योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ सा राक्षसी रक्षःकुलकाननमञ्जरी ।
तमस्येवाभ्रलेखेव गम्भीरं विननाद ह ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha sā rākṣasī rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī ,
tamasyevābhralekheva gambhīraṃ vinanāda ha 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha sā rākṣasī rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī
tamasi iva abhralekhā iva gambhīram vinanāda ha

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atha sā rākṣasī rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī
tamasi iva abhralekhā iva gambhīram vinanāda ha

1. Sage Vasiṣṭha said: Then, that demoness, a prominent figure in the lineage of Rākṣasas (demons), roared deeply, like a streak of cloud (appearing ominously) in the darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha, Sage Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• सा (sā) - she

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - the demoness

• रक्षःकुलकाननमञ्जरी (rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī) - referring to Tāṭakā, a leading or notable demoness (a prominent figure/blossom in the forest of the demon lineage)

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभ्रलेखा (abhralekhā) - a streak of cloud, a line of clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deeply, gravely, profoundly

• विननाद (vinanāda) - roared, shrieked, cried out

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha, Sage Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - the demoness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - demoness

रक्षःकुलकाननमञ्जरी (rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī) - referring to Tāṭakā, a leading or notable demoness (a prominent figure/blossom in the forest of the demon lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī

rakṣaḥkulakānanamañjarī - blossom/flower/prominent figure in the forest of the demon race/family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakṣas+kula+kānana+mañjarī)

• rakṣas – demon, evil spirit
  noun (neuter)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• mañjarī – cluster, sprout, bud, blossom (figuratively: prominent figure)
  noun (feminine)

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अभ्रलेखा (abhralekhā) - a streak of cloud, a line of clouds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhralekhā

abhralekhā - a streak of cloud, cloud-line

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+lekhā)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deeply, gravely, profoundly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, serious

Note: Used adverbially here.

विननाद (vinanāda) - roared, shrieked, cried out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √nad

Root: nad (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

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