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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-35

विचित्रवर्णा विगुणा दीर्घा मलिनसंस्थितिः ।
शून्या शून्यपदा तृष्णा शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी ॥ ३५ ॥
vicitravarṇā viguṇā dīrghā malinasaṃsthitiḥ ,
śūnyā śūnyapadā tṛṣṇā śakrakārmukadharmiṇī 35
35. vicitravarṇā viguṇā dīrghā malinasaṃsthitiḥ
śūnyā śūnyapadā tṛṣṇā śakrakārmukadharmiṇī
35. Desire (tṛṣṇā) is of varied colors, devoid of inherent qualities, far-reaching, of an impure nature, empty, without any real basis, and possesses the characteristic of Indra's bow (a rainbow).

Words meanings summery:

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  • विचित्रवर्णा (vicitravarṇā) - of varied colors, multi-colored, wonderfully hued
  • विगुणा (viguṇā) - without qualities, devoid of good qualities, faulty
  • दीर्घा (dīrghā) - long, far-reaching, extensive, prolonged
  • मलिनसंस्थितिः (malinasaṁsthitiḥ) - of impure nature/state, having a defiled constitution
  • शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, vacant, non-existent
  • शून्यपदा (śūnyapadā) - without a basis, having no foundation, baseless
  • तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - desire, craving, thirst, longing
  • शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी (śakrakārmukadharmiṇī) - having the nature/characteristic of Indra's bow (rainbow)

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रवर्णा (vicitravarṇā) - of varied colors, multi-colored, wonderfully hued
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vicitravarṇa
vicitravarṇa - variegated in color, multi-colored, wonderfully colored
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+varṇa)
  • vicitra – various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, strange
    adjective (masculine)
  • varṇa – color, hue, appearance, caste, letter
    noun (masculine)
    Root: √vṛ (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
विगुणा (viguṇā) - without qualities, devoid of good qualities, faulty
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viguṇa
viguṇa - without qualities (guṇas), faulty, vicious, inferior
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+guṇa)
  • vi – without, devoid of (as a negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, property, virtue
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
दीर्घा (dīrghā) - long, far-reaching, extensive, prolonged
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrgha
dīrgha - long, tall, extensive, prolonged
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
मलिनसंस्थितिः (malinasaṁsthitiḥ) - of impure nature/state, having a defiled constitution
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of malinasaṃsthiti
malinasaṁsthiti - having an impure state, of a defiled nature
Feminine adjective formed by compounding.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (malina+saṃsthiti)
  • malina – dirty, impure, soiled, defiled
    adjective (masculine)
  • saṃsthiti – state, condition, constitution, existence, arrangement
    noun (feminine)
    From sam-√sthā (to stand together, exist)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: √sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void, vacant, non-existent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, zero, non-existent, vain
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
शून्यपदा (śūnyapadā) - without a basis, having no foundation, baseless
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnyapada
śūnyapada - having no footing/basis, empty-footed, without real existence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūnya+pada)
  • śūnya – empty, void, non-existent
    adjective (masculine)
  • pada – foot, step, mark, station, basis, word
    noun (neuter)
    Root: √pad (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.
तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - desire, craving, thirst, longing
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā
tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing
From root √tṛṣ (to thirst)
Root: √tṛṣ (class 4)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
शक्रकार्मुकधर्मिणी (śakrakārmukadharmiṇī) - having the nature/characteristic of Indra's bow (rainbow)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakrakārmukadharmin
śakrakārmukadharmin - possessing the nature/attribute of Indra's bow
Adjective formed from 'śakrakārmuka' + 'dharmin' suffix.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakrakārmuka+dharmin)
  • śakrakārmuka – Indra's bow, rainbow
    noun (neuter)
  • dharmin – having the nature of, possessing the quality of, characterized by
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from dharma (nature, attribute) + -in suffix.
Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇā'.