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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-3

इयमक्षौहिणी पूर्णा यस्याः पतिरहं प्रभो ।
तया परिवृतो युद्धं दास्यामि पिशिताशिनाम् ॥ ३ ॥
iyamakṣauhiṇī pūrṇā yasyāḥ patirahaṃ prabho ,
tayā parivṛto yuddhaṃ dāsyāmi piśitāśinām 3
3. iyam akṣauhiṇī pūrṇā yasyāḥ patiḥ aham prabho
tayā parivṛtaḥ yuddham dāsyāmi piśitāśinām
3. O Lord! This full akṣauhiṇī (army division) is mine; I am its master. Accompanied by this army, I will wage war against the flesh-eaters (rākṣasas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • इयम् (iyam) - referring to 'akṣauhiṇī' (this)
  • अक्षौहिणी (akṣauhiṇī) - a complete army division
  • पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - full, complete, abundant
  • यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - referring to 'akṣauhiṇī' (of which, whose)
  • पतिः (patiḥ) - master (of the army) (lord, master, husband, owner)
  • अहम् (aham) - King Daśaratha (I)
  • प्रभो (prabho) - Addressing sage Viśvāmitra (O Lord, O Master)
  • तया (tayā) - by that 'akṣauhiṇī' (by that, with that)
  • परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - accompanied (by the army) (surrounded, accompanied, encompassed)
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight
  • दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will wage (battle) (I will give, I will grant, I will fight)
  • पिशिताशिनाम् (piśitāśinām) - to the rākṣasas (demons) (of the flesh-eaters, to the flesh-eaters)

Words meanings and morphology

इयम् (iyam) - referring to 'akṣauhiṇī' (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Qualifies 'akṣauhiṇī'.
अक्षौहिणी (akṣauhiṇī) - a complete army division
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - a complete army division (specific ancient military unit size)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - full, complete, abundant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, perfect
Past Passive Participle
Derived from pṛ.
Root: pṛ (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'akṣauhiṇī'.
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - referring to 'akṣauhiṇī' (of which, whose)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what (relative pronoun)
Relative pronoun.
Note: Refers to 'akṣauhiṇī'.
पतिः (patiḥ) - master (of the army) (lord, master, husband, owner)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - lord, master, owner, husband
Root: pā
Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.
अहम् (aham) - King Daśaratha (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
First person pronoun.
Note: Subject.
प्रभो (prabho) - Addressing sage Viśvāmitra (O Lord, O Master)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū
तया (tayā) - by that 'akṣauhiṇī' (by that, with that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to 'akṣauhiṇī'.
परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - accompanied (by the army) (surrounded, accompanied, encompassed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta
parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, accompanied
Past Passive Participle
Derived from pari-vṛ.
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛ (class 5)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle
Derived from yudh.
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Object of 'dāsyāmi'.
दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will wage (battle) (I will give, I will grant, I will fight)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā
Future
Future active 1st person singular.
Root: dā (class 3)
पिशिताशिनाम् (piśitāśinām) - to the rākṣasas (demons) (of the flesh-eaters, to the flesh-eaters)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of piśitāśin
piśitāśin - flesh-eater, carnivore, demon (rākṣasa)
Compound of piśita (flesh) and āśin (eater).
Compound type : tatpurusha (piśita+āśin)
  • piśita – flesh, meat
    noun (neuter)
    Root: piś
  • āśin – eater, consuming
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from aś (to eat) with suffix -in.
    Root: aś (class 9)
Note: Here, often interpreted as dative for whom the action is intended, 'to the flesh-eaters'.