योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-57

अबलाः प्रखलाः शाकाः क्षेमधूर्तय एव च ।
दशधानागावसन्यदण्डाहन्यसनास्तथा ॥ ५७ ॥

abalāḥ prakhalāḥ śākāḥ kṣemadhūrtaya eva ca ,
daśadhānāgāvasanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāstathā 57

57. abalāḥ prakhalāḥ śākāḥ kṣemadhūrtayaḥ eva
ca daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ tathā

57. abalāḥ prakhalāḥ śākāḥ kṣemadhūrtayaḥ eva ca
daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ tathā [ca jñeyāḥ]

57. The Abalas, Prakhalas, Shakas, and Kṣemadhūrtas are also (to be known). Similarly, the Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a collective name for several tribes).

57. וכן עמי אַבָּלָה, פְּרַכַאלָה, שָׁאָקָה, קְשֵׁמַדְהוּרְתִי, דַשָׁאדְהָאָנָה, גָאָוָאסַנְיָה וְדַנְדָאהַנְיַסָנָה.

Words meanings summery:

• अबलाः (abalāḥ) - Abalas (a people); weak, powerless

• प्रखलाः (prakhalāḥ) - Prakhalas (a people); very harsh, wicked

• शाकाः (śākāḥ) - Shakas (a people, the Scythians)

• क्षेमधूर्तयः (kṣemadhūrtayaḥ) - Kṣemadhūrtas (a people, 'rascals of safety/welfare')

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• च (ca) - and, also

• दशधानागावासन्यदण्डाहन्यसनाः (daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ) - Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a collective name for several tribes)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, thus

Words meanings and morphology

अबलाः (abalāḥ) - Abalas (a people); weak, powerless

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abala

abala - Abala (name of a people/tribe); weak, powerless, without strength

प्रखलाः (prakhalāḥ) - Prakhalas (a people); very harsh, wicked

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakhala

prakhala - Prakhala (name of a people/tribe); very harsh, wicked, sharp

शाकाः (śākāḥ) - Shakas (a people, the Scythians)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāka

śāka - Śāka (name of a people/tribe, the Scythians)

क्षेमधूर्तयः (kṣemadhūrtayaḥ) - Kṣemadhūrtas (a people, 'rascals of safety/welfare')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣemadhūrta

kṣemadhūrta - Kṣemadhūrta (name of a people/tribe); literally 'cunning in welfare' or 'rascals of safety'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣema+dhūrta)

• kṣema – safety, welfare, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• dhūrta – cunning, rogue, gambler, cheat
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhūrv (to hurt, injure)
  Root: dhūrv (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दशधानागावासन्यदण्डाहन्यसनाः (daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanāḥ) - Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a collective name for several tribes)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasana

daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasana - Daśadhānāgāvāsanyadaṇḍāhanyasanas (a composite name for various peoples/tribes: Daśadhānas, Gāvāsas, Nyadaṇḍas, and Ahanyasanas)

Compound type : dvandva (daśadhāna+gāvāsana+nyadaṇḍa+ahanyasana)

• daśadhāna – Daśadhāna (name of a people/tribe, possibly related to 'ten grains' or 'ten places')
  proper noun (masculine)
• gāvāsana – Gāvāsana (name of a people/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nyadaṇḍa – Nyadaṇḍa (name of a people/tribe, possibly meaning 'without staff/punishment')
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
• ahanyasana – Ahanyasana (name of a people/tribe, possibly meaning 'non-killers' or 'those who do not shoot')
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Collective name in plural nominative.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, thus

(indeclinable)

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