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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-60

संचार्यमाणवेधेन धावन्तीवाक्षिपातने ।
अदर्शितमुखा एव दुर्जना मर्मवेधिनः ॥ ६० ॥
saṃcāryamāṇavedhena dhāvantīvākṣipātane ,
adarśitamukhā eva durjanā marmavedhinaḥ 60
60. sañcāryamāṇavedhena dhāvantī iva akṣipātane |
adarśitamukhāḥ eva durjanāḥ marmavedhinaḥ ||
60. durjanāḥ marmavedhinaḥ adarśitamukhāḥ eva
sañcāryamāṇavedhena akṣipātane dhāvantī iva
60. Wicked people, who pierce vital spots (marma), attack without revealing their faces. Their action is like a swift darting movement that occurs in the blink of an eye, performed with a constantly shifting piercing (attack).

Words meanings summery:

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  • सञ्चार्यमाणवेधेन (sañcāryamāṇavedhena) - by means of a constantly shifting piercing (attack) (by a piercing that is being moved about; by means of a moving target)
  • धावन्ती (dhāvantī) - a swift, darting movement (implied feminine noun like kriyā or gati) (running, swift, darting (feminine))
  • इव (iva) - as if, like
  • अक्षिपातने (akṣipātane) - in the blink of an eye, in an instant (in the falling of an eye, in a glance, in an instant)
  • अदर्शितमुखाः (adarśitamukhāḥ) - without revealing their faces (with unrevealed faces, whose faces are unseen)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
  • दुर्जनाः (durjanāḥ) - wicked people (wicked people, bad people)
  • मर्मवेधिनः (marmavedhinaḥ) - piercing vital spots (piercing vital spots, striking at vulnerable points)

Words meanings and morphology

सञ्चार्यमाणवेधेन (sañcāryamāṇavedhena) - by means of a constantly shifting piercing (attack) (by a piercing that is being moved about; by means of a moving target)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sañcāryamāṇavedha
sañcāryamāṇavedha - a piercing that is being moved about, a moving target
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sañcāryamāṇa+vedha)
  • sañcāryamāṇa – being moved about, being circulated
    participle
    present passive participle
    root car (1P) with saṃ- prefix, causative form (cār) then passive participle formation
    Prefix: sam
    Root: car (class 1)
  • vedha – piercing, hitting, target, wound
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vidh
धावन्ती (dhāvantī) - a swift, darting movement (implied feminine noun like kriyā or gati) (running, swift, darting (feminine))
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhāvat
dhāvat - running, swift
present active participle
root dhāv (1P) + śatṛ suffix
Root: dhāv (class 1)
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
अक्षिपातने (akṣipātane) - in the blink of an eye, in an instant (in the falling of an eye, in a glance, in an instant)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of akṣipātana
akṣipātana - falling of an eye, glance, blink
from akṣi (eye) + pātana (falling)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣi+pātana)
  • akṣi – eye
    noun (neuter)
  • pātana – falling, causing to fall
    noun (neuter)
    from root pat (1P) with causative + ana suffix
    Root: pat (class 1)
अदर्शितमुखाः (adarśitamukhāḥ) - without revealing their faces (with unrevealed faces, whose faces are unseen)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adarśitamukha
adarśitamukha - having an unseen face, with hidden face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+darśita+mukha)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • darśita – shown, revealed, seen
    participle
    past passive participle
    root dṛś (1P) with causative + kta suffix
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • mukha – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
दुर्जनाः (durjanāḥ) - wicked people (wicked people, bad people)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durjana
durjana - wicked person, bad person
dur (bad) + jana (person)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+jana)
  • dus – bad, evil, difficult
    prefix
  • jana – person, man, creature
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jan (class 4)
मर्मवेधिनः (marmavedhinaḥ) - piercing vital spots (piercing vital spots, striking at vulnerable points)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of marmavedhin
marmavedhin - piercing vital spots
marma (vital spot) + vedhin (piercing, from vidh root)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marman+vedhin)
  • marman – a vital spot, vulnerable point
    noun (neuter)
    Root: mṛ
  • vedhin – piercing, striking
    adjective
    from root vidh (6P) + ṇini suffix
    Root: vidh (class 6)
Note: Used as a noun here (wicked people are piercers of vital spots)