योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ सा बहुकालेन कर्कटी नाम राक्षसी ।
सर्वेषां नरमांसानां नतु तृप्तिमुपाययौ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha sā bahukālena karkaṭī nāma rākṣasī ,
sarveṣāṃ naramāṃsānāṃ natu tṛptimupāyayau 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha sā bahukālena karkaṭī nāma
rākṣasī sarveṣām naramāṃsānām na tu tṛptim upāyayau

1. atha bahukālena sā karkaṭī nāma rākṣasī
sarveṣām naramāṃsānām tṛptim na tu upāyayau

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, after a long time, the female demon (rākṣasī) named Karkaṭī could not find satisfaction even with the flesh of all human beings.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

• अथ (atha) - then, after this (then, now, thereupon)

• सा (sā) - she (Karkaṭī) (she, that)

• बहुकालेन (bahukālena) - after a long time (by a long time, after a long time)

• कर्कटी (karkaṭī) - Karkaṭī (the name of the rākṣasī) (Karkaṭī (a specific name))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon (rākṣasī) (female demon, ogress)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• नरमांसानाम् (naramāṁsānām) - of the flesh of human beings (of human flesh)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तु (tu) - even (but, however, indeed)

• तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction (satisfaction, contentment)

• उपाययौ (upāyayau) - she attained (satisfaction) (she attained, she reached)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha, a celebrated Vedic sage.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

root vac, Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice. Reduplication `u` from `va`.

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, after this (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the beginning of a new narrative or paragraph.

सा (sā) - she (Karkaṭī) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Feminine nominative singular of `tad`.

बहुकालेन (bahukālena) - after a long time (by a long time, after a long time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bahukāla

bahukāla - long time

Tatpuruṣa or Karmadhāraya compound: bahu (much, long) + kāla (time).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahu+kāla)

• bahu – many, much, numerous, long
  adjective (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes duration or passage of time.

कर्कटी (karkaṭī) - Karkaṭī (the name of the rākṣasī) (Karkaṭī (a specific name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karkaṭī

karkaṭī - a female demon, a crab

Note: Noun in apposition with `rākṣasī`.

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a proper name.

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - a female demon (rākṣasī) (female demon, ogress)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, ogress

Feminine form of rākṣasa.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies `naramāṃsānām`.

नरमांसानाम् (naramāṁsānām) - of the flesh of human beings (of human flesh)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of naramāṃsa

naramāṁsa - human flesh

Tatpuruṣa compound: nara (man) + māṃsa (flesh).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+māṃsa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: `naramāṃsa` is technically neuter here, genitive plural `naramāṃsānām`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

तु (tu) - even (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis, often translated as 'indeed' or 'even'.

तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction (satisfaction, contentment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

from root tṛp 'to be satisfied'

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Object of `upāyayau`.

उपाययौ (upāyayau) - she attained (satisfaction) (she attained, she reached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upa-i

Perfect Active

root i 'to go' with prefix upa, Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice. Reduplication `yā`.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The perfect form of `upa-i` is often `upājagāma` or `upāyayau`.