योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-48

नासिधारा न वज्रार्चिर्न तप्तायःकणार्चिषः ।
तथा तीक्ष्णा यथा ब्रह्मंस्तृष्णेयं हृदि संस्थिता ॥ ४८ ॥

nāsidhārā na vajrārcirna taptāyaḥkaṇārciṣaḥ ,
tathā tīkṣṇā yathā brahmaṃstṛṣṇeyaṃ hṛdi saṃsthitā 48

48. na asi-dhārā na vajra-arciḥ na tapta-ayaḥ-kaṇa-arciṣaḥ
tathā tīkṣṇā yathā brahman tṛṣṇā iyam hṛdi saṃsthitā

48. Neither the edge of a sword, nor the flame of a lightning bolt, nor the sparks from heated iron, are as sharp, O Brahman, as this craving (tṛṣṇā) situated within the heart.

48. הו בְּרַהְמָן, לא להב החרב, לא ניצוץ הברק ואף לא רסיסי ברזל לוהטים חדים ופוצעים כמו התאווה הזו השוכנת בלב.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither

• असि-धारा (asi-dhārā) - sword-edge, blade of a sword

• न (na) - not, neither

• वज्र-अर्चिः (vajra-arciḥ) - lightning flame, flame of a thunderbolt

• न (na) - not, neither

• तप्त-अयः-कण-अर्चिषः (tapta-ayaḥ-kaṇa-arciṣaḥ) - sparks/flames of heated iron particles

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp, keen, piercing

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the interlocutor (Sage Vasiṣṭha or another spiritual master). (O Brahman (vocative))

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

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, within the heart

• संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - situated, placed, abiding

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

असि-धारा (asi-dhārā) - sword-edge, blade of a sword

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asi-dhārā

asi-dhārā - sword-edge, blade of a sword

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asi+dhārā)

• asi – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, stream, current
  noun (feminine)
  Root: Dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the list of things that are not as sharp.

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

वज्र-अर्चिः (vajra-arciḥ) - lightning flame, flame of a thunderbolt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajra-arci

vajra-arci - lightning flame, flame of a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+arci)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• arci – flame, ray, light
  noun (masculine)
  Root: Arc (class 1)

Note: Part of the list of things that are not as sharp.

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

तप्त-अयः-कण-अर्चिषः (tapta-ayaḥ-kaṇa-arciṣaḥ) - sparks/flames of heated iron particles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapta-ayaḥ-kaṇa-arci

tapta-ayaḥ-kaṇa-arci - sparks/flames of heated iron particles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapta+ayaḥ-kaṇa+arci)

• tapta – heated, hot, burning
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tap (to heat, to burn)
  Root: Tap (class 1)
• ayaḥ-kaṇa – iron particle
  noun (masculine)
• arci – flame, ray, light
  noun (masculine)
  Root: Arc (class 1)

Note: Part of the list of things that are not as sharp.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp, keen, piercing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, hot, violent

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing the interlocutor (Sage Vasiṣṭha or another spiritual master). (O Brahman (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), priest, sage, holy man

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

Root: Tṛṣ (class 4)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, within the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind

संस्थिता (saṁsthitā) - situated, placed, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- and root sthā (to stand)

Prefix: sam

Root: Sthā (class 1)

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