योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-6

बहुशो विहिते तस्मिन्मया राक्षसनायकाः ।
अकिरंस्ते महीं यागे मांसेन रुधिरेण च ॥ ६ ॥

bahuśo vihite tasminmayā rākṣasanāyakāḥ ,
akiraṃste mahīṃ yāge māṃsena rudhireṇa ca 6

6. bahuśaḥ vihite tasmin mayā rākṣasanāyakāḥ |
akiran te mahīm yāge māṃsena rudhireṇa ca ||

6. Even after that ritual (yajña) had been performed many times by me, the leaders of the rākṣasas (rākṣasanāyakāḥ) sprinkled the earth with flesh and blood during the sacred ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times (many times, repeatedly, abundantly)

• विहिते (vihite) - having been performed (having been performed, accomplished, done)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ritual) (in that, on that)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राक्षसनायकाः (rākṣasanāyakāḥ) - leaders of rākṣasas, chiefs of demons

• अकिरन् (akiran) - they sprinkled (they scattered, they sprinkled, they threw)

• ते (te) - they

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (the earth, land)

• यागे (yāge) - during the sacred ritual (yajña) (in the sacrifice, in the ritual)

• मांसेन (māṁsena) - with flesh, by means of meat

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood, by means of blood

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times (many times, repeatedly, abundantly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from bahu with suffix -śas.

Note: Adverbial usage.

विहिते (vihite) - having been performed (having been performed, accomplished, done)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - performed, accomplished, done, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā 'to place, do' (class 3) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ritual) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vihite'.

राक्षसनायकाः (rākṣasanāyakāḥ) - leaders of rākṣasas, chiefs of demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasanāyaka

rākṣasanāyaka - leader of rākṣasas, chief of demons

Tatpuruṣa compound of rākṣasa (demon) + nāyaka (leader).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+nāyaka)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)
  From root nī 'to lead'.
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'akiran'.

अकिरन् (akiran) - they sprinkled (they scattered, they sprinkled, they threw)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Active Third Person Plural

From root kṛ (class 6) 'to scatter' with upasarga ā. This root kṛ is different from kṛ (class 8) 'to do'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, they

Note: Refers to 'rākṣasanāyakāḥ'.

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth (the earth, land)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground

Note: Object of 'akiran'.

यागे (yāge) - during the sacred ritual (yajña) (in the sacrifice, in the ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāga

yāga - sacrifice, ritual, offering

Derived from root yaj 'to sacrifice, worship'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Denotes the place/time of the action.

मांसेन (māṁsena) - with flesh, by means of meat

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood, by means of blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

From root rudh 'to obstruct, to shed blood' (class 7).

Root: rudh (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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