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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-15

ऊर्ध्वकेशाः कृशाङ्गाश्च केचिच्च श्मश्रुला अपि ।
कृष्णाङ्गा मलिनाङ्गाश्च ग्राम्या इव नभश्चराः ॥ १५ ॥
ūrdhvakeśāḥ kṛśāṅgāśca kecicca śmaśrulā api ,
kṛṣṇāṅgā malināṅgāśca grāmyā iva nabhaścarāḥ 15
15. ūrdhvakeśāḥ kṛśāṅgāḥ ca kecit ca śmaśrulāḥ api |
kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ malināṅgāḥ ca grāmyāḥ iva nabhaścarāḥ ||
15. kecit ca ūrdhvakeśāḥ ca kṛśāṅgāḥ api śmaśrulāḥ
kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ ca malināṅgāḥ ca grāmyāḥ iva nabhaścarāḥ
15. Some had hair standing on end, lean bodies, and some even had beards. With dark and soiled limbs, they roamed the sky like villagers.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ऊर्ध्वकेशाः (ūrdhvakeśāḥ) - those with upward-standing hair
  • कृशाङ्गाः (kṛśāṅgāḥ) - those with lean bodies, emaciated
  • (ca) - and
  • केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
  • (ca) - and
  • श्मश्रुलाः (śmaśrulāḥ) - bearded, having a beard
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • कृष्णाङ्गाः (kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ) - dark-limbed, dark-bodied
  • मलिनाङ्गाः (malināṅgāḥ) - soiled-bodied, dirty-limbed
  • (ca) - and
  • ग्राम्याः (grāmyāḥ) - villagers, rustic people
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • नभश्चराः (nabhaścarāḥ) - sky-wanderers, sky-dwellers

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्ध्वकेशाः (ūrdhvakeśāḥ) - those with upward-standing hair
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ūrdhvakeśa
ūrdhvakeśa - having upward-standing hair
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ūrdhva+keśa)
  • ūrdhva – upward, elevated
    adjective
  • keśa – hair
    noun (masculine)
कृशाङ्गाः (kṛśāṅgāḥ) - those with lean bodies, emaciated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛśāṅga
kṛśāṅga - lean-bodied, emaciated
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛśa+aṅga)
  • kṛśa – lean, thin, emaciated
    adjective
  • aṅga – body, limb
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid
kimcid - something, someone, some
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
श्मश्रुलाः (śmaśrulāḥ) - bearded, having a beard
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śmaśrula
śmaśrula - bearded, having a beard
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
कृष्णाङ्गाः (kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ) - dark-limbed, dark-bodied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛṣṇāṅga
kṛṣṇāṅga - dark-bodied, having dark limbs
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛṣṇa+aṅga)
  • kṛṣṇa – dark, black
    adjective
  • aṅga – body, limb
    noun (neuter)
मलिनाङ्गाः (malināṅgāḥ) - soiled-bodied, dirty-limbed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of malināṅga
malināṅga - dirty-bodied, having soiled limbs
Compound type : bahuvrihi (malina+aṅga)
  • malina – dirty, soiled, impure
    adjective
  • aṅga – body, limb
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ग्राम्याः (grāmyāḥ) - villagers, rustic people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of grāmya
grāmya - of a village, rustic, villager
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
नभश्चराः (nabhaścarāḥ) - sky-wanderers, sky-dwellers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nabhaścara
nabhaścara - sky-going, sky-dweller, aerial
Compound type : upapada-samāsa (nabhas+cara)
  • nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
    noun (neuter)
  • cara – moving, going, a mover
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    derived from the root √car (to move, go)
    Root: car (class 1)