योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-76, verse-17

प्रचलितवलिताञ्जनाचलाभा हिमगिरिपादनिवेशितं सुदेशम् ।
तदनुगतवती निशाचरी सा निशि सुघनान्धतमिस्रमार्गभूमौ ॥ १७ ॥

pracalitavalitāñjanācalābhā himagiripādaniveśitaṃ sudeśam ,
tadanugatavatī niśācarī sā niśi sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmau 17

17. pracalitavalitāñjanācalābhā himagiripādaniveśitam sudeśam tat
anugatavatī niśācarī sā niśi sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmau

17. sā niśācarī pracalitavalitāñjanācalābhā niśi sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmau
tat himagiripādaniveśitam sudeśam anugatavatī

17. That female demon, resembling a moving, curving black mountain, proceeded at night through a path of very dense, blinding darkness, arriving at a beautiful region situated at the foot of the Himalayas.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रचलितवलिताञ्जनाचलाभा (pracalitavalitāñjanācalābhā) - resembling a moving, curving black mountain

• हिमगिरिपादनिवेशितम् (himagiripādaniveśitam) - situated at the foot of the Himalayas

• सुदेशम् (sudeśam) - a beautiful region, a good place

• तत् (tat) - that, there

• अनुगतवती (anugatavatī) - followed, went after, reached

• निशाचरी (niśācarī) - female night-prowler, female demon

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• निशि (niśi) - in the night

• सुघनान्धतमिस्रमार्गभूमौ (sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmau) - on the ground/region of a path amidst very dense, blinding darkness

Words meanings and morphology

प्रचलितवलिताञ्जनाचलाभा (pracalitavalitāñjanācalābhā) - resembling a moving, curving black mountain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pracalitavalitāñjanācalābha

pracalitavalitāñjanācalābha - resembling a moving, curving black mountain

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (pracalita+valita+añjana+acala+ābhā)

• pracalita – moving, agitated, stirred
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √cal (to move) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cal (class 1)
• valita – curved, bent, twisted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √val (to turn, move) with suffix -ita.
  Root: val (class 1)
• añjana – collyrium, black pigment
  noun (neuter)
  Root: añj (class 7)
• acala – mountain, immovable
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from a- (not) + √cal (to move).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• ābhā – lustre, appearance, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

हिमगिरिपादनिवेशितम् (himagiripādaniveśitam) - situated at the foot of the Himalayas

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of himagiripādaniveśita

himagiripādaniveśita - situated at the foot of the Himalayas

Past Passive Participle

Compound of himagiri (Himalaya mountain), pāda (foot/base), and niveśita (placed/situated).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (himagiri+pāda+niveśita)

• himagiri – Himalayan mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of hima (snow) and giri (mountain).
• pāda – foot, base, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• niveśita – placed, situated, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √viś (to enter) with prefix ni- and causative suffix -i + Ppp suffix -ta.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

सुदेशम् (sudeśam) - a beautiful region, a good place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sudeśa

sudeśa - a beautiful region, a good place

Compound of su (good, well) and deśa (place, region).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+deśa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that, there

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to sudeśam.

अनुगतवती (anugatavatī) - followed, went after, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anugatavat

anugatavat - one who has followed/gone after/reached

Past Active Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix anu- and past active participle suffix -vat.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb of the sentence.

निशाचरी (niśācarī) - female night-prowler, female demon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśācara

niśācara - night-prowler, demon

Compound of niśā (night) and cara (moving/going).

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √car (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Feminine nominative singular of tad.

Note: Emphasizes niśācarī.

निशि (niśi) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

सुघनान्धतमिस्रमार्गभूमौ (sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmau) - on the ground/region of a path amidst very dense, blinding darkness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmi

sughanāndhatamisramārgabhūmi - ground/region of a path amidst very dense, blinding darkness

Compound of sughana (very dense) + andha (blindness) + tamisra (darkness) + mārga (path) + bhūmi (ground/region).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sughana+andha+tamisra+mārga+bhūmi)

• sughana – very dense, extremely thick
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of su- (very, intensely) and ghana (dense, thick).
• andha – blindness, dark, blinding
  noun (masculine)
  Root: andh (class 10)
• tamisra – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• bhūmi – ground, earth, region
  noun (feminine)