योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-14

ऊर्ध्वकेशीं शिरालाङ्गीं कपिलाक्षीं तमोमयीम् ।
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानामप्यनर्थभयप्रदाम् ॥ १४ ॥

ūrdhvakeśīṃ śirālāṅgīṃ kapilākṣīṃ tamomayīm ,
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānāmapyanarthabhayapradām 14

14. ūrdhvakeśīm śirālāṅgīm kapilākṣīm tamomayīm
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām api anarthabhayapradām

14. ūrdhvakeśīm śirālāṅgīm kapilākṣīm tamomayīm
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām api anarthabhayapradām

14. She, whose hair stands erect, whose body is covered with prominent veins, whose eyes are tawny, and who is made of pure darkness; she who instills distress and fear even in Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊर्ध्वकेशीम् (ūrdhvakeśīm) - having erect hair, with hair standing upwards

• शिरालाङ्गीम् (śirālāṅgīm) - having a body full of veins, veiny-bodied

• कपिलाक्षीम् (kapilākṣīm) - having tawny eyes

• तमोमयीम् (tamomayīm) - consisting of darkness, full of darkness

• यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानाम् (yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām) - of Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अनर्थभयप्रदाम् (anarthabhayapradām) - granting misfortune and fear, causing distress and terror

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्ध्वकेशीम् (ūrdhvakeśīm) - having erect hair, with hair standing upwards

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ūrdhvakeśī

ūrdhvakeśī - having upward-standing hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+keśa)

• ūrdhva – upward, elevated, erect
  adjective (masculine)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine subject.

शिरालाङ्गीम् (śirālāṅgīm) - having a body full of veins, veiny-bodied

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śirālāṅgī

śirālāṅgī - having a body covered with prominent veins

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śirāla+aṅga)

• śirāla – veiny, full of veins
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from śirā (vein) + la (possessive suffix)
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine subject.

कपिलाक्षीम् (kapilākṣīm) - having tawny eyes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kapilākṣī

kapilākṣī - having tawny, reddish-brown eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kapila+akṣi)

• kapila – tawny, reddish-brown, yellowish-red
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine subject.

तमोमयीम् (tamomayīm) - consisting of darkness, full of darkness

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tamomayī

tamomayī - consisting of darkness, made of darkness, pervaded by darkness

Derived from tamas (darkness) + mayī (suffix for 'made of').

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine subject.

यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानाम् (yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām) - of Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yakṣarakṣaḥpiśāca

yakṣarakṣaḥpiśāca - Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, and Piśācas (demonic beings)

Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+rakṣas+piśāca)

• yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings, usually benevolent guardians
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – demon, ogre, goblin (rakṣasa)
  noun (masculine)
• piśāca – goblin, demon, ghost, a class of malevolent spirits
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding noun.

अनर्थभयप्रदाम् (anarthabhayapradām) - granting misfortune and fear, causing distress and terror

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anarthabhayapradā

anarthabhayapradā - granting misfortune and fear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+bhaya+pradā)

• anartha – misfortune, calamity, evil, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of artha (purpose, wealth, meaning).
  Prefix: an
• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• pradā – giving, granting, bestowing
  adjective/noun (feminine)
  agent noun/derivative
  From pra + dā (to give).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied feminine subject.

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