योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-46

अन्तःशून्या ग्रन्थिमत्यो दीर्घस्वाङ्कुरकण्टकाः ।
मुक्तामणिप्रिया नित्यं तृष्णा वेणुलता इव ॥ ४६ ॥

antaḥśūnyā granthimatyo dīrghasvāṅkurakaṇṭakāḥ ,
muktāmaṇipriyā nityaṃ tṛṣṇā veṇulatā iva 46

46. antaḥ-śūnyāḥ granthimatyaḥ dīrgha-sva-aṅkura-kaṇṭakāḥ
muktā-maṇi-priyāḥ nityam tṛṣṇā veṇu-latā iva

46. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is perpetually like bamboo creepers, which are hollow inside, full of knots, possess long thorns, and are fond of pearls.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तः-शून्याः (antaḥ-śūnyāḥ) - hollow inside, empty within

• ग्रन्थिमत्यः (granthimatyaḥ) - full of knots, knotty, jointed

• दीर्घ-स्व-अङ्कुर-कण्टकाः (dīrgha-sva-aṅkura-kaṇṭakāḥ) - possessing long thorns (like bamboo creepers) (having long thorns from its own shoots/sprouts; possessing long, self-sprouting thorns)

• मुक्ता-मणि-प्रियाः (muktā-maṇi-priyāḥ) - attracting or containing pearls/jewels (in context of bamboo: attracting snakes with head-gems, or being valued/decorated with gems) (fond of pearls and jewels, attracting pearls/jewels)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

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

• वेणु-लता (veṇu-latā) - bamboo creeper/vine

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तः-शून्याः (antaḥ-śūnyāḥ) - hollow inside, empty within

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of antaḥ-śūnya

antaḥ-śūnya - hollow inside, empty within

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+śūnya)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, hollow
  adjective

Note: Qualifies the implied plural 'veṇu-latāḥ' (bamboo creepers) in the simile.

ग्रन्थिमत्यः (granthimatyaḥ) - full of knots, knotty, jointed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of granthimat

granthimat - knotty, jointed, full of knots

Possessive suffix -mat added to granthi

Note: Qualifies the implied plural 'veṇu-latāḥ'.

दीर्घ-स्व-अङ्कुर-कण्टकाः (dīrgha-sva-aṅkura-kaṇṭakāḥ) - possessing long thorns (like bamboo creepers) (having long thorns from its own shoots/sprouts; possessing long, self-sprouting thorns)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dīrgha-sva-aṅkura-kaṇṭaka

dīrgha-sva-aṅkura-kaṇṭaka - having long thorns from its own sprouts/shoots

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+sva+aṅkura+kaṇṭaka)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective
• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, prickle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied plural 'veṇu-latāḥ'.

मुक्ता-मणि-प्रियाः (muktā-maṇi-priyāḥ) - attracting or containing pearls/jewels (in context of bamboo: attracting snakes with head-gems, or being valued/decorated with gems) (fond of pearls and jewels, attracting pearls/jewels)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of muktā-maṇi-priya

muktā-maṇi-priya - fond of pearls and jewels; attracting or containing pearls/jewels

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muktā-maṇi+priya)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• priya – dear, beloved, fond of
  adjective

Note: Qualifies the implied plural 'veṇu-latāḥ'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually, constantly

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

Root: Tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb 'is').

वेणु-लता (veṇu-latā) - bamboo creeper/vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of veṇu-latā

veṇu-latā - bamboo creeper, bamboo vine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veṇu+latā)

• veṇu – bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

Note: The object of comparison, understood in a collective or plural sense due to the preceding qualifying adjectives.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.