योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-14

अन्तशून्या ग्रन्थिमती श्लक्ष्णा स्वङ्कुरकण्टका ।
जडा रसमयी दीर्घा लतेव वनवैणवी ॥ १४ ॥

antaśūnyā granthimatī ślakṣṇā svaṅkurakaṇṭakā ,
jaḍā rasamayī dīrghā lateva vanavaiṇavī 14

14. antaśūnyā granthimatī ślakṣṇā svaṅkurakaṇṭakā
jaḍā rasamayī dīrghā latā iva vanavaiṇavī

14. antaśūnyā granthimatī ślakṣṇā svaṅkurakaṇṭakā
jaḍā rasamayī dīrghā vanavaiṇavī latā iva

14. (This ignorance is) without intrinsic essence, intricate, and outwardly smooth, yet it possesses thorns in its own sprouts. It is inert, full of enticing charm, and far-reaching, like a wild bamboo creeper in the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तशून्या (antaśūnyā) - referring to avidyā lacking ultimate reality (without essence, empty within, endless)

• ग्रन्थिमती (granthimatī) - referring to avidyā's complex and entangling nature (knotty, intricate, having knots)

• श्लक्ष्णा (ślakṣṇā) - referring to avidyā's deceptive outward appearance (smooth, delicate, subtle)

• स्वङ्कुरकण्टका (svaṅkurakaṇṭakā) - referring to avidyā's self-generated hindrances (having thorns of its own sprouts)

• जडा (jaḍā) - referring to avidyā as material/unconscious (inert, unconscious, dull)

• रसमयी (rasamayī) - referring to avidyā's attractive quality (full of essence, charming, delightful, juicy)

• दीर्घा (dīrghā) - referring to avidyā's pervasive and persistent nature (long, extended, far-reaching)

• लता (latā) - part of a simile comparing avidyā to a creeper (creeper, vine)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वनवैणवी (vanavaiṇavī) - describing the type of creeper in the simile (a wild bamboo creeper, pertaining to a bamboo forest)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तशून्या (antaśūnyā) - referring to avidyā lacking ultimate reality (without essence, empty within, endless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antaśūnya

antaśūnya - empty of essence, without end

`anta` (end/inside) + `śūnya` (empty).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anta+śūnya)

• anta – end, essence, interior
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, non-existent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies avidyā.

ग्रन्थिमती (granthimatī) - referring to avidyā's complex and entangling nature (knotty, intricate, having knots)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of granthimat

granthimat - knotty, jointed, intricate, having knots

Derived from `grantha` (knot) with `matup` suffix (possessing).

Note: Modifies avidyā.

श्लक्ष्णा (ślakṣṇā) - referring to avidyā's deceptive outward appearance (smooth, delicate, subtle)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, delicate, subtle, fine

Note: Modifies avidyā.

स्वङ्कुरकण्टका (svaṅkurakaṇṭakā) - referring to avidyā's self-generated hindrances (having thorns of its own sprouts)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svaṅkurakaṇṭaka

svaṅkurakaṇṭaka - having thorns in its own sprouts

`svaṅkura` (own sprout) as the source of `kaṇṭaka` (thorns).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svaṅkura+kaṇṭaka)

• svaṅkura – own sprout, its own shoot
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `sva` (own) and `aṅkura` (sprout).
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, prickle, impediment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies avidyā.

जडा (jaḍā) - referring to avidyā as material/unconscious (inert, unconscious, dull)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, inanimate, dull, unconscious

Note: Modifies avidyā.

रसमयी (rasamayī) - referring to avidyā's attractive quality (full of essence, charming, delightful, juicy)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rasamaya

rasamaya - full of juice/sap, full of feeling/charm, tasteful

`rasa` (essence/juice) + `maya` (full of/consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+maya)

• rasa – juice, essence, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• maya – consisting of, full of
  adjective suffix (masculine)
  Suffix indicating abundance or material.

Note: Modifies avidyā.

दीर्घा (dīrghā) - referring to avidyā's pervasive and persistent nature (long, extended, far-reaching)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, extended, vast, prolonged

Note: Modifies avidyā.

लता (latā) - part of a simile comparing avidyā to a creeper (creeper, vine)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, plant

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वनवैणवी (vanavaiṇavī) - describing the type of creeper in the simile (a wild bamboo creeper, pertaining to a bamboo forest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vanavaiṇava

vanavaiṇava - pertaining to a bamboo forest, a wild bamboo creeper

`vana` (forest) + `vaiṇava` (of bamboo).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vaiṇava)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vaiṇava – made of bamboo, related to bamboo (`veṇu`)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `veṇu` (bamboo).
  Root: veṇu

Note: Modifies `latā`.