योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-21

शुभशव्दरसार्थिन्यो मुनेः श्रवणशक्तयः ।
मां योजयन्ति विषमे तृणेच्छा हरिणं यथा ॥ २१ ॥

śubhaśavdarasārthinyo muneḥ śravaṇaśaktayaḥ ,
māṃ yojayanti viṣame tṛṇecchā hariṇaṃ yathā 21

21. śubhaśabdarasaarthinyaḥ muneḥ śravaṇaśaktayaḥ
mām yojayanti viṣame tṛṇa icchā hariṇam yathā

21. muneḥ śubhaśabdarasaarthinyaḥ śravaṇaśaktayaḥ
mām viṣame yojayanti yathā tṛṇa icchā hariṇam

21. Just as a deer's desire for grass leads it into a difficult situation, similarly, the sage's faculties of hearing, which yearn for the essence of auspicious sounds, bind me into a difficult predicament.

Words meanings summery:

• शुभशब्दरसअर्थिन्यः (śubhaśabdarasaarthinyaḥ) - desirous of the essence of auspicious sounds

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

• श्रवणशक्तयः (śravaṇaśaktayaḥ) - powers of hearing, hearing faculties

• माम् (mām) - me

• योजयन्ति (yojayanti) - they yoke, they join, they engage, they bind

• विषमे (viṣame) - in a difficult/uneven place/situation, in trouble

• तृण (tṛṇa) - grass

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish

• हरिणम् (hariṇam) - a deer

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

शुभशब्दरसअर्थिन्यः (śubhaśabdarasaarthinyaḥ) - desirous of the essence of auspicious sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śubhaśabdarasaarthin

śubhaśabdarasaarthin - desirous of the essence of auspicious sounds

Derived from 'arthin' (desirous) prefixed by 'śubha-śabda-rasa' (auspicious-sound-essence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubha+śabda+rasa+arthin)

• śubha – auspicious, bright, good
  adjective (neuter)
• śabda – sound, word, voice
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – essence, juice, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)
• arthin – desirous, supplicant, suitor, seeker
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth) with the possessive suffix 'in'.
  Root: ṛ

Note: Qualifies 'śravaṇaśaktayaḥ'.

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

Root: man (class 4)

श्रवणशक्तयः (śravaṇaśaktayaḥ) - powers of hearing, hearing faculties

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śravaṇaśakti

śravaṇaśakti - power of hearing, hearing faculty

Compound of 'śravaṇa' (hearing) and 'śakti' (power).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śravaṇa+śakti)

• śravaṇa – hearing, ear, the act of hearing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix 'ana'.
  Root: śru (class 5)
• śakti – power, capability, energy, divine power
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'śak' (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Subject of the verb 'yojayanti'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of the verb 'yojayanti'.

योजयन्ति (yojayanti) - they yoke, they join, they engage, they bind

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yoj

causative present active

Formed from root 'yuj' (class 7) in the causative stem 'yojaya-'. Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: yuj (class 7)

विषमे (viṣame) - in a difficult/uneven place/situation, in trouble

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, dangerous, unequal

Note: Refers to a difficult situation.

तृण (tṛṇa) - grass

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass

Root: tṝ

Note: First part of the compound 'tṛṇa-icchā'.

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire) in the desiderative sense.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject in the simile.

हरिणम् (hariṇam) - a deer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope

Note: Object of implied verb in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.