योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-23

मुख्या हिमा रुद्रमुख्यास्ताम्रलिप्तास्तथैव च ।
प्राग्ज्योतिषा वाजिमुखा अम्बष्ठाः पुरुषादकाः ॥ २३ ॥

mukhyā himā rudramukhyāstāmraliptāstathaiva ca ,
prāgjyotiṣā vājimukhā ambaṣṭhāḥ puruṣādakāḥ 23

23. mukhyāḥ himāḥ rudramukhyāḥ tāmrāliptāḥ tathā eva
ca prāgjyotiṣāḥ vājimukhāḥ ambaṣṭhāḥ puruṣādakāḥ

23. mukhyāḥ himāḥ rudramukhyāḥ tāmrāliptāḥ tathā eva
ca prāgjyotiṣāḥ vājimukhāḥ ambaṣṭhāḥ puruṣādakāḥ

23. The prominent Hima people, the Rudramukhyas, and likewise the Tamraliptas, the Pragjyotishas, the Vajimukhas (horse-faced people), the Ambashthas, and the Purushadakas (man-eaters).

Words meanings summery:

• मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal, prominent

• हिमाः (himāḥ) - Hima people (possibly from the Himalayan region)

• रुद्रमुख्याः (rudramukhyāḥ) - Rudramukhyas (a people)

• ताम्रालिप्ताः (tāmrāliptāḥ) - Tamraliptas (people of the ancient city Tamralipta)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• च (ca) - and

• प्राग्ज्योतिषाः (prāgjyotiṣāḥ) - Pragjyotishas (people of the ancient kingdom Pragjyotisha)

• वाजिमुखाः (vājimukhāḥ) - Vajimukhas (horse-faced people, a mythical race)

• अम्बष्ठाः (ambaṣṭhāḥ) - Ambashthas (a people or a mixed caste)

• पुरुषादकाः (puruṣādakāḥ) - Purushadakas (man-eaters, a tribe)

Words meanings and morphology

मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief, principal, prominent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, primary

हिमाः (himāḥ) - Hima people (possibly from the Himalayan region)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hima

hima - snow, frost, cold; name of a people or mountain range (Hima)

रुद्रमुख्याः (rudramukhyāḥ) - Rudramukhyas (a people)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rudramukhya

rudramukhya - a people or tribe, literally 'having Rudra as chief' or 'headed by Rudra'

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudra+mukhya)

• rudra – a Vedic deity, an epithet of Shiva, fierce
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

ताम्रालिप्ताः (tāmrāliptāḥ) - Tamraliptas (people of the ancient city Tamralipta)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmrālipta

tāmrālipta - name of an ancient city and country (Tamralipta) and its inhabitants

तथा (tathā) - and, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्राग्ज्योतिषाः (prāgjyotiṣāḥ) - Pragjyotishas (people of the ancient kingdom Pragjyotisha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāgjyotiṣa

prāgjyotiṣa - an ancient kingdom in eastern India (Assam) and its inhabitants

वाजिमुखाः (vājimukhāḥ) - Vajimukhas (horse-faced people, a mythical race)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vājimukha

vājimukha - horse-faced (a mythical race of beings)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vājin+mukha)

• vājin – a horse, swift, strong
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, chief
  noun (neuter)

अम्बष्ठाः (ambaṣṭhāḥ) - Ambashthas (a people or a mixed caste)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambaṣṭha

ambaṣṭha - name of a people or a mixed caste (Ambashtha)

पुरुषादकाः (puruṣādakāḥ) - Purushadakas (man-eaters, a tribe)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣādaka

puruṣādaka - man-eater, cannibal (a tribe known for cannibalism)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+adaka)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• adaka – eater, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

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