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.

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.