योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-11

केशकज्जलधारिण्यो दुःस्पर्शा लोचनप्रियाः ।
दुष्कृताग्निशिखा नार्यो दहन्ति तृणवन्नरम् ॥ ११ ॥

keśakajjaladhāriṇyo duḥsparśā locanapriyāḥ ,
duṣkṛtāgniśikhā nāryo dahanti tṛṇavannaram 11

11. keśakajjaladhāriṇyaḥ duḥsparśāḥ locanapriyāḥ
duṣkṛtāgniśikhāḥ nāryaḥ dahanti tṛṇavat naram

11. keśakajjaladhāriṇyaḥ duḥsparśāḥ locanapriyāḥ duṣkṛtāgniśikhāḥ nāryaḥ naram tṛṇavat dahanti.

11. Women, with hair dark as kohl, though pleasing to the eyes, are dangerous to approach. Like flames of the fire of evil deeds, they burn a man as if he were straw.

Words meanings summery:

• केशकज्जलधारिण्यः (keśakajjaladhāriṇyaḥ) - bearing hair like kohl, having kohl-black hair

• दुःस्पर्शाः (duḥsparśāḥ) - difficult to touch, unpleasant to touch, dangerous to approach

• लोचनप्रियाः (locanapriyāḥ) - pleasing to the eyes, attractive

• दुष्कृताग्निशिखाः (duṣkṛtāgniśikhāḥ) - like flames of the fire of misdeeds, having the appearance of flames from the fire of evil deeds

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• दहन्ति (dahanti) - they burn

• तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like straw, as straw

• नरम् (naram) - man, a man

Words meanings and morphology

केशकज्जलधारिण्यः (keśakajjaladhāriṇyaḥ) - bearing hair like kohl, having kohl-black hair

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of keśakajjaladhāriṇī

keśakajjaladhāriṇī - one who has hair like kohl

Compound adjective. 'keśa' (hair) and 'kajjala' (kohl) describe the quality of 'dhāriṇī' (bearing).

Compound type : karmadhāraya-bahuvrīhi (keśa+kajjala+dhāriṇī)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• kajjala – lamp-black, kohl, collyrium
  noun (neuter)
• dhāriṇī – bearing, holding, possessing
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun (feminine form of dhārin)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear) + -in suffix, feminine form
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

दुःस्पर्शाः (duḥsparśāḥ) - difficult to touch, unpleasant to touch, dangerous to approach

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥsparśā

duḥsparśā - difficult to touch, unpleasant to touch, untouchable, dangerous to approach

From 'dus' (bad, difficult) + 'sparśa' (touch). Feminine form.

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dus+sparśa)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• sparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  From root spṛś (to touch)
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

लोचनप्रियाः (locanapriyāḥ) - pleasing to the eyes, attractive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of locanapriyā

locanapriyā - pleasing to the eyes, dear to the eyes, beautiful

Compound of 'locana' (eye) and 'priya' (dear, pleasing). Feminine form.

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (locana+priya)

• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root loc (to see, perceive)
  Root: loc (class 1)
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (feminine)

दुष्कृताग्निशिखाः (duṣkṛtāgniśikhāḥ) - like flames of the fire of misdeeds, having the appearance of flames from the fire of evil deeds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duṣkṛtāgniśikhā

duṣkṛtāgniśikhā - flame of the fire of evil deeds

Compound: 'duṣkṛta' (evil deed) + 'agni' (fire) + 'śikhā' (flame). Metaphorical compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (duṣkṛta+agni+śikhā)

• duṣkṛta – evil deed, misdeed, sin
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'dus' (bad) + root kṛ (to do).
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, crest, peak, tuft of hair
  noun (feminine)

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

दहन्ति (dahanti) - they burn

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like straw, as straw

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix '-vat' meaning 'like' or 'as' applied to 'tṛṇa' (grass/straw).

नरम् (naram) - man, a man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, male, person