योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-24, verse-5

चण्डी चतुरसंचारा सर्वमातृगणान्विता ।
संसारवनविन्यस्ता व्याघ्री भूतौघघातिनी ॥ ५ ॥

caṇḍī caturasaṃcārā sarvamātṛgaṇānvitā ,
saṃsāravanavinyastā vyāghrī bhūtaughaghātinī 5

5. caṇḍī caturasancārā sarvamātṛgaṇānvitā
saṃsāravanavinyastā vyāghrī bhūtaughaghātinī

5. caṇḍī caturasancārā sarvamātṛgaṇānvitā
saṃsāravanavinyastā vyāghrī bhūtaughaghātinī

5. Caṇḍī, skilled in her movements, accompanied by all groups of mother goddesses (mātṛgaṇa), is like a tigress dwelling in the forest of transmigration (saṃsāra), who slays hosts of spirits (bhūta).

Words meanings summery:

• चण्डी (caṇḍī) - Proper name of the goddess (The fierce goddess Caṇḍī)

• चतुरसन्चारा (caturasancārā) - adept at moving, indicating agility and strategic action (skillful in movement, clever in roaming)

• सर्वमातृगणान्विता (sarvamātṛgaṇānvitā) - Caṇḍī is associated with the entire retinue of divine mothers (accompanied by all groups of mother goddesses)

• संसारवनविन्यस्ता (saṁsāravanavinyastā) - metaphorically, residing within the cyclical existence (saṃsāra) (placed/situated in the forest of saṃsāra)

• व्याघ्री (vyāghrī) - Caṇḍī is like a tigress, embodying fierce power and hunting prowess (tigress)

• भूतौघघातिनी (bhūtaughaghātinī) - destructive force against evil or troublesome entities, emphasizing her protective and punitive role (slayer of hosts of beings/ghosts)

Words meanings and morphology

चण्डी (caṇḍī) - Proper name of the goddess (The fierce goddess Caṇḍī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caṇḍī

caṇḍī - The fierce goddess Durgā; an angry or furious woman

Note: Subject of the verse.

चतुरसन्चारा (caturasancārā) - adept at moving, indicating agility and strategic action (skillful in movement, clever in roaming)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caturasancāra

caturasancāra - skillful movement, clever roaming

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa / Bahuvrihi (catura+saṃcāra)

• catura – clever, skillful, artful, quick
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃcāra – movement, wandering, roaming
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √car (to move) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Caṇḍī'.

सर्वमातृगणान्विता (sarvamātṛgaṇānvitā) - Caṇḍī is associated with the entire retinue of divine mothers (accompanied by all groups of mother goddesses)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvamātṛgaṇānvita

sarvamātṛgaṇānvita - accompanied by all groups of mother goddesses

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sarva+mātṛgaṇa+anvita)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective (masculine)
• mātṛgaṇa – group of mothers, host of mother goddesses
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – accompanied by, joined with, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'Caṇḍī'.

संसारवनविन्यस्ता (saṁsāravanavinyastā) - metaphorically, residing within the cyclical existence (saṃsāra) (placed/situated in the forest of saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsāravanavinyasta

saṁsāravanavinyasta - placed/situated in the forest of saṃsāra

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃsāravana+vinyasta)

• saṃsāravana – forest of transmigration (saṃsāra)
  noun (neuter)
• vinyasta – placed, thrown, arranged, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √as (to throw) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'ni-'.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'Caṇḍī'.

व्याघ्री (vyāghrī) - Caṇḍī is like a tigress, embodying fierce power and hunting prowess (tigress)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyāghrī

vyāghrī - tigress (feminine of 'vyāghra' - tiger)

Feminine form of 'vyāghra'.

Note: Predicate nominative for 'Caṇḍī'.

भूतौघघातिनी (bhūtaughaghātinī) - destructive force against evil or troublesome entities, emphasizing her protective and punitive role (slayer of hosts of beings/ghosts)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūtaughaghātin

bhūtaughaghātin - slayer of hosts of beings/ghosts

agent noun / adjective

From 'bhūta-ogha' (multitude of beings) + 'ghātin' (killer).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūtaugha+ghātin)

• bhūtaugha – host of beings, multitude of spirits/ghosts
  noun (masculine)
• ghātin – killer, destroyer, causing death
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root √han (to strike, to kill) with suffix -in.
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'Caṇḍī' / 'vyāghrī'.

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