योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-39

राक्षस्युवाच ।
मुग्धस्त्रीरूपधारिण्यै दातुं शक्तोऽसि भोजनम् ।
संतर्पयसि मां केन राक्षसाकारधारिणीम् ॥ ३९ ॥

rākṣasyuvāca ,
mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇyai dātuṃ śakto'si bhojanam ,
saṃtarpayasi māṃ kena rākṣasākāradhāriṇīm 39

39. rākṣasī uvāca mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇyai dātum śaktaḥ
asi bhojanam saṃtarpayasi mām kena rākṣasākāradhāriṇīm

39. rākṣasī uvāca mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇyai bhojanam dātum
śaktaḥ asi rākṣasākāradhāriṇīm mām kena saṃtarpayasi

39. The female demon said: 'You are capable of offering food to one who assumes the form of a charming woman. But by what means will you satisfy me, who bears the form of a female demon?'

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, she-demon

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मुग्धस्त्रीरूपधारिण्यै (mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇyai) - to one who assumes the form of a charming woman

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable

• असि (asi) - you are

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

• संतर्पयसि (saṁtarpayasi) - you satisfy, you satiate

• माम् (mām) - me

• केन (kena) - by what means (by what, by whom)

• राक्षसाकारधारिणीम् (rākṣasākāradhāriṇīm) - one who assumes the form of a female demon

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, she-demon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, she-demon

Feminine form of 'rākṣasa'

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) form of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past tense.

मुग्धस्त्रीरूपधारिण्यै (mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇyai) - to one who assumes the form of a charming woman

(adjective)

Dative, feminine, singular of mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇī

mugdhastrīrūpadhāriṇī - one who assumes the form of a charming woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (mugdha+strī+rūpa+dhāriṇī)

• mugdha – charming, innocent, foolish, simple, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• dhāriṇī – bearing, holding, assuming, wearing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold) with suffix 'ṇinī'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The recipient of 'bhojanam'.

दातुम् (dātum) - to give

(verb)

infinitive of dā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'dā'

Root: dā (class 3)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able, capable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - able, capable, competent, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śak' (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject 'you'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb.

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, feeding

Derived from root 'bhuj' (to eat, to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Object of 'dātum'.

संतर्पयसि (saṁtarpayasi) - you satisfy, you satiate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃtarp

Causative

Causative of root 'tṛp' (to satisfy, to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'saṃtarpayasi'.

केन (kena) - by what means (by what, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; why, how

Note: Interrogative pronoun asking about the means.

राक्षसाकारधारिणीम् (rākṣasākāradhāriṇīm) - one who assumes the form of a female demon

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rākṣasākāradhāriṇī

rākṣasākāradhāriṇī - one who assumes the form of a demon (feminine)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rākṣasa+ākāra+dhāriṇī)

• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit, pertaining to a demon
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, gesture
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• dhāriṇī – bearing, holding, assuming, wearing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold) with suffix 'ṇinī'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mām'.