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+rama)
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought, desire
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)
  • rama – pleasing, delighting
    adjective
    From root ram (to delight)
    Root: ram (class 1)
कर्षति (karṣati) - captivates (draws, pulls, attracts, captivates, drags)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of karṣati
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
चित्तवृत्तिम् (cittavṛttim) - the mind's inclinations (inclination of the mind, mental modification, thought waves)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of cittavṛtti
cittavṛtti - inclination of the mind, mental modification, thought waves
Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+vṛtti)
  • citta – mind, thought, intellect
    noun (neuter)
    past passive participle
    from root cit (to perceive, think)
    Root: cit (class 1)
  • vṛtti – course of action, mode of being, modification, activity, inclination
    noun (feminine)
    from root vṛt (to turn, to be)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
कदर्थ-साध्या (kadartha-sādhyā) - difficult to attain through improper means (attainable by bad means, achievable through wrongful purposes, difficult to acquire properly)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kadarthasādhyā
kadarthasādhyā - attainable by bad means, achievable through wrongful purposes
Compound type : tatpurusha (kadartha+sādhyā)
  • kadartha – evil purpose, bad meaning, improper means
    noun (masculine)
  • sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, attainable
    adjective
    gerundive (future passive participle)
    from root sādh (to accomplish, to effect)
    Root: sādh (class 5)
क्षण-भङ्गुरा (kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā) - momentary and fragile (momentary, fleeting, perishable, fragile)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣaṇabhaṅgura
kṣaṇabhaṅgura - momentary, fleeting, perishable, fragile
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣaṇa+bhaṅgura)
  • kṣaṇa – moment, instant
    noun (masculine)
  • bhaṅgura – fragile, brittle, perishable
    adjective
    from root bhañj (to break)
    Root: bhañj (class 7)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
व्याल-आवली-गात्र-विवृत्त-देहा (vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā) - its body entwined with a multitude of snakes (having a body entwined by a multitude of snakes, whose form is surrounded by rows of serpents)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā
vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā - having a body entwined by a multitude of snakes
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyāla+āvalī+gātra+vivṛtta+deha)
  • vyāla – serpent, snake
    noun (masculine)
  • āvalī – row, range, multitude, series
    noun (feminine)
  • gātra – limb, body
    noun (neuter)
  • vivṛtta – turned, rolled, revolved, entwined, uncovered
    adjective
    past passive participle
    from vi-vṛt
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
  • deha – body, form
    noun (masculine)
श्वभ्र-उत्थिता (śvabhra-utthitā) - emerging from a pit (risen from a pit, emerging from an abyss)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śvabhrotthitā
śvabhrotthitā - risen from a pit, emerging from an abyss
Compound type : tatpurusha (śvabhra+utthita)
  • śvabhra – pit, hole, abyss, cavern
    noun (neuter)
  • utthita – risen, emerged, standing up
    adjective
    past passive participle
    from ud-sthā
    Prefix: ud
    Root: sthā (class 1)
पुष्प-लता (puṣpa-latā) - a flower creeper (flower creeper, flowering vine)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpalatā
puṣpalatā - flower creeper, flowering vine
Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+latā)
  • puṣpa – flower, blossom
    noun (neuter)
  • latā – creeper, vine
    noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - wealth (lakṣmī) (wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī
lakṣmī - wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī