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).

5. צַנְדִּי, הנעה במיומנות ומלווה בכל להקת האימהות השמימיות, מוצבת ביער הקיום כנמרה המכלה את המוני היצורים.

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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