योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवं निशाचराचारचिरघोरे रणाङ्गणे ।
अहनीव जनाचारे स्थिते यामावरेहिते ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evaṃ niśācarācāraciraghore raṇāṅgaṇe ,
ahanīva janācāre sthite yāmāvarehite 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evaṃ niśācarācāraciraghore
raṇāṅgaṇe ahanī iva janācāre sthite yāmāvarahite

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evaṃ niśācarācāraciraghore
raṇāṅgaṇe yāmāvarahite ahanī iva janācāre sthite

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Thus, in the battlefield, which had been dreadful for a long time due to the activities of the night-prowlers, when the watches of the night had ended, it was as if the human activities of daytime were taking place.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, indeed

• निशाचराचारचिरघोरे (niśācarācāraciraghore) - In the battlefield dreadful for a long time due to the activities of demons. (in the dreadful for a long time due to night-prowlers' conduct)

• रणाङ्गणे (raṇāṅgaṇe) - in the battlefield

• अहनी (ahanī) - in the day, by day

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• जनाचारे (janācāre) - in the conduct of people, in human activities

• स्थिते (sthite) - when it was in such a state (being, existing, remaining)

• यामावरहिते (yāmāvarahite) - when the night was deep, after the end of the watches. (when the night watches had passed/ceased)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, glorious, prosperity
  adjective
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, a proper name (of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active

root vac, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, indeed

(indeclinable)

निशाचराचारचिरघोरे (niśācarācāraciraghore) - In the battlefield dreadful for a long time due to the activities of demons. (in the dreadful for a long time due to night-prowlers' conduct)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of niśācarācāraciraghora

niśācarācāraciraghora - dreadful for a long time due to the conduct of night-prowlers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (niśācara+ācāra+cira+ghora)

• niśācara – night-prowler, demon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-car
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)
• cira – long, lasting (time)
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective

Note: Modified 'raṇāṅgaṇe'.

रणाङ्गणे (raṇāṅgaṇe) - in the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇāṅgaṇa

raṇāṅgaṇa - battlefield

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+aṅgaṇa)

• raṇa – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• aṅgaṇa – courtyard, ground, arena
  noun (neuter)

अहनी (ahanī) - in the day, by day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

जनाचारे (janācāre) - in the conduct of people, in human activities

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janācāra

janācāra - custom of people, human conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ācāra)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ācāra – conduct, custom
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-car
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

स्थिते (sthite) - when it was in such a state (being, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: It modifies 'raṇāṅgaṇe'.

यामावरहिते (yāmāvarahite) - when the night was deep, after the end of the watches. (when the night watches had passed/ceased)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of yāmāvarahita

yāmāvarahita - devoid of night watches, when night watches have ceased

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yāma+avarohita)

• yāma – watch of the night (a period of 3 hours)
  noun (masculine)
• avarohita – descended, stopped, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ava-ruh
  Prefix: ava
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Modified 'raṇāṅgaṇe'.