योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-1

सप्तदशः सर्गः श्रीराम उवाच ।
हार्दान्धकारशर्वर्या तृष्णयेह दुरन्तया ।
स्फुरन्ति चेतनाकाशे दोषकौशिकपङ्कतयः ॥ १ ॥

saptadaśaḥ sargaḥ śrīrāma uvāca ,
hārdāndhakāraśarvaryā tṛṣṇayeha durantayā ,
sphuranti cetanākāśe doṣakauśikapaṅkatayaḥ 1

1. saptadaśaḥ sargaḥ śrīrāmaḥ uvāca
| hārdāndhakāraśarvaryā tṛṣṇayā
iha durantayā | sphuranti cetanākāśe
doṣakauśikapaṅkatayaḥ || 1 ||

1. The Seventeenth Chapter. Śrī Rāma said: Here, in the endless night of the heart's darkness, spurred by insatiable craving, flocks of owl-like flaws flutter in the sky of consciousness (cetanā).

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तदशः (saptadaśaḥ) - the seventeenth (chapter) (seventeenth)

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - chapter (chapter, section, emanation)

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हार्दान्धकारशर्वर्या (hārdāndhakāraśarvaryā) - by the night of the heart's darkness

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• दुरन्तया (durantayā) - (by craving) which is insatiable (by the endless, by the difficult to end, by the insatiable)

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flutter, they throb, they manifest

• चेतनाकाशे (cetanākāśe) - in the sky of consciousness, in the space of awareness

• दोषकौशिकपङ्कतयः (doṣakauśikapaṅkatayaḥ) - flocks of owl-like flaws, rows of faults resembling owls

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तदशः (saptadaśaḥ) - the seventeenth (chapter) (seventeenth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saptadaśa

saptadaśa - seventeenth

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+daśan)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• daśan – ten
  numeral

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - chapter (chapter, section, emanation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - chapter, section, creation, emanation

Root: sṛj (class 1)

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (aorist-like usage).

Root: vac (class 2)

हार्दान्धकारशर्वर्या (hārdāndhakāraśarvaryā) - by the night of the heart's darkness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hārdāndhakāraśarvarī

hārdāndhakāraśarvarī - night which is the darkness of the heart

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hārda+andhakāra+śarvarī)

• hārda – of the heart, heartfelt, relating to the heart
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from hṛd (heart)
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)
• śarvarī – night
  noun (feminine)

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

दुरन्तया (durantayā) - (by craving) which is insatiable (by the endless, by the difficult to end, by the insatiable)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of duranta

duranta - having a bad end, endless, difficult to end, insatiable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+anta)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  prefix
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flutter, they throb, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sphur

Present Active

From root sphur, present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: sphur (class 6)

चेतनाकाशे (cetanākāśe) - in the sky of consciousness, in the space of awareness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cetanākāśa

cetanākāśa - sky of consciousness, space of awareness

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cetanā+ākāśa)

• cetanā – consciousness, intelligence, awareness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)

दोषकौशिकपङ्कतयः (doṣakauśikapaṅkatayaḥ) - flocks of owl-like flaws, rows of faults resembling owls

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of doṣakauśikapaṅkti

doṣakauśikapaṅkti - flock of owl-like flaws

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+kauśika+paṅkti)

• doṣa – fault, defect, flaw, vice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• kauśika – owl
  noun (masculine)
• paṅkti – row, line, series, flock
  noun (feminine)