योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-17

तरुकर्दमरथ्यान्तः शून्यगेहगृहाश्चलाः ।
लेलिहानाः प्रेतरूपा कृष्णाङ्गाश्चपला इव ॥ १७ ॥

tarukardamarathyāntaḥ śūnyagehagṛhāścalāḥ ,
lelihānāḥ pretarūpā kṛṣṇāṅgāścapalā iva 17

17. tarukardamarathyāntāḥ śūnyagehagṛhāḥ ca calāḥ |
lelihānāḥ pretarūpāḥ kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ ca capalāḥ iva ||

17. calāḥ tarukardamarathyāntāḥ śūnyagehagṛhāḥ ca
lelihānāḥ pretarūpāḥ kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ ca capalāḥ iva

17. Restless, they frequented the interiors of trees, mud, and streets, and empty houses and homes. Licking their tongues, with ghost-like forms, dark-limbed, they were like agile creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• तरुकर्दमरथ्यान्ताः (tarukardamarathyāntāḥ) - residing within/at the end of trees, mud, and streets

• शून्यगेहगृहाः (śūnyagehagṛhāḥ) - having empty houses/homes

• च (ca) - and

• चलाः (calāḥ) - restless, unsteady, moving

• लेलिहानाः (lelihānāḥ) - licking, repeatedly licking

• प्रेतस्वरूपाः (pretasvarūpāḥ) - ghost-formed, having the form of a ghost

• कृष्णाङ्गाः (kṛṣṇāṅgāḥ) - dark-limbed, dark-bodied

• च (ca) - and

• चपलाः (capalāḥ) - agile, swift, fickle

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तरुकर्दमरथ्यान्ताः (tarukardamarathyāntāḥ) - residing within/at the end of trees, mud, and streets

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tarukardamarathyānta

tarukardamarathyānta - whose interior/vicinity is among trees, mud, and streets

Compound type : bahuvrihi (taru+kardama+rathyā+anta)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• kardama – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• rathyā – street, road, highway
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, interior, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: The devanagari shows 'तरुकर्दमरथ्यान्तः' (tarukardamarathyāntaḥ), which is nominative singular masculine. However, context and agreement with other plural adjectives like 'śūnyagehagṛhāḥ' and 'calāḥ' strongly suggest a nominative plural masculine form 'tarukardamarathyāntāḥ' is intended. This entry reflects the grammatically expected plural form for semantic consistency.

शून्यगेहगृहाः (śūnyagehagṛhāḥ) - having empty houses/homes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūnyagehagṛha

śūnyagehagṛha - having empty houses or homes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūnya+geha+gṛha)

• śūnya – empty, void, deserted
  adjective
• geha – house, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)
• gṛha – house, home, abode
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चलाः (calāḥ) - restless, unsteady, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, restless, fickle

Root: cal (class 1)

लेलिहानाः (lelihānāḥ) - licking, repeatedly licking

(verbal derivative)

प्रेतस्वरूपाः (pretasvarūpāḥ) - ghost-formed, having the form of a ghost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pretasvarūpa

pretasvarūpa - ghost-shaped, having the form/nature of a ghost (preta)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (preta+svarūpa)

• preta – ghost, departed spirit, dead person
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-√i (to go forth, die)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• svarūpa – one's own form/nature, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

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)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चपलाः (capalāḥ) - agile, swift, fickle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of capala

capala - quick, agile, restless, fickle, trembling

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)