योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-20

नित्यमेवातिमलिना कटुकोन्माददायिनी ।
दीर्घतन्त्री घनस्नेहा तृष्णा गह्वरवल्लरी ॥ २० ॥

nityamevātimalinā kaṭukonmādadāyinī ,
dīrghatantrī ghanasnehā tṛṣṇā gahvaravallarī 20

20. nityam eva atimalinā kaṭukonmādadāyinī
dīrghatantrī ghanasnehā tṛṣṇā gahvaravallarī

20. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is perpetually extremely impure and causes bitter madness. It possesses long tendrils and dense attachment, like a creeper (vallerī) from a deep thicket.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अतिमलिना (atimalinā) - extremely impure/dirty, very dark

• कटुकोन्माददायिनी (kaṭukonmādadāyinī) - causing bitter madness/intoxication

• दीर्घतन्त्री (dīrghatantrī) - having long strings (like a lute), having long tendrils (like a creeper)

• घनस्नेहा (ghanasnehā) - having dense attachment/affection; having thick oil/sap

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire, longing

• गह्वरवल्लरी (gahvaravallarī) - a creeper from a deep cavern/thicket

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अतिमलिना (atimalinā) - extremely impure/dirty, very dark

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atimalina

atimalina - very dirty, extremely impure, very dark, very black

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+malina)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
• malina – dirty, impure, stained, dark, black
  adjective (masculine)

कटुकोन्माददायिनी (kaṭukonmādadāyinī) - causing bitter madness/intoxication

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṭukonmādadāyinī

kaṭukonmādadāyinī - feminine of kaṭukonmādadāyin; giving or causing bitter/harsh madness or intoxication

Agent noun / Adjective from root

Derived from root dā with suffix -in, forming an agent noun/adjective, then feminized with -ī. Compound with kaṭukonmāda.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṭuka+unmāda+dāyin)

• kaṭuka – bitter, pungent, acrid, harsh, sharp
  adjective (masculine)
• unmāda – madness, insanity, frenzy, intoxication, delirium
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix ud + root mad
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• dāyin – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / Adjective from root
  Derived from root dā with suffix -in
  Root: dā (class 1)

दीर्घतन्त्री (dīrghatantrī) - having long strings (like a lute), having long tendrils (like a creeper)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrghatantrī

dīrghatantrī - having long strings (of a musical instrument); having long tendrils (of a climbing plant)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+tantrī)

• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive, prolonged
  adjective (masculine)
• tantrī – string, chord (of a musical instrument), tendril
  noun (feminine)

घनस्नेहा (ghanasnehā) - having dense attachment/affection; having thick oil/sap

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghanasneha

ghanasneha - having dense affection/attachment; having thick oil/viscosity/sap

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghana+sneha)

• ghana – dense, thick, solid, compact, profound
  adjective (masculine)
• sneha – oil, fat, sap, moisture; affection, attachment, love, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire, longing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing, greed

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

गह्वरवल्लरी (gahvaravallarī) - a creeper from a deep cavern/thicket

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gahvaravallarī

gahvaravallarī - a creeper (vallerī) that grows in a deep (gahvara) cavern or dense thicket

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gahvara+vallarī)

• gahvara – deep, dense, impenetrable; a cavern, a thicket, a dense forest
  adjective (neuter)
• vallarī – creeper, tendril, climbing plant
  noun (feminine)