योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-17

कान्तावियोगजातेन हृदि दुःस्पर्शवह्निना ।
यौवने दह्यते जन्तुस्तरुर्दावाग्निना यथा ॥ १७ ॥

kāntāviyogajātena hṛdi duḥsparśavahninā ,
yauvane dahyate jantustarurdāvāgninā yathā 17

17. kāntāviyogajātena hṛdi duḥsparśavahninā
yauvane dahyate jantuḥ taruḥ dāvāgninā yathā

17. yathā taruḥ dāvāgninā (dahyate),
(tathā) jantuḥ यौवने कान्तावियोगजातेन दुःस्पर्शवह्निना हृदि दह्यते

17. In youth, a living being is consumed by an unbearable fire (vahni) in the heart, a fire born from the separation from a beloved, just as a tree is consumed by a forest fire.

Words meanings summery:

• कान्तावियोगजातेन (kāntāviyogajātena) - describing the origin of the unbearable fire in the heart (born from separation from a beloved woman)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - indicating the location of the burning sensation (in the heart, in the mind)

• दुःस्पर्शवह्निना (duḥsparśavahninā) - the metaphoric fire of emotional suffering, causing the burning sensation (by an unbearable fire, by a fire difficult to touch)

• यौवने (yauvane) - the specific stage of life during which this suffering occurs (in youth, in young age)

• दह्यते (dahyate) - experiences intense suffering, like being consumed by fire (is burned, is consumed, suffers)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - refers to any individual experiencing the effects of youth and desire (a living being, creature, human being)

• तरुः (taruḥ) - the object of comparison in the simile (tree, plant)

• दावाग्निना (dāvāgninā) - the agent of burning in the simile, causing the destruction of the tree (by a forest fire, by a conflagration)

• यथा (yathā) - introduces the comparison to illustrate the intensity of suffering (just as, as, in the manner that)

Words meanings and morphology

कान्तावियोगजातेन (kāntāviyogajātena) - describing the origin of the unbearable fire in the heart (born from separation from a beloved woman)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāntāviyogajāta

kāntāviyogajāta - born from separation from a beloved

Compound type : pañcamī tatpuruṣa (kāntāviyoga+jāta)

• kāntāviyoga – separation from a beloved woman
  noun (masculine)
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `jan` (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 0)

Note: Modifies 'duḥsparśavahninā'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - indicating the location of the burning sensation (in the heart, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

दुःस्पर्शवह्निना (duḥsparśavahninā) - the metaphoric fire of emotional suffering, causing the burning sensation (by an unbearable fire, by a fire difficult to touch)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of duḥsparśavahni

duḥsparśavahni - unbearable fire, fire difficult to touch

Compound type : karmadhāraya (duḥsparśa+vahni)

• duḥsparśa – difficult to touch, unbearable
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `duḥ` (difficult) and `sparśa` (touch).
• vahni – fire, flame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 0)

Note: The agent of the passive verb 'dahyate'.

यौवने (yauvane) - the specific stage of life during which this suffering occurs (in youth, in young age)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, youthfulness

Derived from `yuvan` (young man).

Note: Indicates the time period.

दह्यते (dahyate) - experiences intense suffering, like being consumed by fire (is burned, is consumed, suffers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dah

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Root verb of the 1st class (Bhvādi).

Root: dah (class 0)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - refers to any individual experiencing the effects of youth and desire (a living being, creature, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

Derived from root `jan` (to be born).

Root: jan (class 0)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'dahyate'.

तरुः (taruḥ) - the object of comparison in the simile (tree, plant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taru

taru - tree

Note: Subject in the comparative clause.

दावाग्निना (dāvāgninā) - the agent of burning in the simile, causing the destruction of the tree (by a forest fire, by a conflagration)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dāvāgni

dāvāgni - forest fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāva+agni)

• dāva – forest, forest fire
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the implied 'dahyate' in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - introduces the comparison to illustrate the intensity of suffering (just as, as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)