योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-29

तनुद्वयेन तेनासौ प्रविश्य हृदयं नृणाम् ।
वेधयन्ती ततः क्रूरा प्रबभ्राम दिशो दश ॥ २९ ॥

tanudvayena tenāsau praviśya hṛdayaṃ nṛṇām ,
vedhayantī tataḥ krūrā prababhrāma diśo daśa 29

29. tanudvayena tena asau praviśya hṛdayam nṛṇām
vedhayantī tataḥ krūrā prababhrāma diśaḥ daśa

29. asau krūrā tena tanudvayena nṛṇām hṛdayam praviśya vedhayantī tataḥ daśa diśaḥ prababhrāma.

29. Having entered the hearts of men with those two bodies and piercing them, that cruel (entity) then roamed in all ten directions.

Words meanings summery:

• तनुद्वयेन (tanudvayena) - by the two bodies, by the pair of forms

• तेन (tena) - by that

• असौ (asau) - she, that (person/thing)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

• वेधयन्ती (vedhayantī) - piercing, causing to pierce

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, thereupon

• क्रूरा (krūrā) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

• प्रबभ्राम (prababhrāma) - wandered, roamed about

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• दश (daśa) - ten

Words meanings and morphology

तनुद्वयेन (tanudvayena) - by the two bodies, by the pair of forms

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tanudvaya

tanudvaya - a pair of bodies/forms

compound noun

Compound type : dvandva or tatpurusha (tanu+dvaya)

• tanu – body, form
  noun (feminine)
• dvaya – pair, couple, two
  noun (neuter)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'tanudvayena'.

असौ (asau) - she, that (person/thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, yon, he, she, it

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, essence

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, hero

वेधयन्ती (vedhayantī) - piercing, causing to pierce

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vedhayat

vedhayat - piercing, causing to pierce

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from causative of root vyadh (to pierce) + śatṛ suffix, declined as feminine nominative singular.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'asau' (she). Its object is 'hṛdayam'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

क्रूरा (krūrā) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, hard

Note: Agrees with 'asau' (she).

प्रबभ्राम (prababhrāma) - wandered, roamed about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prabhram

Perfect (lit)

Root bhram (to wander) with prefix pra-, reduplicated 'ba', perfect 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhram (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of compass

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)