योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-47

हा हा हरिणशावाक्ष्याः पक्षलक्षणपक्ष्मसु ।
कुमार्गेष्विव विश्रान्तिमेति कार्शानवी शिखा ॥ ४७ ॥

hā hā hariṇaśāvākṣyāḥ pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣmasu ,
kumārgeṣviva viśrāntimeti kārśānavī śikhā 47

47. hā hā hariṇaśāvākṣyāḥ pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣmasu
kumārgeṣu iva viśrāntim eti kārśānavī śikhā

47. hā hā kārśānavī śikhā hariṇaśāvākṣyāḥ
pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣmasu kumārgeṣu iva viśrāntim eti

47. Oh, alas! The fiery flame finds rest, as if on wrong paths, among the prominent eyelashes of the fawn-eyed woman.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - alas!, oh dear!

• हा (hā) - alas!, oh dear!

• हरिणशावाक्ष्याः (hariṇaśāvākṣyāḥ) - of the fawn-eyed one

• पक्षलक्षणपक्ष्मसु (pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣmasu) - in the prominent eyelashes (in the prominent eyelashes; in the eyelashes characterized by wings)

• कुमार्गेषु (kumārgeṣu) - on wrong paths, on evil ways

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, repose (rest, repose, cessation)

• एति (eti) - attains, finds (goes, comes, reaches, attains)

• कार्शानवी (kārśānavī) - fiery (describing flame) (fiery, belonging to fire)

• शिखा (śikhā) - flame (flame, crest, topknot)

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - alas!, oh dear!

(indeclinable)

Note: repeated for emphasis

हा (hā) - alas!, oh dear!

(indeclinable)

Note: repeated for emphasis

हरिणशावाक्ष्याः (hariṇaśāvākṣyāḥ) - of the fawn-eyed one

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of hariṇaśāvākṣī

hariṇaśāvākṣī - fawn-eyed woman, a woman with eyes like a young deer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hariṇa+śāva+akṣī)

• hariṇa – deer, antelope
  noun (masculine)
• śāva – young, offspring, fawn
  noun (masculine)
• akṣī – eye
  noun (feminine)

पक्षलक्षणपक्ष्मसु (pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣmasu) - in the prominent eyelashes (in the prominent eyelashes; in the eyelashes characterized by wings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣman

pakṣalakṣaṇapakṣman - eyelash having the characteristic of a wing or side

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣalakṣaṇa+pakṣman)

• pakṣalakṣaṇa – characteristic of a wing or side; prominent
  noun (neuter)
• pakṣman – eyelash
  noun (neuter)

कुमार्गेषु (kumārgeṣu) - on wrong paths, on evil ways

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kumārga

kumārga - wrong path, evil path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+mārga)

• ku – bad, evil, wrong (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mārga – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, repose (rest, repose, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, cessation, tranquility

derived from the root śram with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

एति (eti) - attains, finds (goes, comes, reaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

कार्शानवी (kārśānavī) - fiery (describing flame) (fiery, belonging to fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārśānavi

kārśānavi - belonging to or produced by Kṛśānu (the fire god); fiery

derived from Kṛśānu (a name of Agni, the fire god)

शिखा (śikhā) - flame (flame, crest, topknot)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, point, crest, topknot, peak

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