योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-81

यथा मषीकुसुम्भादि स्त्रियाश्चित्रे तथैव हि ।
जीवत्या अपि केशोष्ठं कस्तां परि किल ग्रहः ॥ ८१ ॥

yathā maṣīkusumbhādi striyāścitre tathaiva hi ,
jīvatyā api keśoṣṭhaṃ kastāṃ pari kila grahaḥ 81

81. yathā maṣīkusumbhādi striyāḥ citre tathā eva hi
jīvatyāḥ api keśoṣṭham kaḥ tām pari kila grahaḥ

81. yathā citre striyāḥ maṣīkusumbhādi tathā eva hi
jīvatyāḥ api keśoṣṭham kaḥ tām pari kila grahaḥ

81. Just as a woman depicted in a painting is composed of ink, safflower, and similar pigments, similarly, even regarding a living woman's hair and lips, what true attachment (parigraha) could one have for her?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• मषीकुसुम्भादि (maṣīkusumbhādi) - materials like ink and safflower (ink, safflower, etc.)

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

• चित्रे (citre) - in a painting, in a picture

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• जीवत्याः (jīvatyāḥ) - of a living one, of a living woman

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• केशोष्ठम् (keśoṣṭham) - hair and lips

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine accusative singular)

• परि (pari) - around, about, completely

• किल (kila) - used to emphasize or express wonder/rhetorical question. (indeed, forsooth, as if)

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - true attachment, possessive desire (grasping, seizing, desire, attachment, possession)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

मषीकुसुम्भादि (maṣīkusumbhādi) - materials like ink and safflower (ink, safflower, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṣīkusumbhādi

maṣīkusumbhādi - ink, safflower, and so on

Compound type : dvandva (maṣī+kusumbha+ādi)

• maṣī – ink, black color
  noun (feminine)
• kusumbha – safflower, a red dye
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, and so on
  indeclinable

Note: Implied 'is' (asti).

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Relates to 'citre' (in a painting of a woman).

चित्रे (citre) - in a painting, in a picture

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - painting, picture; variegated, wonderful

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with yathā.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle.

जीवत्याः (jīvatyāḥ) - of a living one, of a living woman

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of jīvatī

jīvat - living, alive

present active participle

Present active participle of √jīv 'to live'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to a living woman, contrasting with a painted one.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word or phrase.

केशोष्ठम् (keśoṣṭham) - hair and lips

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of keśoṣṭha

keśoṣṭha - hair and lips

Compound type : dvandva (keśa+oṣṭha)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to physical parts.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'striyāḥ' / 'jīvatyāḥ'.

परि (pari) - around, about, completely

(indeclinable)

Prefix or adverb.

किल (kila) - used to emphasize or express wonder/rhetorical question. (indeed, forsooth, as if)

(indeclinable)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - true attachment, possessive desire (grasping, seizing, desire, attachment, possession)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - seizing, grasping, taking, attachment, desire, possession

From √grah 'to seize'.

Root: grah (class 9)