योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-26, verse-10

विलेसू रक्तमांसौघपूर्णैकार्णवतीरगाः ।
कल्पतालवदुत्ताला वेतालास्तालतालिताः ॥ १० ॥

vilesū raktamāṃsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīragāḥ ,
kalpatālavaduttālā vetālāstālatālitāḥ 10

10. vilelū raktamāṃsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīragāḥ
kalpatālavaduttālāḥ vetālāḥ tālatālitāḥ

10. vetālāḥ raktamāṃsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīragāḥ
kalpatālavaduttālāḥ tālatālitāḥ vilelū

10. The Vetālas, who were formidable like the destructive palm trees at the end of an eon (kalpa) and who reached the shores of the single ocean filled with floods of blood and flesh, gleamed, swaying to a fierce rhythm.

Words meanings summery:

• विलेलू (vilelū) - the Vetālas gleamed or danced vibrantly (they gleamed, they shone, they flickered, they danced)

• रक्तमांसौघपूर्णैकार्णवतीरगाः (raktamāṁsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīragāḥ) - describing the Vetālas arriving at the bloody, flesh-filled battlefield (reaching the shores of the single ocean filled with floods of blood and flesh)

• कल्पतालवदुत्तालाः (kalpatālavaduttālāḥ) - describing the terrifying appearance of the Vetālas (formidable/fierce like palm trees at the end of an eon)

• वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - the Vetālas, corpse-demons, in a battle context (Vetālas (demonic beings, vampires))

• तालतालिताः (tālatālitāḥ) - dancing or swaying to a fierce beat/rhythm (referring to Vetālas) (beaten to a rhythm, clapped, made to sway)

Words meanings and morphology

विलेलू (vilelū) - the Vetālas gleamed or danced vibrantly (they gleamed, they shone, they flickered, they danced)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of √las

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural (form may be irregular/poetic variant of vilelusu)

Root las, Class 1

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

रक्तमांसौघपूर्णैकार्णवतीरगाः (raktamāṁsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīragāḥ) - describing the Vetālas arriving at the bloody, flesh-filled battlefield (reaching the shores of the single ocean filled with floods of blood and flesh)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raktamāṃsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīraga

raktamāṁsaughapūrṇaikārṇavatīraga - reaching the shores of the single ocean filled with floods of blood and flesh

Bahuvrihi compound describing the Vetālas' destination/state

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+māṃsa+ogha+pūrṇa+eka+arṇava+tīra+ga)

• rakta – blood; red, dyed
  noun (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)
• tīra – bank, shore, coast
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, reaching
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (suffix -ga)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vetālāḥ` (masculine plural).

कल्पतालवदुत्तालाः (kalpatālavaduttālāḥ) - describing the terrifying appearance of the Vetālas (formidable/fierce like palm trees at the end of an eon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kalpatālavaduttāla

kalpatālavaduttāla - formidable/fierce like palm trees at the end of an eon (kalpa)

Compound: kalpatālavat (like kalpatāla) + uttāla (fierce)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpatālavat+uttāla)

• kalpatāla – palm tree at the end of a kalpa (eon), known for its destructive power or immense size
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: kalpa (eon) + tāla (palm tree)
• vat – like, resembling, as per
  indeclinable
  Suffix -vat indicating similarity
• uttāla – fierce, formidable, exceedingly high, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  From root tul (to be equal) with upasarga ut (intensified)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vetālāḥ` (masculine plural).

वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - the Vetālas, corpse-demons, in a battle context (Vetālas (demonic beings, vampires))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vetāla

vetāla - a vampire, a demon animating a corpse

तालतालिताः (tālatālitāḥ) - dancing or swaying to a fierce beat/rhythm (referring to Vetālas) (beaten to a rhythm, clapped, made to sway)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tālatālita

tālatālita - beaten to a rhythm, clapped, made to sway

Past Passive Participle (derived from denominative verb from tāla)

From tāla (rhythm/beat) with passive suffix -ita. Implies being made to dance or sway.

Root: tāl (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `vetālāḥ` (masculine plural).

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