योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-46

जीवसूची लोहसूचीं पिशाची शिंशपामिव ।
सर्वतो वलयामास वात्येवामोदलेखिकाम् ॥ ४६ ॥

jīvasūcī lohasūcīṃ piśācī śiṃśapāmiva ,
sarvato valayāmāsa vātyevāmodalekhikām 46

46. jīvasūcī lohasūcīm piśācī śiṃśapām iva
sarvataḥ valayāmāsa vātyā iva āmodalekhikām

46. jīvasūcī lohasūcīm sarvataḥ valayāmāsa piśācī śiṃśapām iva,
vātyā āmodalekhikām iva

46. The living needle (the woman) completely entwined the iron needle, just as a female demon (piśācī) embraces a śiṃśapā tree, or as a whirlwind encircles a trail of fragrance.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवसूची (jīvasūcī) - living needle (referring to the woman)

• लोहसूचीम् (lohasūcīm) - iron needle

• पिशाची (piśācī) - female demon, ogress (piśācī)

• शिंशपाम् (śiṁśapām) - śiṃśapā tree (Dalbergia sissoo)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, entirely, completely

• वलयामास (valayāmāsa) - enveloped, surrounded, wrapped around

• वात्या (vātyā) - whirlwind, storm

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आमोदलेखिकाम् (āmodalekhikām) - a streak of fragrance, a fragrant trail

Words meanings and morphology

जीवसूची (jīvasūcī) - living needle (referring to the woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvasūcī

jīvasūcī - living needle (metaphorical)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīva+sūcī)

• jīva – living, alive, life
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• sūcī – needle
  noun (feminine)

लोहसूचीम् (lohasūcīm) - iron needle

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lohasūcī

lohasūcī - iron needle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (loha+sūcī)

• loha – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• sūcī – needle
  noun (feminine)

पिशाची (piśācī) - female demon, ogress (piśācī)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of piśācī

piśācī - female demon, ogress (a type of malevolent spirit)

शिंशपाम् (śiṁśapām) - śiṃśapā tree (Dalbergia sissoo)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śiṃśapā

śiṁśapā - a kind of tree (Dalbergia sissoo)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

वलयामास (valayāmāsa) - enveloped, surrounded, wrapped around

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of valaya

Denominative verb from valaya (circle, ring)

Root: valay (class 10)

वात्या (vātyā) - whirlwind, storm

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vātyā

vātyā - whirlwind, storm, tempest

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आमोदलेखिकाम् (āmodalekhikām) - a streak of fragrance, a fragrant trail

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āmodalekhikā

āmodalekhikā - a line or streak of fragrance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (āmoda+lekhikā)

• āmoda – fragrance, perfume, delight
  noun (masculine)
• lekhikā – a line, streak, writing
  noun (feminine)