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.

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)