योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-26

स्वरूपिकास्कन्धपतच्छवत्रस्तनिशाचरम् ।
नभःसंघट्टितापूर्वभूतपेटकसंकटम् ॥ २६ ॥

svarūpikāskandhapatacchavatrastaniśācaram ,
nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṃkaṭam 26

26. svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācaram
nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭam

26. svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācaram
nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭam

26. Where even night-stalkers (niśācaras) were terrified by corpses falling from the shoulders of female ghouls (rūpikās) in their true form; and where the sky was congested with unprecedented hordes of ghosts (bhūtas) colliding into each other.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वरूपिकास्कन्धपतच्छवस्त्रस्तनिशाचरम् (svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācaram) - Describing the unusual terror felt by demons in the horrifying scene. (Night-stalkers (niśācaras) terrified by corpses falling from the shoulders of female ghouls in their true form.)

• नभःसंघट्टितापूर्वभूतपेटकसङ्कटम् (nabhaḥsaṁghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭam) - Describing the crowded and chaotic state of the sky with ghosts. (A crowded condition where the sky is jammed with unprecedented hordes of ghosts (bhūtas) colliding.)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वरूपिकास्कन्धपतच्छवस्त्रस्तनिशाचरम् (svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācaram) - Describing the unusual terror felt by demons in the horrifying scene. (Night-stalkers (niśācaras) terrified by corpses falling from the shoulders of female ghouls in their true form.)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācara

svarūpikāskandhapatacchavastrastaniśācara - Night-stalkers (niśācaras) terrified by corpses falling from the shoulders of female ghouls in their true form.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (svarūpikā+skandha+patat+śava+trasta+niśācara)

• svarūpikā – female ghoul in her true form, terrifying ghoul
  noun (feminine)
  sva (own) + rūpikā (female ghoul).
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a body or tree), mass
  noun (masculine)
• patat – falling
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root pat (to fall).
  Root: pat (class 1)
• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (neuter)
• trasta – frightened, terrified
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root trās (to be afraid).
  Root: trās (class 1)
• niśācara – night-stalker, demon, goblin
  noun (masculine)
  From niśā (night) + cara (mover).
  Root: car (class 1)

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

नभःसंघट्टितापूर्वभूतपेटकसङ्कटम् (nabhaḥsaṁghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭam) - Describing the crowded and chaotic state of the sky with ghosts. (A crowded condition where the sky is jammed with unprecedented hordes of ghosts (bhūtas) colliding.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhaḥsaṃghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭa

nabhaḥsaṁghaṭṭitāpūrvabhūtapeṭakasaṅkaṭa - A crowded condition where the sky is jammed with unprecedented hordes of ghosts (bhūtas) colliding.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nabhas+saṃghaṭṭita+apūrva+bhūta+peṭaka+saṅkaṭa)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
  Here in stem form 'nabhaḥ'.
• saṃghaṭṭita – collided, struck, rubbed together
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ghaṭṭ (to rub, strike) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ghaṭṭ (class 1)
• apūrva – unprecedented, novel, unique
  adjective
  From a- (negation) + pūrva (former).
• bhūta – ghost, spirit, elemental being, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• peṭaka – basket, box, multitude, crowd
  noun (neuter)
  Here implies a collection or horde.
• saṅkaṭa – crowded, narrow, difficult, dire situation
  adjective (neuter)
  From sam- (together) + kaṭa (difficult).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)

Note: This compound acts as a noun in the accusative case, describing the congested state of the sky.

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