योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-15

शिरःखुराः खुरकराः करदन्तमुखोदराः ।
ऋक्षोष्ट्राजाहिवक्त्राश्च प्रमथा यस्य लालकाः ॥ १५ ॥

śiraḥkhurāḥ khurakarāḥ karadantamukhodarāḥ ,
ṛkṣoṣṭrājāhivaktrāśca pramathā yasya lālakāḥ 15

15. śiraḥ-khurāḥ khura-karāḥ kara-danta-mukha-udarāḥ
ṛkṣa-uṣṭra-aja-ahi-vaktrāḥ ca pramathāḥ yasya lālakāḥ

15. yasya lālakāḥ pramathāḥ śiraḥkhurāḥ khurakarāḥ
karadantamukhodarāḥ ṛkṣoṣṭrājāhivaktrāḥ ca

15. Whose cherished attendants (pramathāḥ) have hooves for heads, hands that are hooves, hands for teeth, mouths for stomachs, and faces like those of bears, camels, goats, and snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरः-खुराः (śiraḥ-khurāḥ) - having heads as hooves

• खुर-कराः (khura-karāḥ) - having hooves as hands

• कर-दन्त-मुख-उदराः (kara-danta-mukha-udarāḥ) - having hands as teeth, mouths as stomachs

• ऋक्ष-उष्ट्र-अज-अहि-वक्त्राः (ṛkṣa-uṣṭra-aja-ahi-vaktrāḥ) - having faces of bears, camels, goats, and snakes

• च (ca) - and

• प्रमथाः (pramathāḥ) - attendants (of Shiva/Devi), ghouls, spirits, goblins

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• लालकाः (lālakāḥ) - cherished ones, darlings, favorites, playful ones

Words meanings and morphology

शिरः-खुराः (śiraḥ-khurāḥ) - having heads as hooves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiraḥkhura

śiraḥkhura - one whose head is a hoof

Bahuvrīhi compound śiras (head) + khura (hoof).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śiras+khura)

• śiras – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīr
• khura – hoof, claw
  noun (masculine)
  From root khur (to scratch).
  Root: khur (class 6)

Note: Qualifies pramathāḥ.

खुर-कराः (khura-karāḥ) - having hooves as hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khurakara

khurakara - one whose hands are hooves

Bahuvrīhi compound khura (hoof) + kara (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khura+kara)

• khura – hoof, claw
  noun (masculine)
  From root khur (to scratch).
  Root: khur (class 6)
• kara – hand, ray, tax
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies pramathāḥ.

कर-दन्त-मुख-उदराः (kara-danta-mukha-udarāḥ) - having hands as teeth, mouths as stomachs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karadantamukhodara

karadantamukhodara - one whose hands are teeth, and mouths are stomachs

Bahuvrīhi compound kara (hand) + danta (tooth) + mukha (mouth) + udara (stomach).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kara+danta+mukha+udara)

• kara – hand, ray, tax
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to tame, chew).
  Root: dam (class 1)
• mukha – mouth, face, chief, front
  noun (neuter)
  From root muc (to release) - via muk (face).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• udara – stomach, belly, interior
  noun (neuter)
  From root ud (to well up).

Note: Qualifies pramathāḥ.

ऋक्ष-उष्ट्र-अज-अहि-वक्त्राः (ṛkṣa-uṣṭra-aja-ahi-vaktrāḥ) - having faces of bears, camels, goats, and snakes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛkṣoṣṭrājāhivaktra

ṛkṣoṣṭrājāhivaktra - one whose face is like that of a bear, camel, goat, or snake

Bahuvrīhi compound ṛkṣa (bear) + uṣṭra (camel) + aja (goat) + ahi (snake) + vaktra (face).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛkṣa+uṣṭra+aja+ahi+vaktra)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
  From root ṛkṣ (to go, shine).
  Root: ṛkṣ (class 1)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• aja – goat, unborn, driver
  noun (masculine)
  From root aj (to drive).
  Root: aj (class 1)
• ahi – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
  From root ah (to go, move).
  Root: ah (class 2)
• vaktra – face, mouth, snout
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies pramathāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Conjunction.

प्रमथाः (pramathāḥ) - attendants (of Shiva/Devi), ghouls, spirits, goblins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pramatha

pramatha - attendant of Shiva, goblin, ghoul, oppressor

From pra + root math (to churn, disturb).

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

Note: The main noun being described.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun, linking the attendants to the deity.

लालकाः (lālakāḥ) - cherished ones, darlings, favorites, playful ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lālakā

lālakā - cherished, playful, fond, darling

From root lal (to play, dally) with a suffix.

Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies pramathāḥ.