योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-44

कचत्याशु जलभ्रान्तौ नखाजगरकर्कशे ।
क्वाचित्कविसरद्भीतभीतयूककुपान्थके ॥ ४४ ॥

kacatyāśu jalabhrāntau nakhājagarakarkaśe ,
kvācitkavisaradbhītabhītayūkakupānthake 44

44. kacati āśu jalabhrāntau nakhājagara karkaśe
kvācitkavisaratbhītabhītayūkakupānthake

44. āśu jalabhrāntau nakhājagara karkaśe
kvācitkavisaratbhītabhītayūkakupānthake kacati

44. Discomfort swiftly pricks amidst the watery confusion, which is harsh like a python's claws, and in the occasional well-traveler who is greatly terrified by spreading lice.

Words meanings summery:

• कचति (kacati) - causes discomfort, pricks (pricks, causes discomfort, shines, moves, cuts)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• जलभ्रान्तौ (jalabhrāntau) - in the watery confusion, in the delusion of water

• नखाजगर (nakhājagara) - python's claws, claws like a python

• कर्कशे (karkaśe) - harsh, rough, hard, cruel

• क्वाचित्कविसरत्भीतभीतयूककुपान्थके (kvācitkavisaratbhītabhītayūkakupānthake) - in the occasional well-traveler, terrified by spreading lice

Words meanings and morphology

कचति (kacati) - causes discomfort, pricks (pricks, causes discomfort, shines, moves, cuts)

(verb)

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

Root: kac (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

जलभ्रान्तौ (jalabhrāntau) - in the watery confusion, in the delusion of water

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of jalabhrānti

jalabhrānti - watery confusion, delusion of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+bhrānti)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• bhrānti – confusion, delusion, error, wandering
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhram (to wander, be confused) + ktin suffix
  Root: bhram (class 1)

नखाजगर (nakhājagara) - python's claws, claws like a python

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakhājagara

nakhājagara - python's claws

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nakha+ajagara)

• nakha – nail, claw
  noun (masculine)
• ajagara – boa constrictor, python
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here adjectivally in a simile with karkaśe

कर्कशे (karkaśe) - harsh, rough, hard, cruel

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of karkaśa

karkaśa - harsh, rough, hard, cruel

Note: Agrees with jalabhrāntau, or an implied feminine noun like sthiti.

क्वाचित्कविसरत्भीतभीतयूककुपान्थके (kvācitkavisaratbhītabhītayūkakupānthake) - in the occasional well-traveler, terrified by spreading lice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kvācitkavisaratbhītabhītayūkakupānthaka

kvācitkavisaratbhītabhītayūkakupānthaka - occasional well-traveler terrified by spreading lice

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kvācitka+visarat+bhīta+bhīta+yūka+kūpa+pānthaka)

• kvācitka – occasional, sporadic, rare
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from kvacid (sometimes) + ṭhak suffix
• visarat – spreading, moving about, flowing
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root sṛ (to go, flow) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• bhīta – terrified, afraid
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• bhīta – terrified, afraid
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• yūka – louse, lice
  noun (masculine)
• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)
• pānthaka – traveler, wayfarer
  noun (masculine)