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4,26

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-26, verse-48

वज्रप्रहाराविरतम्रियमाणमहासुरम् ।
शुक्रामरमहाविद्याजीवमानमहासुरम् ॥ ४८ ॥
vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsuram ,
śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsuram 48
48. vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsuram
śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsuram
48. (saḥ) vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsuram
śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsuram
48. Describing the great demon (mahāsura), who is continuously dying from thunderbolt strikes, yet simultaneously being kept alive by the great knowledge (mahāvidyā) of Shukra, the preceptor of the demons.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वज्रप्रहाराविरतम्रियमाणमहासुरम् (vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsuram) - refers to the specific great demon being described (a great demon continuously dying from thunderbolt strikes)
  • शुक्रामरमहाविद्याजीवमानमहासुरम् (śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsuram) - refers to the specific great demon being described (a great demon being kept alive by the great knowledge of Shukra)

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रप्रहाराविरतम्रियमाणमहासुरम् (vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsuram) - refers to the specific great demon being described (a great demon continuously dying from thunderbolt strikes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsura
vajraprahārāviratamriyamāṇamahāsura - great demon continuously dying from thunderbolt strikes
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vajra+prahāra+avirata+mriyamāṇa+mahāsura)
  • vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vaj
  • prahāra – strike, blow, impact
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from pra-hṛ.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • avirata – incessant, continuous, uninterrupted
    adjective
    Negative particle 'a' + 'virata' (stopped).
    Prefix: vi
    Root: ram (class 1)
  • mriyamāṇa – dying, being killed
    adjective
    Present Passive Participle
    Present passive participle of root mṛ (to die), with ātmanepada suffix -māna.
    Root: mṛ (class 6)
  • mahāsura – great demon
    noun (masculine)
Note: Compound term referring to the great demon described in the verse.
शुक्रामरमहाविद्याजीवमानमहासुरम् (śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsuram) - refers to the specific great demon being described (a great demon being kept alive by the great knowledge of Shukra)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsura
śukrāmaramahāvidyājīvamānamahāsura - great demon being kept alive by the great knowledge of Shukra
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śukra+amara+mahāvidyā+jīvamāna+mahāsura)
  • śukra – Shukra (preceptor of demons), bright, clear, semen
    proper noun (masculine)
    Root: śuc (class 1)
  • amara – immortal, god
    adjective (masculine)
    Negative particle 'a' + 'mara' (mortal).
    Root: mṛ (class 6)
  • mahāvidyā – great knowledge, great science (vidyā), great lore
    noun (feminine)
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • jīvamāṇa – living, being kept alive
    adjective
    Present Passive Participle
    Present passive participle of root jīv (to live), with ātmanepada suffix -māna.
    Root: jīv (class 1)
  • mahāsura – great demon
    noun (masculine)
Note: Compound term referring to the great demon described in the verse.