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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-27

नानाङ्गवलना नानानमन्नमनसत्तमाः ।
शिलाभुजगवक्रोरुकटिपार्श्वकराङ्गिकाः ॥ २७ ॥
nānāṅgavalanā nānānamannamanasattamāḥ ,
śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgikāḥ 27
27. nānāṅgavalanaḥ nānānamannamanasattamāḥ
śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgikāḥ
27. (te āsan) nānāṅgavalanaḥ,
nānānamannamanasattamāḥ,
śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgikāḥ.
27. They (the demonesses) were figures with various contortions of limbs, greatly bending and unbending in diverse ways. Their thighs, hips, sides, hands, and other body parts were crooked like rocks and serpents.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नानाङ्गवलनः (nānāṅgavalanaḥ) - having various contortions of limbs, having manifold limb-movements
  • नानानमन्नमनसत्तमाः (nānānamannamanasattamāḥ) - greatly bending and unbending in diverse ways, most excellent in various bendings and non-bendings
  • शिलाभुजगवक्रोरुकटिपार्श्वकराङ्गिकाः (śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgikāḥ) - whose thighs, hips, sides, hands, and other body parts were crooked like rocks and serpents

Words meanings and morphology

नानाङ्गवलनः (nānāṅgavalanaḥ) - having various contortions of limbs, having manifold limb-movements
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nānāṅgavalana
nānāṅgavalana - having various limb-twistings/movements
Bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+aṅga+valana)
  • nānā – various, diverse, manifold
    indeclinable
  • aṅga – limb, body part, body
    noun (neuter)
  • valana – turning, twisting, rolling, movement, contortion
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root √val (to turn, move)
    Root: val (class 1)
Note: Acts as an adjective describing the female pishachas implied in the context of the next verse.
नानानमन्नमनसत्तमाः (nānānamannamanasattamāḥ) - greatly bending and unbending in diverse ways, most excellent in various bendings and non-bendings
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nānānamannamanasattama
nānānamannamanasattama - most excellent in various bendings and non-bendings (referring to erratic, extreme movements)
Bahuvrihi compound: nānā (various) + namant (bending, from √nam) + anamāna (not bending, from √nam + an- prefix) + sattama (most excellent/intense)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+namant+anamana+sattama)
  • nānā – various, diverse, manifold
    indeclinable
  • namant – bending, bowing, inclined
    participle
    Present Active Participle
    From root √nam (to bend, bow)
    Root: nam (class 1)
  • anamana – not bending, unbending
    noun (neuter)
    Negation of `namana` (bending), derived from √nam
    Prefix: an
    Root: nam (class 1)
  • sattama – best, excellent, most intense, greatest
    adjective (masculine)
    Superlative suffix -tama to 'sat' (good/existent)
Note: Describes the extreme and erratic movements of the entities.
शिलाभुजगवक्रोरुकटिपार्श्वकराङ्गिकाः (śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgikāḥ) - whose thighs, hips, sides, hands, and other body parts were crooked like rocks and serpents
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgika
śilābhujagavakrorukaṭipārśvakarāṅgika - having thighs, hips, sides, hands, and limbs crooked like stones and serpents
Bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śilā+bhujaga+vakra+ūru+kaṭi+pārśva+kara+aṅgikā)
  • śilā – stone, rock
    noun (feminine)
  • bhujaga – serpent, snake
    noun (masculine)
    Compound 'bhujaga' (one who goes on the arm/shoulder)
  • vakra – curved, crooked, bent, winding
    adjective (masculine)
  • ūru – thigh
    noun (feminine)
  • kaṭi – hip, waist
    noun (feminine)
  • pārśva – side, flank
    noun (neuter)
  • kara – hand
    noun (masculine)
  • aṅgikā – small limb, body part, appendage
    noun (feminine)
    Diminutive of aṅga
Note: Describes the grotesque physical features of the entities.