योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-64

तीक्ष्णाप्यहृदयत्वेन सरसेष्वरसेष्ववित् ।
सूत्रितापि पदार्थेषु विशत्यरसगामिनी ॥ ६४ ॥

tīkṣṇāpyahṛdayatvena saraseṣvaraseṣvavit ,
sūtritāpi padārtheṣu viśatyarasagāminī 64

64. tīkṣṇā api ahṛdayatvena saraseṣu araseṣu avit
| sūtritā api padārtheṣu viśati arasagāminī ||

64. tīkṣṇā api ahṛdayatvena saraseṣu araseṣu avit sūtritā api padārtheṣu viśati arasagāminī.

64. Even though sharp, it is heartless and unaware of what is appealing and unappealing. Though threaded through various matters, it enters them only to move towards what is devoid of essence.

Words meanings summery:

• तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp (like a needle) (sharp, keen, piercing, pungent)

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, moreover)

• अहृदयत्वेन (ahṛdayatvena) - due to its lack of feeling or empathy (by heartlessness, due to lack of feeling)

• सरसेषु (saraseṣu) - in what is appealing or has essence (in tasteful, in emotional, in juicy things)

• अरसेषु (araseṣu) - in what is unappealing or devoid of essence (in tasteless, in unemotional, in dry things)

• अवित् (avit) - unaware (of the difference between tasteful and tasteless) (unknowing, unaware, ignorant)

• सूत्रिता (sūtritā) - threaded (as a needle) (threaded, strung, arranged)

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, moreover)

• पदार्थेषु (padārtheṣu) - into various matters or objects (e.g., cloth) (in matters, in objects, in things, in categories)

• विशति (viśati) - it enters (enters, penetrates, goes into)

• अरसगामिनी (arasagāminī) - moving towards what is devoid of essence or charm (i.e., the dry, empty space after piercing) (going towards the tasteless, devoid of essence)

Words meanings and morphology

तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp (like a needle) (sharp, keen, piercing, pungent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, pungent, hot, severe, violent

Derived from root 'tij' (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'sūcī' (needle).

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the sharpness despite its heartlessness.

अहृदयत्वेन (ahṛdayatvena) - due to its lack of feeling or empathy (by heartlessness, due to lack of feeling)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahṛdayatva

ahṛdayatva - heartlessness, lack of feeling, lack of empathy

Derived from 'ahṛdaya' (heartless) + suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+hṛdaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core, essence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛ

Note: Indicates the cause.

सरसेषु (saraseṣu) - in what is appealing or has essence (in tasteful, in emotional, in juicy things)

(adjective)

Locative, plural of sarasa

sarasa - juicy, tasteful, elegant, charming, emotional, having flavor/essence

`sa` (with) + `rasa` (juice, essence, taste, emotion)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+rasa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• rasa – juice, taste, essence, emotion, aesthetic sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Refers to things or matters that have `rasa`.

अरसेषु (araseṣu) - in what is unappealing or devoid of essence (in tasteless, in unemotional, in dry things)

(adjective)

Locative, plural of arasa

arasa - tasteless, devoid of essence, dry, uninteresting, unemotional

`a` (not) + `rasa` (juice, essence, taste, emotion)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+rasa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• rasa – juice, taste, essence, emotion, aesthetic sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Refers to things or matters that lack `rasa`.

अवित् (avit) - unaware (of the difference between tasteful and tasteless) (unknowing, unaware, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of avit

avit - not knowing, ignorant, unaware

`a` (not) + `vit` (knowing, from root `vid` 'to know')

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vit)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vit – knowing, aware, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  from root `vid` (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (needle).

सूत्रिता (sūtritā) - threaded (as a needle) (threaded, strung, arranged)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūtrita

sūtrita - threaded, strung, arranged, composed in sūtras

Past Passive Participle

From root `sūtr` (to thread, string)

Root: sūtr (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (needle).

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes it being threaded.

पदार्थेषु (padārtheṣu) - into various matters or objects (e.g., cloth) (in matters, in objects, in things, in categories)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, thing, object, matter, category, substance

`pada` (word/step) + `artha` (meaning/purpose/thing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh

Note: The objects into which the needle is threaded.

विशति (viśati) - it enters (enters, penetrates, goes into)

(verb)

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

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: The action of the needle.

अरसगामिनी (arasagāminī) - moving towards what is devoid of essence or charm (i.e., the dry, empty space after piercing) (going towards the tasteless, devoid of essence)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arasagāmin

arasagāmin - going to what is tasteless/devoid of essence

`arasa` (tasteless) + `gāmin` (going)

Compound type : tatpurusha (arasa+gāmin)

• arasa – tasteless, devoid of essence, dry, uninteresting, unemotional
  adjective (masculine)
  `a` (not) + `rasa` (juice, essence, taste, emotion)
• gāmin – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From root `gam` (to go) + suffix `-in`
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (needle).

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