योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-23

निशाचरबलं हन्तुं मुने यदि तवेप्सितम् ।
चतुरङ्गसमायुक्तं मया सह बलं नय ॥ २३ ॥

niśācarabalaṃ hantuṃ mune yadi tavepsitam ,
caturaṅgasamāyuktaṃ mayā saha balaṃ naya 23

23. niśācarabalam hantum mune yadi tava īpsitam
caturāṅgasamāyuktam mayā saha balam naya

23. O sage, if it is your desire to slay the army of night-prowlers (demons), then take an army comprising its four divisions along with me.

Words meanings summery:

• निशाचरबलम् (niśācarabalam) - army of night-wanderers, demon army

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to slay, to destroy

• मुने (mune) - O sage (Viśvāmitra)! (O sage!)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• तव (tava) - your, by you

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - your desire (desired, wished for, longed for)

• चतुराङ्गसमायुक्तम् (caturāṅgasamāyuktam) - endowed with four divisions (of an army)

• मया (mayā) - by me, with me

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• नय (naya) - lead!, take!, bring!

Words meanings and morphology

निशाचरबलम् (niśācarabalam) - army of night-wanderers, demon army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niśācarabala

niśācarabala - army of night-wanderers, strength of demons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (niśācara+bala)

• niśācara – night-wanderer, demon, Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: niśā (night) + cara (mover).
• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to slay, to destroy

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'han' (to kill) with suffix -tum.

Root: han (class 2)

मुने (mune) - O sage (Viśvāmitra)! (O sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit; one who observes silence

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your, by you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - your desire (desired, wished for, longed for)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished; desire (as a noun)

Past Passive Participle (from desiderative stem)

Derived from the desiderative stem of root 'āp' (to obtain) with suffix -ta, meaning 'what is wished to be obtained'.

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective with an implied 'asti' (is).

चतुराङ्गसमायुक्तम् (caturāṅgasamāyuktam) - endowed with four divisions (of an army)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturāṅgasamāyukta

caturāṅgasamāyukta - provided with the four components of an army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (caturāṅga+samāyukta)

• caturāṅga – four-limbed, having four divisions (e.g., army: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: catur (four) + aṅga (limb/division).
• samāyukta – endowed, united, joined, provided with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yuj' (to join) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā', and suffix -ta.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

मया (mayā) - by me, with me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

नय (naya) - lead!, take!, bring!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī

Root verb 'nī' (class 1) in imperative mood (loṭ), 2nd person singular.

Root: nī (class 1)