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.

23. הו מוּנִי, אם רצונך להרוג את כוחם של שוכני הלילה, קח עמי צבא המורכב מארבעה מרכיבים.

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)

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