योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-35

वेतालास्त्रं ततो दत्ते तेनोत्तस्थुः शवव्रजाः ।
अमूर्धानः समूर्धानो वेताला वेशवल्लिताः ॥ ३५ ॥

vetālāstraṃ tato datte tenottasthuḥ śavavrajāḥ ,
amūrdhānaḥ samūrdhāno vetālā veśavallitāḥ 35

35. vetāla-astram tataḥ datte tena uttasthuḥ śavavrajāḥ
amūrdhānaḥ samūrdhānaḥ vetālāḥ veśavallitāḥ

35. tataḥ vetāla-astram datte tena śavavrajāḥ amūrdhānaḥ
samūrdhānaḥ veśavallitāḥ vetālāḥ uttasthuḥ

35. Then he deployed the Vetāla-weapon, and by its power, throngs of corpses rose up. These were vetālās, some headless and some with heads, having entered and taken possession of the bodies.

35. אז שילח את נשק הַוֶתָאָלָה (וֶתָאָלָאסְתְרַה - נשק האל-מתים), וממנו קמו המוני גופות – חלקן ערופות ראש וחלקן שלמות – שהפכו לַוֶתָאָלָה משתוללים.

Words meanings summery:

• वेताल-अस्त्रम् (vetāla-astram) - the specific weapon that summons vetālas (the weapon of vetālas)

• ततः (tataḥ) - following the previous action (then, thence)

• दत्ते (datte) - the king deploys the weapon (he gives, he grants, he deploys)

• तेन (tena) - by the power of the Vetāla-weapon (by that, by it)

• उत्तस्थुः (uttasthuḥ) - the corpses arose (they arose, they stood up)

• शवव्रजाः (śavavrajāḥ) - multitudes of animated corpses (hordes of corpses, throngs of dead bodies)

• अमूर्धानः (amūrdhānaḥ) - some of the vetālās were headless (headless, without heads)

• समूर्धानः (samūrdhānaḥ) - some of the vetālās had heads (with heads, having heads)

• वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - the animating spirits or entities called vetālās (vetālas, vampires)

• वेशवल्लिताः (veśavallitāḥ) - vetālās that had entered and animated the corpses (possessed and agitated, having entered and entangled/possessed)

Words meanings and morphology

वेताल-अस्त्रम् (vetāla-astram) - the specific weapon that summons vetālas (the weapon of vetālas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vetāla-astra

vetāla-astra - weapon of vetālas

Compound type : tatpurusha (vetāla+astra)

• vetāla – a ghost, vampire, demon possessing corpses
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Compound: Vetāla's weapon (Genitive Tatpurusha)

ततः (tataḥ) - following the previous action (then, thence)

(indeclinable)

दत्ते (datte) - the king deploys the weapon (he gives, he grants, he deploys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dā

present

present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Implied subject 'he' (the king).

तेन (tena) - by the power of the Vetāla-weapon (by that, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'vetāla-astra'.

उत्तस्थुः (uttasthuḥ) - the corpses arose (they arose, they stood up)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ut-sthā

perfect

perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

शवव्रजाः (śavavrajāḥ) - multitudes of animated corpses (hordes of corpses, throngs of dead bodies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śavavraja

śavavraja - a multitude/throng of corpses

Compound type : tatpurusha (śava+vraja)

• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śū
• vraja – multitude, troop, herd, flock
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uttasthuḥ'.

अमूर्धानः (amūrdhānaḥ) - some of the vetālās were headless (headless, without heads)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amūrdhan

amūrdhan - headless

formed with 'a-' negative prefix

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mūrdhan)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mūrdhan – head, skull
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mūrdh

Note: Describes 'vetālāḥ'.

समूर्धानः (samūrdhānaḥ) - some of the vetālās had heads (with heads, having heads)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samūrdhan

samūrdhan - having heads, with heads

formed with 'sa-' prefix

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+mūrdhan)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating 'with'
• mūrdhan – head, skull
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mūrdh

Note: Describes 'vetālāḥ'.

वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - the animating spirits or entities called vetālās (vetālas, vampires)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vetāla

vetāla - a ghost, vampire, demon possessing corpses

Note: Refers to the entities that possess the corpses.

वेशवल्लिताः (veśavallitāḥ) - vetālās that had entered and animated the corpses (possessed and agitated, having entered and entangled/possessed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veśavallita

veśavallita - entered and agitated, possessed and agitated

compound of veśa (entry, possession) and vallita (entangled, agitated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (veśa+vallita)

• veśa – entry, penetration, possession (by a spirit)
  noun (masculine)
  from root viś 'to enter'
  Root: viś (class 6)
• vallita – entangled, entwined, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root val 'to cover, agitate'
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Describes 'vetālāḥ'.

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