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6,7

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-4

क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः ।
स्त्रियः समुपमीयन्ते चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः ॥ ४ ॥
kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ ,
striyaḥ samupamīyante candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ 4
4. kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ
striyaḥ samupamīyante candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ
4. Women, whose bodily forms are (mere) mouthfuls for flesh-eaters, vultures, jackals, and dogs, are (nonetheless) compared to the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses.

Words meanings summery:

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  • क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः (kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ) - whose bodies are morsels for flesh-eaters, vultures, jackals, and dogs
  • स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
  • समुपमीयन्ते (samupamīyante) - they are likened (they are compared, they are likened)
  • चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः (candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ) - to the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses (by the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः (kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgikāḥ) - whose bodies are morsels for flesh-eaters, vultures, jackals, and dogs
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgika
kravyādagṛdhragomāyukauleyakavalāṅgika - those whose bodies are mouthfuls for carnivorous animals like vultures, jackals, and dogs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kravyād+gṛdhra+gomāyu+kauleyaka+kavala+aṅgika)
  • kravyād – flesh-eater, carnivorous
    noun (masculine)
    from kravya (raw flesh) + ad (to eat)
    Root: ad (class 2)
  • gṛdhra – vulture
    noun (masculine)
    Root: gṛdh (class 4)
  • gomāyu – jackal
    noun (masculine)
  • kauleyaka – domestic dog
    noun (masculine)
    derived from kula (family) + eyaka
  • kavala – mouthful, morsel, piece
    noun (masculine)
  • aṅgika – body, limb (often small or delicate), part
    noun (feminine)
    derived from aṅga (limb, body)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
समुपमीयन्ते (samupamīyante) - they are likened (they are compared, they are likened)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of samupamīya
passive verb, present tense
derived from root mā (to measure, compare) with prefixes sam, upa, and causative, then passive form.
Prefixes: sam+upa
Root: mā (class 3)
चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः (candracandanapaṅkajaiḥ) - to the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses (by the moon, sandalwood, and lotuses)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of candracandanapaṅkaja
candracandanapaṅkaja - moon, sandalwood, and lotus
Compound type : dvandva (candra+candana+paṅkaja)
  • candra – moon
    noun (masculine)
    Root: cand (class 1)
  • candana – sandalwood
    noun (neuter)
    Root: cand (class 1)
  • paṅkaja – lotus (mud-born)
    noun (neuter)
    derived from paṅka (mud) + jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)