योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-6

तीक्ष्णा कृष्णा सुदीर्घा च वहत्यङ्गं सदा निजम् ।
शीतलैवासुखोदर्का घोरा तृष्णाकृपाणिका ॥ ६ ॥

tīkṣṇā kṛṣṇā sudīrghā ca vahatyaṅgaṃ sadā nijam ,
śītalaivāsukhodarkā ghorā tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā 6

6. tīkṣṇā kṛṣṇā sudīrghā ca vahati aṅgam sadā
nijam śītalā eva asukhodaṛkā ghorā tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā

6. tīkṣṇā kṛṣṇā sudīrghā ca śītalā eva asukhodaṛkā
ghorā tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā sadā nijam aṅgam vahati

6. This sharp, dark, and very long dagger of craving (tṛṣṇā) always draws one's own self along. Though it appears cool, it invariably leads to unhappiness and is dreadful.

Words meanings summery:

• तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp, keen, fierce

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - insatiable, relentless (dark, black, insatiable)

• सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, extensive

• च (ca) - and

• वहति (vahati) - carries, bears, draws along

• अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - one's own self (body, limb, self)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• निजम् (nijam) - one's own, innate

• शीतला (śītalā) - seemingly cool or cool in appearance (cool, cold)

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

• असुखोदऋका (asukhodaṛkā) - having an unhappy outcome, resulting in unhappiness

• घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• तृष्णाकृपाणिका (tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā) - the dagger/knife of craving (tṛṣṇā)

Words meanings and morphology

तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp, keen, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce, strong

Root: tiś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā'.

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - insatiable, relentless (dark, black, insatiable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark; Krishna (name)

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā'.

सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudīrgha

sudīrgha - very long

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+dīrgha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dīrgh

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वहति (vahati) - carries, bears, draws along

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular.

Root: vah (class 1)

अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - one's own self (body, limb, self)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part, self

Note: Object of 'vahati'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

निजम् (nijam) - one's own, innate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - one's own, native, inherent

Note: Qualifies 'aṅgam'.

शीतला (śītalā) - seemingly cool or cool in appearance (cool, cold)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śītala

śītala - cool, cold

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā'.

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

(indeclinable)

असुखोदऋका (asukhodaṛkā) - having an unhappy outcome, resulting in unhappiness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asukhodaṛka

asukhodaṛka - having an unhappy outcome

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+sukha+udarka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sukha – happiness, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• udarka – result, outcome
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ṛc

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā'.

घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā'.

तृष्णाकृपाणिका (tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā) - the dagger/knife of craving (tṛṣṇā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā

tṛṣṇākṛpāṇikā - dagger of craving

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṣṇā+kṛpāṇikā)

• tṛṣṇā – craving, desire, thirst (tṛṣṇā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• kṛpāṇikā – small sword, dagger, knife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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