योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-10

प्रत्यनीकं भिनत्त्यन्तः कुठारैः कठिनैरियम् ।
सेना ग्राम्येव वनिता दयितं दृष्टिचेष्टितैः ॥ १० ॥

pratyanīkaṃ bhinattyantaḥ kuṭhāraiḥ kaṭhinairiyam ,
senā grāmyeva vanitā dayitaṃ dṛṣṭiceṣṭitaiḥ 10

10. pratyanīkam bhinatti antaḥ kuṭhāraiḥ kaṭhinaiḥ iyam
senā grāmyā iva vanitā dayitam dṛṣṭi-ceṣṭitaiḥ

10. iyam senā bhinatti pratyanīkam antaḥ kaṭhinaiḥ
kuṭhāraiḥ grāmyā iva vanitā dayitam dṛṣṭi-ceṣṭitaiḥ

10. This army penetrates the enemy force within, using hard axes, just as a village woman pierces her beloved with her glances and gestures.

10. הצבא הזה מפלח את שורות האויב בגרזנים קשים, כפי שאשת כפר שובה את לב אהובה במבטים ובמחוות.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्यनीकम् (pratyanīkam) - the enemy army, the hostile force

• भिनत्ति (bhinatti) - pierces, splits, breaks

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, inwardly

• कुठारैः (kuṭhāraiḥ) - with axes, with hatchets

• कठिनैः (kaṭhinaiḥ) - with hard, with strong, with severe

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• सेना (senā) - army, troop, host

• ग्राम्या (grāmyā) - rural, rustic, village-born

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वनिता (vanitā) - woman, beloved woman

• दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear one

• दृष्टि-चेष्टितैः (dṛṣṭi-ceṣṭitaiḥ) - with glances and gestures

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्यनीकम् (pratyanīkam) - the enemy army, the hostile force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratyanīka

pratyanīka - enemy, hostile army, opponent

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+anīka)

• prati – against, towards, in return
  indeclinable
• anīka – army, host, face, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'bhinatti'.

भिनत्ति (bhinatti) - pierces, splits, breaks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhid

Present Tense

Root 'bhid' belongs to the 7th class of verbs (bhidā-di).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, inwardly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'bhinatti'.

कुठारैः (kuṭhāraiḥ) - with axes, with hatchets

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuṭhāra

kuṭhāra - axe, hatchet

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the instrument of action.

कठिनैः (kaṭhinaiḥ) - with hard, with strong, with severe

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṭhina

kaṭhina - hard, strong, firm, severe, cruel

Note: Adjective modifying 'kuṭhāraiḥ'.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, modifying 'senā'.

सेना (senā) - army, troop, host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, battle, weapon

Note: Subject of the main clause.

ग्राम्या (grāmyā) - rural, rustic, village-born

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grāmya

grāmya - rural, rustic, relating to a village

Note: Adjective modifying 'vanitā'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the simile.

वनिता (vanitā) - woman, beloved woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vanitā

vanitā - woman, beloved woman, wife

From root 'van' (to love, desire).

Root: van (class 1)

Note: The subject of the simile.

दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

From root 'day' (to pity, love).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb (pierces) in the simile.

दृष्टि-चेष्टितैः (dṛṣṭi-ceṣṭitaiḥ) - with glances and gestures

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dṛṣṭi-ceṣṭita

dṛṣṭi-ceṣṭita - glances and gestures, movements of the eyes

Compound type : dvandva (dṛṣṭi+ceṣṭita)

• dṛṣṭi – glance, sight, vision, eye
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ceṣṭita – movement, gesture, effort, act
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, act).
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means by which the woman affects her beloved.

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