योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-39, verse-18
वहद्रक्तनदीरंहोरूढभूचररूपिकम् ।
वेतालकुलकङ्कालकर्षणाकुलकाकलम् ॥ १८ ॥
वेतालकुलकङ्कालकर्षणाकुलकाकलम् ॥ १८ ॥
vahadraktanadīraṃhorūḍhabhūcararūpikam ,
vetālakulakaṅkālakarṣaṇākulakākalam 18
vetālakulakaṅkālakarṣaṇākulakākalam 18
18.
vahad-rakta-nadī-raṃhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpikam
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam
18.
vahad-rakta-nadī-raṃhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpikam
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam
18.
It is characterized by terrestrial forms that have arisen from the impetus of flowing rivers of blood; and it features the confused cries of agitated `vetāla` hordes dragging skeletons.
Words meanings summery:
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- वहद्-रक्त-नदी-रंहस्-रूढ-भूचर-रूपिकम् (vahad-rakta-nadī-raṁhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpikam) - (a scene) characterized by terrestrial forms that have arisen from the impetus of flowing rivers of blood
- वेताल-कुल-कङ्काल-कर्षण-आकुल-काकलकम् (vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam) - (a scene) with the confused cries of agitated vetāla (ghoul) hordes dragging skeletons
Words meanings and morphology
वहद्-रक्त-नदी-रंहस्-रूढ-भूचर-रूपिकम् (vahad-rakta-nadī-raṁhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpikam) - (a scene) characterized by terrestrial forms that have arisen from the impetus of flowing rivers of blood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vahad-rakta-nadī-raṃhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpaka
vahad-rakta-nadī-raṁhas-rūḍha-bhūcara-rūpaka - (a scene) characterized by terrestrial forms that have arisen from the impetus of flowing rivers of blood
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vahant+rakta+nadī+raṃhas+rūḍha+bhūcara+rūpaka)
- vahant – flowing, carrying
adjective
Present Active Participle
From root vah (to flow, carry)
Root: vah (class 1) - rakta – blood, red
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root rañj (to color, dye)
Root: rañj (class 1) - nadī – river
noun (feminine) - raṃhas – impetus, current, speed, rush
noun (neuter)
Root: raṃh (class 1) - rūḍha – grown, arisen, ascended, established
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root ruh (to grow, ascend)
Root: ruh (class 1) - bhūcara – earth-dweller, terrestrial being
noun (masculine/neuter)
From bhū (earth) + car (to move)
Root: car (class 1) - rūpaka – form, figure, characteristic, representation
noun (neuter)
From rūpa (form) + ka suffix.
Note: This compound functions adjectivally, likely in the accusative case, modifying an implicit entity or a noun from a preceding or succeeding verse.
वेताल-कुल-कङ्काल-कर्षण-आकुल-काकलकम् (vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalakam) - (a scene) with the confused cries of agitated vetāla (ghoul) hordes dragging skeletons
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalaka
vetāla-kula-kaṅkāla-karṣaṇa-ākula-kākalaka - (a scene) with the confused cries of agitated vetāla (ghoul) hordes dragging skeletons
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vetāla+kula+kaṅkāla+karṣaṇa+ākula+kākalaka)
- vetāla – ghoul, vampire-like demon
noun (masculine) - kula – family, tribe, multitude, horde
noun (neuter) - kaṅkāla – skeleton, bare bones
noun (masculine/neuter) - karṣaṇa – dragging, pulling, tearing
noun (neuter)
From root kṛṣ (to drag, pull)
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - ākula – agitated, confused, distraught, disturbed
adjective
From ā-kul (to be agitated)
Prefix: ā
Root: kul (class 1) - kākalaka – confused cry, murmur, indistinct sound
noun (neuter)
From kākalī (sweet but indistinct sound) + ka suffix. Here implies confused or tumultuous sound.
Note: This compound functions adjectivally, likely in the accusative case, modifying an implicit entity or a noun from a preceding or succeeding verse.