योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-49

उज्ज्वलाऽसिततीक्ष्णाग्रा स्नेहदीर्घदशा परा ।
प्रकाशा दाहदुःस्पर्शा तृष्णा दीपशिखा इव ॥ ४९ ॥

ujjvalā'sitatīkṣṇāgrā snehadīrghadaśā parā ,
prakāśā dāhaduḥsparśā tṛṣṇā dīpaśikhā iva 49

49. ujjvalā asitatīkṣṇāgrā snehadīrghadaśā parā
prakāśā dāhaduḥsparśā tṛṣṇā dīpaśikhā iva

49. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is like a lamp flame: it is brilliant, with a dark and sharp tip, sustained by a long wick fed by oil (sneha), pre-eminent, radiant, causing a burning sensation, and difficult to approach.

Words meanings summery:

• उज्ज्वला (ujjvalā) - bright, brilliant, luminous

• असिततीक्ष्णाग्रा (asitatīkṣṇāgrā) - having a dark and sharp tip

• स्नेहदीर्घदशा (snehadīrghadaśā) - having a long wick fed by oil (having a long wick of oil, having a prolonged state of affection)

• परा (parā) - pre-eminent, supreme (supreme, excellent, highest, next, other)

• प्रकाशा (prakāśā) - radiant, luminous (luminous, bright, manifest)

• दाहदुःस्पर्शा (dāhaduḥsparśā) - causing a burning sensation and difficult to approach (burning and difficult to touch)

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

• दीपशिखा (dīpaśikhā) - lamp flame

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

उज्ज्वला (ujjvalā) - bright, brilliant, luminous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ujjvala

ujjvala - bright, brilliant, shining, resplendent

From ud (up, forth) + √jval (to shine)

Prefix: ud

Root: √jval (class 1)

असिततीक्ष्णाग्रा (asitatīkṣṇāgrā) - having a dark and sharp tip

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asitatīkṣṇāgra

asitatīkṣṇāgra - having a dark and sharp tip

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asita+tīkṣṇa+agra)

• asita – dark, black, un-white
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front, foremost
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing tṛṣṇā/dīpaśikhā.

स्नेहदीर्घदशा (snehadīrghadaśā) - having a long wick fed by oil (having a long wick of oil, having a prolonged state of affection)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snehadīrghadaśā

snehadīrghadaśā - having a long wick of oil, having a prolonged state of affection

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sneha+dīrgha+daśā)

• sneha – oil, fat, affection, love
  noun (masculine)
• dīrgha – long, lengthy, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• daśā – state, condition, wick (of a lamp), fringe
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective describing tṛṣṇā/dīpaśikhā.

परा (parā) - pre-eminent, supreme (supreme, excellent, highest, next, other)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, other, ultimate

Note: Adjective describing tṛṣṇā/dīpaśikhā.

प्रकाशा (prakāśā) - radiant, luminous (luminous, bright, manifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, manifestation, clear

From pra (forth) + √kāś (to shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: √kāś (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing tṛṣṇā/dīpaśikhā.

दाहदुःस्पर्शा (dāhaduḥsparśā) - causing a burning sensation and difficult to approach (burning and difficult to touch)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dāhaduḥsparśa

dāhaduḥsparśa - causing burning and difficult to touch

Tatpurusha compound dāha + duḥsparśa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāha+duḥsparśa)

• dāha – burning, combustion, heat
  noun (masculine)
• duḥsparśa – difficult to touch, inaccessible
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dus (bad/difficult) and √spṛś (to touch), with suffix -a
  Prefix: dus
  Root: √spṛś (class 6)

Note: Adjective describing tṛṣṇā/dīpaśikhā.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, appetite

From √tṛṣ (to thirst, desire)

Root: √tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: The subject of the simile.

दीपशिखा (dīpaśikhā) - lamp flame

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīpaśikhā

dīpaśikhā - lamp flame, flame of a lamp

Tatpurusha compound dīpa + śikhā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīpa+śikhā)

• dīpa – lamp, light, illumination
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, peak, top-knot, crest
  noun (feminine)

Note: The object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)