योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-21, verse-21

यथाब्दलेखा शशिनं सुधालेपं मषी यथा ।
दूषयत्येवमेवान्तर्नरमाशापिशाचिका ॥ २१ ॥

yathābdalekhā śaśinaṃ sudhālepaṃ maṣī yathā ,
dūṣayatyevamevāntarnaramāśāpiśācikā 21

21. yathā abdarekhā śaśinam sudhālepam maṣī yathā
dūṣayati evam eva antaḥ naram āśāpiśācikā

21. yathā abdarekhā śaśinam,
yathā maṣī sudhālepam,
evam eva āśāpiśācikā naram antaḥ dūṣayati.

21. Just as a cloud streak mars the moon, and just as soot stains a lime-plastered surface, so too does the demoness of desire (āśā) inwardly corrupt a person.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• अब्दरेखा (abdarekhā) - cloud streak, cloud line

• शशिनम् (śaśinam) - the moon

• सुधालेपम् (sudhālepam) - a lime-plastered surface

• मषी (maṣī) - soot, ink

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• दूषयति (dūṣayati) - stains, defiles, corrupts, spoils

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

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

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, inwardly

• नरम् (naram) - a person, a man

• आशापिशाचिका (āśāpiśācikā) - the demoness of hope/desire/expectation

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

अब्दरेखा (abdarekhā) - cloud streak, cloud line

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abdarekhā

abdarekhā - a line or streak of cloud

Compound of abda and rekhā

Compound type : tatpurusha (abda+rekhā)

• abda – cloud, year
  noun (masculine)
• rekhā – line, streak, furrow
  noun (feminine)

शशिनम् (śaśinam) - the moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon (lit. 'having a hare/rabbit mark')

सुधालेपम् (sudhālepam) - a lime-plastered surface

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sudhālepa

sudhālepa - lime-plastered; plastering with lime; a whitewashed surface

Compound of sudhā and lepa

Compound type : tatpurusha (sudhā+lepa)

• sudhā – lime, plaster, whitewash; nectar, ambrosia
  noun (feminine)
• lepa – smear, plaster, coating
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Can also be an adjective: 'lime-plastered'.

मषी (maṣī) - soot, ink

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maṣī

maṣī - soot, ink; black paint

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

दूषयति (dūṣayati) - stains, defiles, corrupts, spoils

(verb)

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

causative

From root dūṣ (to be bad) with causative suffix -i

Root: dūṣ (class 10)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, inwardly

(indeclinable)

Note: Visarga (ḥ) is part of the indeclinable form when not subject to sandhi.

नरम् (naram) - a person, a man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

आशापिशाचिका (āśāpiśācikā) - the demoness of hope/desire/expectation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśāpiśācikā

āśāpiśācikā - the demoness of hope/desire

Compound of āśā and piśācikā

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśā+piśācikā)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
• piśācikā – demoness, female goblin
  noun (feminine)