योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
कुलानि सन्त्यनेकानि राक्षसानां स्वभावतः ।
तानि शुक्लानि कृष्णानि हरितान्युज्ज्वलानि च ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kulāni santyanekāni rākṣasānāṃ svabhāvataḥ ,
tāni śuklāni kṛṣṇāni haritānyujjvalāni ca 3

3. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca kulāni santi anekāni rākṣasānām
svabhāvataḥ tāni śuklāni kṛṣṇāni haritāni ujjvalāni ca

3. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca svabhāvataḥ rākṣasānām anekāni kulāni
santi tāni ca śuklāni kṛṣṇāni haritāni ujjvalāni

3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: There are, by their very nature (svabhāva), many types of rākṣasa (demon) families. These include white, black, green, and shining ones.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• कुलानि (kulāni) - families, clans, types

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist, there are

• अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of demons, of rākṣasas

• स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by nature, intrinsically, naturally

• तानि (tāni) - these, those (neuter plural)

• शुक्लानि (śuklāni) - white, bright ones

• कृष्णानि (kṛṣṇāni) - black, dark ones

• हरितानि (haritāni) - green ones

• उज्ज्वलानि (ujjvalāni) - shining, bright, splendid ones

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered, holy
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

कुलानि (kulāni) - families, clans, types

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kula

kula - family, race, lineage, clan, species, type

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist, there are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active third person plural

Root: as (class 2)

अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aneka

aneka - not one, many, numerous

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of demons, of rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

स्वभावतः (svabhāvataḥ) - by nature, intrinsically, naturally

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -taḥ indicating 'by reason of', 'from', 'in the manner of'

Root: bhū (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - these, those (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, these

शुक्लानि (śuklāni) - white, bright ones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śukla

śukla - white, bright, clear, pure

कृष्णानि (kṛṣṇāni) - black, dark ones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue

हरितानि (haritāni) - green ones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of harita

harita - green, yellowish-green, fresh

उज्ज्वलानि (ujjvalāni) - shining, bright, splendid ones

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ujjvala

ujjvala - shining, bright, splendid, clear

Prefix: ud

Root: jval (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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