योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-14

गृह्यमाणापि हस्तेन ग्रहीतुं नैव युज्यते ।
मृद्वप्यत्यन्ततीक्ष्णाग्रा निर्झरोर्मिरिवोत्थिता ॥ १४ ॥

gṛhyamāṇāpi hastena grahītuṃ naiva yujyate ,
mṛdvapyatyantatīkṣṇāgrā nirjharormirivotthitā 14

14. gṛhyamāṇā api hastena grahītum na eva yujyate mṛdu
api atyantatīkṣṇāgrā nirjharormiḥ iva utthitā

14. hastena gṛhyamāṇā api grahītum na eva yujyate mṛdu
api atyantatīkṣṇāgrā nirjharormiḥ iva utthitā

14. Even when held in the hand, it cannot truly be grasped. Though soft, its tip is exceedingly sharp, resembling a wave that has risen from a waterfall.

Words meanings summery:

• गृह्यमाणा (gṛhyamāṇā) - being taken, being grasped, being seized

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though, although)

• हस्तेन (hastena) - by the hand (by hand)

• ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to grasp it (to take, to grasp)

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, just, quite)

• युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is possible (to grasp) (is appropriate, is fit, is joined, is connected)

• मृदु (mṛdu) - soft (soft, tender, mild)

• अपि (api) - although (even, also, though, although)

• अत्यन्ततीक्ष्णाग्रा (atyantatīkṣṇāgrā) - its tip is exceedingly sharp (having an extremely sharp tip)

• निर्झरोर्मिः (nirjharormiḥ) - a wave from a waterfall (a wave of a waterfall)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उत्थिता (utthitā) - risen (risen, arisen, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

गृह्यमाणा (gṛhyamāṇā) - being taken, being grasped, being seized

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhyamāṇa

gṛhyamāṇa - being taken, being grasped, being seized (present passive participle of grah)

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root `grah` (to seize, take) with passive suffix `-yamāṇa`.

Root: grah (class 9)

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though, although)

(indeclinable)

हस्तेन (hastena) - by the hand (by hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk (of an elephant), forearm

ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to grasp it (to take, to grasp)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root `grah`.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Acts as a verbal noun.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies the negation.

युज्यते (yujyate) - is appropriate, is possible (to grasp) (is appropriate, is fit, is joined, is connected)

(verb)

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

passive voice, present tense

Derived from root `yuj` (to join, to yoke), 4th class, passive, `ātmanepada`.

Root: yuj (class 4)

मृदु (mṛdu) - soft (soft, tender, mild)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, mild, gentle, weak

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject.

अपि (api) - although (even, also, though, although)

(indeclinable)

अत्यन्ततीक्ष्णाग्रा (atyantatīkṣṇāgrā) - its tip is exceedingly sharp (having an extremely sharp tip)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atyantatīkṣṇāgra

atyantatīkṣṇāgra - having an extremely sharp point or tip

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (atyanta+tīkṣṇa+agra)

• atyanta – excessive, extreme, very much
  adjective
  Prefix: ati
  Root: ant
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent, severe
  adjective
• agra – tip, point, front, summit, chief
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject.

निर्झरोर्मिः (nirjharormiḥ) - a wave from a waterfall (a wave of a waterfall)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirjharormi

nirjharormi - wave of a waterfall

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirjhara+ūrmi)

• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: jhṛ
• ūrmi – wave, surge, ripple
  noun (feminine)

Note: Masculine `nirjhara` and feminine `ūrmi` combine, the gender of the compound usually follows the last member `ūrmi`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उत्थिता (utthitā) - risen (risen, arisen, appeared)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, appeared, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ud` (up) and suffix `kta` (`ita`).

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies `nirjharormiḥ`.