योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-21

निमेषास्वादमधुराः क्षणान्तरविरागिणः ।
मारणैकान्तनिरता ग्राम्या विषकणा इव ॥ २१ ॥

nimeṣāsvādamadhurāḥ kṣaṇāntaravirāgiṇaḥ ,
māraṇaikāntaniratā grāmyā viṣakaṇā iva 21

21. nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhurāḥ kṣaṇa-antara-virāgiṇaḥ
māraṇa-ekānta-niratāḥ grāmyāḥ viṣa-kaṇāḥ iva

21. grāmyāḥ nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhurāḥ kṣaṇa-antara-virāgiṇaḥ
māraṇa-ekānta-niratāḥ viṣa-kaṇāḥ iva

21. Rustic people (grāmyāḥ) are sweet for a moment's taste (nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhurāḥ), yet become indifferent instantly (kṣaṇa-antara-virāgiṇaḥ), and are solely intent on destruction (māraṇa-ekānta-niratāḥ), just like particles of poison (viṣa-kaṇāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• निमेष-आस्वाद-मधुराः (nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhurāḥ) - alluring only for a very brief period (sweet for a moment's taste)

• क्षण-अन्तर-विरागिणः (kṣaṇa-antara-virāgiṇaḥ) - quickly losing interest or turning hostile (becoming indifferent/averse after a moment)

• मारण-एकान्त-निरताः (māraṇa-ekānta-niratāḥ) - bent on harming others (solely intent on killing/destruction)

• ग्राम्याः (grāmyāḥ) - uncultured or vulgar people (rustic people, villagers, uncultured people)

• विष-कणाः (viṣa-kaṇāḥ) - particles of poison, poisonous drops

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

निमेष-आस्वाद-मधुराः (nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhurāḥ) - alluring only for a very brief period (sweet for a moment's taste)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhura

nimeṣa-āsvāda-madhura - sweet (only) for the taste of a moment

Compound of nimeṣa (wink, moment), āsvāda (taste), and madhura (sweet).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+āsvāda+madhura)

• nimeṣa – wink, twinkling of an eye, moment
  noun (masculine)
  From root miṣ (to wink) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 4)
• āsvāda – taste, flavour, enjoyment
  noun (masculine)
  From root svad (to taste) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svad (class 1)
• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective

Note: Applies to grāmyāḥ.

क्षण-अन्तर-विरागिणः (kṣaṇa-antara-virāgiṇaḥ) - quickly losing interest or turning hostile (becoming indifferent/averse after a moment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of kṣaṇa-antara-virāgin

kṣaṇa-antara-virāgin - becoming indifferent/averse after a moment

Compound of kṣaṇa (moment), antara (after, interval), and virāgin (indifferent, averse).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṣaṇa+antara+virāgin)

• kṣaṇa – moment, instant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)
• antara – interval, after, between
  indeclinable (neuter)
• virāgin – indifferent, dispassionate, averse, without attachment
  adjective
  From root rañj (to color, delight) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Applies to grāmyāḥ.

मारण-एकान्त-निरताः (māraṇa-ekānta-niratāḥ) - bent on harming others (solely intent on killing/destruction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of māraṇa-ekānta-nirata

māraṇa-ekānta-nirata - solely intent on killing/destruction

Compound of māraṇa (killing), ekānta (solely, exclusively), and nirata (engaged, intent on).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (māraṇa+ekānta+nirata)

• māraṇa – killing, causing death, destruction
  noun (neuter)
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 10)
• ekānta – solitary, exclusive, solely, entirely
  adjective
  Compound of eka (one) and anta (end)
• nirata – engaged in, devoted to, intent on
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ram (to delight) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Applies to grāmyāḥ.

ग्राम्याः (grāmyāḥ) - uncultured or vulgar people (rustic people, villagers, uncultured people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāmya

grāmya - rustic, rural, vulgar, uncultured

From grāma (village)

Note: Refers to 'rustic people'.

विष-कणाः (viṣa-kaṇāḥ) - particles of poison, poisonous drops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣa-kaṇa

viṣa-kaṇa - particle of poison, poisonous drop

Compound of viṣa (poison) and kaṇa (particle, drop).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (viṣa+kaṇa)

• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)
• kaṇa – particle, atom, grain, drop
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kaṇ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)