योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-21

वक्रा विषमयी तन्वी मृद्वी संकटकर्कशा ।
ललनाचञ्चला लुब्धा तृष्णा कृष्णेव भोगिनी ॥ २१ ॥

vakrā viṣamayī tanvī mṛdvī saṃkaṭakarkaśā ,
lalanācañcalā lubdhā tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇeva bhoginī 21

21. vakrā viṣamayī tanvī mṛdvī saṅkaṭakarkaśā
lalanācañcalā lubdhā tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇā iva bhoginī

21. tṛṣṇā vakrā viṣamayī tanvī mṛdvī saṅkaṭakarkaśā
lalanācañcalā lubdhā kṛṣṇā iva bhoginī

21. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is crooked, full of poison, slender, and gentle, yet it becomes harsh in times of distress. It is fickle like a woman and greedy, resembling Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) or a female serpent.

Words meanings summery:

• वक्रा (vakrā) - crooked, bent, deceitful, indirect

• विषमयी (viṣamayī) - full of poison, difficult, uneven

• तन्वी (tanvī) - slender, delicate, thin

• मृद्वी (mṛdvī) - soft, gentle, delicate

• सङ्कटकर्कशा (saṅkaṭakarkaśā) - harsh in distress, stiff/hard in danger

• ललनाचञ्चला (lalanācañcalā) - fickle like a woman, unsteady like a charming woman

• लुब्धा (lubdhā) - greedy, covetous, eager

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (craving, thirst, desire, longing)

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) or a black female serpent (black, dark, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भोगिनी (bhoginī) - female serpent or queen (Draupadī) (female serpent, queen, enjoyer)

Words meanings and morphology

वक्रा (vakrā) - crooked, bent, deceitful, indirect

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vakra

vakra - crooked, bent, winding, deceitful

Root: vaṅk

विषमयी (viṣamayī) - full of poison, difficult, uneven

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣamayin

viṣamayin - full of poison, poisonous, difficult, uneven, dangerous

Derived from viṣama (uneven, difficult, poison) with the suffix -mayin.

तन्वी (tanvī) - slender, delicate, thin

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - slender, thin, delicate, body

Feminine form of tanu.

Root: tan (class 8)

मृद्वी (mṛdvī) - soft, gentle, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle

Feminine form of mṛdu.

Root: mṛd

सङ्कटकर्कशा (saṅkaṭakarkaśā) - harsh in distress, stiff/hard in danger

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅkaṭakarkaśa

saṅkaṭakarkaśa - harsh in distress, severe in difficulty

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkaṭa+karkaśa)

• saṅkaṭa – distress, danger, difficulty, narrow pass
  noun (neuter)
  From sam-kaṭ (to be narrow).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)
• karkaśa – harsh, rough, hard, cruel
  adjective
  Root: karkaś

ललनाचञ्चला (lalanācañcalā) - fickle like a woman, unsteady like a charming woman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lalanācañcalā

lalanācañcalā - fickle like a woman

Compound adjective, implying 'one who is fickle like a woman'.

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada-bahuvrīhi (lalanā+cañcalā)

• lalanā – woman, charming woman
  noun (feminine)
  From root lal (to play, sport).
  Root: lal (class 1)
• cañcalā – fickle, unsteady, restless
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine of cañcala, from root cal (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

लुब्धा (lubdhā) - greedy, covetous, eager

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager, perplexed

Past Passive Participle

From root lubh (to desire, to covet).

Root: lubh (class 4)

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (craving, thirst, desire, longing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

From root tṛṣ (to thirst).

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) or a black female serpent (black, dark, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark; Lord Kṛṣṇa

Feminine form of kṛṣṇa. Refers to Draupadī, whose name was Kṛṣṇā. Also can mean 'dark female (animal)' like a black serpent.

Root: kṛṣ

Note: Used in comparison ('like Kṛṣṇā').

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भोगिनी (bhoginī) - female serpent or queen (Draupadī) (female serpent, queen, enjoyer)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhoginī

bhogin - enjoyer, possessor of wealth, serpent (bhoga=serpent's hood), queen (wife of a bhogin/king)

Feminine form of bhogin. Refers to a female serpent, or a queen/wife of a rich person/king.

Root: bhuj (class 7)