योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-25

रूपिकालोकनापूर्वत्रासार्धमृतसद्भटम् ।
क्वचिद्वेतालरक्षोभिरपरीपूर्णमद्रकम् ॥ २५ ॥

rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam ,
kvacidvetālarakṣobhiraparīpūrṇamadrakam 25

25. rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam
kvacit vetālarakṣobhiḥ aparīpūrṇam adrakam

25. rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam
kvacit vetālarakṣobhiḥ aparīpūrṇam adrakam

25. Where brave warriors (sat-bhaṭas) were half-dead from unprecedented terror at the sight of the female ghouls (rūpikās); and where, in some places, the rocky terrain was not completely, but almost, filled with vetālas and rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• रूपिकालोकनापूर्वत्रासार्धमृतसद्भटम् (rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam) - Describing the state of warriors in the terrifying scene. (Brave warriors who were half-dead from unprecedented terror at the sight of female ghouls (rūpikās).)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

• वेतालरक्षोभिः (vetālarakṣobhiḥ) - by vetālas and rākṣasas

• अपरीपूर्णम् (aparīpūrṇam) - not completely filled, incomplete

• अद्रकम् (adrakam) - rock, mountain, rocky area

Words meanings and morphology

रूपिकालोकनापूर्वत्रासार्धमृतसद्भटम् (rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭam) - Describing the state of warriors in the terrifying scene. (Brave warriors who were half-dead from unprecedented terror at the sight of female ghouls (rūpikās).)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭa

rūpikālokanāpūrvatrāsārdhamṛtasadbhaṭa - Brave warriors half-dead from unprecedented terror at the sight of female ghouls.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (rūpikā+ālokaṇa+apūrva+trāsa+ardha-mṛta+sat-bhaṭa)

• rūpikā – female ghoul, sorceress
  noun (feminine)
• ālokaṇa – seeing, sight, perception
  noun (neuter)
  From root lok (to see) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• apūrva – unprecedented, novel, unique
  adjective
  From a- (negation) + pūrva (former).
• trāsa – fear, terror, fright
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root trās (to tremble, to be afraid).
  Root: trās (class 1)
• ardha-mṛta – half-dead
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• sat-bhaṭa – brave warrior, good soldier
  noun (masculine)

Note: This entire compound acts as a noun in the accusative case, likely referring to the state of warriors within the scene.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

(indeclinable)

वेतालरक्षोभिः (vetālarakṣobhiḥ) - by vetālas and rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vetālarakṣas

vetālarakṣas - vetālas and rākṣasas

Compound type : Dvandva (vetāla+rakṣas)

• vetāla – ghost, vampire-like demon
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)

अपरीपूर्णम् (aparīpūrṇam) - not completely filled, incomplete

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aparīpūrṇa

aparīpūrṇa - not completely filled, incomplete

Past Passive Participle

A- (negation) + pari- (around, completely) + pūrṇa (filled).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+paripūrṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• paripūrṇa – completely filled, full
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill) with prefix pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'adrakam'.

अद्रकम् (adrakam) - rock, mountain, rocky area

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adraka

adraka - rock, mountain, rocky area

Diminutive or variant of 'adri'.

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