योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-20

जन्मपल्वलमत्स्यानां चित्तकर्दमचारिणाम् ।
पुंसां दुर्वासनारज्जुर्नारी बडिशपिण्डिका ॥ २० ॥

janmapalvalamatsyānāṃ cittakardamacāriṇām ,
puṃsāṃ durvāsanārajjurnārī baḍiśapiṇḍikā 20

20. janma-palvala-matsyānām citta-kardama-cāriṇām
puṃsām dur-vāsanā-rajjuḥ nārī baḍiśa-piṇḍikā

20. janma-palvala-matsyānām citta-kardama-cāriṇām
puṃsām nārī baḍiśa-piṇḍikā dur-vāsanā-rajjuḥ

20. For men, who are like fish in the pond of repeated births (saṃsāra) and who move in the mud of their minds, a woman is the bait on the hook and the rope of evil inclinations.

20. עבור בני האדם, שהם כמו דגים בביצת הלידות מחדש השוחים בבוץ פעילות החשיבה, האישה היא פיתיון על חכה הקשורה בחבל הרשמים השליליים.

Words meanings summery:

• जन्म-पल्वल-मत्स्यानाम् (janma-palvala-matsyānām) - of the fish in the pond of birth/existence

• चित्त-कर्दम-चारिणाम् (citta-kardama-cāriṇām) - of those moving in the mud of the mind

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men; of human beings

• दुर्-वासना-रज्जुः (dur-vāsanā-rajjuḥ) - the rope of evil inclinations/habits

• नारी (nārī) - woman

• बडिश-पिण्डिका (baḍiśa-piṇḍikā) - the bait on the hook; a fish-bait

Words meanings and morphology

जन्म-पल्वल-मत्स्यानाम् (janma-palvala-matsyānām) - of the fish in the pond of birth/existence

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of janma-palvala-matsya

janma-palvala-matsya - fish of the pond of birth (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (janman+palvala+matsya)

• janman – birth, origin, existence, life, world (saṃsāra)
  noun (neuter)
• palvala – small pond, pool, puddle
  noun (neuter)
• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)

चित्त-कर्दम-चारिणाम् (citta-kardama-cāriṇām) - of those moving in the mud of the mind

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of citta-kardama-cārin

citta-kardama-cārin - one who moves in the mud of the mind

Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+kardama+cārin)

• citta – mind, thought, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• cārin – moving, walking, roaming, dwelling, practicing (agent noun)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √car (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men; of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person, soul, human being

दुर्-वासना-रज्जुः (dur-vāsanā-rajjuḥ) - the rope of evil inclinations/habits

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dur-vāsanā-rajju

dur-vāsanā-rajju - a rope of evil tendencies or bad habits

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur-vāsanā+rajju)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, ill (prefix)
  indeclinable
• vāsanā – latent tendency, impression, desire, inclination, habit
  noun (feminine)
• rajju – rope, cord, string
  noun (feminine)

नारी (nārī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, female

बडिश-पिण्डिका (baḍiśa-piṇḍikā) - the bait on the hook; a fish-bait

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of baḍiśa-piṇḍikā

baḍiśa-piṇḍikā - bait on a fish-hook

Compound type : tatpurusha (baḍiśa+piṇḍikā)

• baḍiśa – fish-hook
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍikā – small ball, lump, mass, offering, bait
  noun (feminine)

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