योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-2

पूर्वेणैव किलाह्ना सा तृप्ता रुधिरबिन्दुना ।
सूच्याः किमिव मात्यन्तस्तृष्णासूची सुदुर्भरा ॥ २ ॥

pūrveṇaiva kilāhnā sā tṛptā rudhirabindunā ,
sūcyāḥ kimiva mātyantastṛṣṇāsūcī sudurbharā 2

2. pūrveṇa eva kila ahnā sā tṛptā rudhirabindunā
sūcyāḥ kim iva māti antaḥ tṛṣṇāsūcī sudurbharā

2. kila sā pūrveṇa eva ahnā rudhirabindunā tṛptā (āsīt).
kim iva antaḥ sudurbharā tṛṣṇāsūcī māti (sūcyāḥ iva)?

2. Indeed, previously she was satisfied in a single day with just a drop of blood. How can the extreme, unbearable 'needle of thirst' now be satisfied?

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - by the previous (day) (by the former, by the previous)

• एव (eva) - just, only (only, indeed, just)

• किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, it is said, forsooth)

• अह्ना (ahnā) - in a (single) day (by day, in a day)

• सा (sā) - she (Karkaṭī) (she, that)

• तृप्ता (tṛptā) - satisfied (satisfied, content)

• रुधिरबिन्दुना (rudhirabindunā) - by a (single) drop of blood (by a drop of blood)

• सूच्याः (sūcyāḥ) - of a needle

• किम् (kim) - how (what, how)

• इव (iva) - indeed, really (like, as if, indeed)

• माति (māti) - is contained, fits (fits, is contained, measures)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - completely, to the full extent (inside, within, limit, end)

• तृष्णासूची (tṛṣṇāsūcī) - the needle of (her extreme) thirst (needle of thirst, prick of thirst)

• सुदुर्भरा (sudurbharā) - extremely difficult to satisfy/bear (very difficult to bear, very difficult to satisfy)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - by the previous (day) (by the former, by the previous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, previous, prior, eastern

Note: Modifies `ahnā`.

एव (eva) - just, only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

किल (kila) - indeed (indeed, it is said, forsooth)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates emphasis or a traditional saying.

अह्ना (ahnā) - in a (single) day (by day, in a day)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: `ahan` changes to `ahna` in some instrumental forms.

सा (sā) - she (Karkaṭī) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Feminine nominative singular of `tad`.

तृप्ता (tṛptā) - satisfied (satisfied, content)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, content, gratified

Past Passive Participle

from root tṛp 'to be satisfied' + kta pratyaya

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `sā`.

रुधिरबिन्दुना (rudhirabindunā) - by a (single) drop of blood (by a drop of blood)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rudhirabindu

rudhirabindu - drop of blood

Tatpuruṣa compound: rudhira (blood) + bindu (drop).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudhira+bindu)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• bindu – drop, point
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes the means of satisfaction.

सूच्याः (sūcyāḥ) - of a needle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, point

Note: Qualifies `tṛṣṇāsūcī` indirectly by providing a comparison, the thirst *like* a needle.

किम् (kim) - how (what, how)

(pronoun)

singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

इव (iva) - indeed, really (like, as if, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with `kim` for rhetorical question, 'how indeed?'

माति (māti) - is contained, fits (fits, is contained, measures)

(verb)

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

Present Active

root mā, Present, 3rd person, singular, active voice. Class 2.

Root: mā (class 2)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - completely, to the full extent (inside, within, limit, end)

(indeclinable)

Can function as a noun (neuter 'end/limit') or indeclinable adverb ('within')

Note: Used as an adverb, indicating completion or 'to the full extent.'

तृष्णासूची (tṛṣṇāsūcī) - the needle of (her extreme) thirst (needle of thirst, prick of thirst)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇāsūcī

tṛṣṇāsūcī - a needle of thirst, an intense prick of longing

Tatpuruṣa compound: tṛṣṇā (thirst) + sūcī (needle). Metaphorical compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṣṇā+sūcī)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
• sūcī – needle, point, indicator
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the verb `māti`.

सुदुर्भरा (sudurbharā) - extremely difficult to satisfy/bear (very difficult to bear, very difficult to satisfy)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudurbhara

sudurbhara - very difficult to bear, very difficult to satisfy, insatiable

Compound: su (very) + dur (difficult) + bhara (bearing/maintaining, from root bhṛ)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dur+bhara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating intensity.
• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty.
• bhara – bearing, carrying, supporting, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhṛ 'to bear, carry, support'.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tṛṣṇāsūcī`.