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.

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)