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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-23

दशरात्रश्च मे यज्ञो यस्मिन्रामेण राक्षसाः ।
हन्तव्या विघ्नकर्तारो मम यज्ञस्य वैरिणः ॥ २३ ॥
daśarātraśca me yajño yasminrāmeṇa rākṣasāḥ ,
hantavyā vighnakartāro mama yajñasya vairiṇaḥ 23
23. daśarātraḥ ca me yajñaḥ yasmin rāmeṇa rākṣasāḥ
hantavyāḥ vighnakartāraḥ mama yajñasya vairiṇaḥ
23. And my (yajña) sacrifice is for ten nights, during which the rākṣasas, the obstructors and enemies of my (yajña) sacrifice, ought to be slain by Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दशरात्रः (daśarātraḥ) - a period of ten nights, a ten-night sacrifice
  • (ca) - and, also
  • मे (me) - my, to me, for me
  • यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - (yajña) sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)
  • यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which
  • रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma
  • राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas
  • हन्तव्याः (hantavyāḥ) - ought to be killed, killable
  • विघ्नकर्तारः (vighnakartāraḥ) - obstructors, creators of obstacles
  • मम (mama) - my, of me
  • यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of my (yajña) sacrifice (of the sacrifice, of the ritual)
  • वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies, adversaries

Words meanings and morphology

दशरात्रः (daśarātraḥ) - a period of ten nights, a ten-night sacrifice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daśarātra
daśarātra - a period of ten nights; a ten-night sacrifice
Compound type : dvigu (daśa+rātra)
  • daśa – ten
    numeral
  • rātra – night
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - (yajña) sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, worship, religious rite (yajña)
From √yaj (to sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)
राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons, rākṣasas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
हन्तव्याः (hantavyāḥ) - ought to be killed, killable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hantavya
hantavya - to be killed, killable, ought to be killed
Gerundive
From √han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tavya
Root: han (class 2)
विघ्नकर्तारः (vighnakartāraḥ) - obstructors, creators of obstacles
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vighnakartṛ
vighnakartṛ - creator of obstacles, obstructor
Compound type : tatpurusha (vighna+kartṛ)
  • vighna – obstacle, impediment, obstruction
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: han (class 2)
  • kartṛ – doer, maker, agent, creator
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun from √kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of my (yajña) sacrifice (of the sacrifice, of the ritual)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, worship, religious rite (yajña)
From √yaj (to sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies, adversaries
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vairin
vairin - enemy, adversary
From vaira (enmity)