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6,18

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-16

तस्य नेत्रत्रयोद्भासिवदनस्यामलप्रभाः ।
यथा गणास्तथैवान्याः परिवारो हि मातरः ॥ १६ ॥
tasya netratrayodbhāsivadanasyāmalaprabhāḥ ,
yathā gaṇāstathaivānyāḥ parivāro hi mātaraḥ 16
16. tasya netratrayodbhāsivadanāsya amalaprabhāḥ
yathā gaṇāḥ tathā eva anyāḥ parivāraḥ hi mātaraḥ
16. tasya netratrayodbhāsivadanāsya amalaprabhāḥ
mātaraḥ hi parivāraḥ yathā gaṇāḥ tathā eva anyāḥ
16. Of him (Shiva), whose face shone with three eyes, the Mothers (mātaraḥ) were of stainless brilliance, and they were indeed another retinue, just like his Ganas (attendants).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Shiva) (his, her, its, of that)
  • नेत्रत्रयोद्भासिवदनास्य (netratrayodbhāsivadanāsya) - of Shiva, whose face shines with three eyes (of one whose face shines with three eyes)
  • अमलप्रभाः (amalaprabhāḥ) - of stainless brilliance (describing the Mothers) (of stainless luster, pure radiance)
  • यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)
  • गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - Ganas (Shiva's attendants) (groups, attendants, troops)
  • तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just)
  • अन्याः (anyāḥ) - others (referring to the Mothers) (others, different ones)
  • परिवारः (parivāraḥ) - retinue (retinue, entourage, family)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
  • मातरः (mātaraḥ) - Mothers (mātaraḥ), a class of fierce goddesses (mothers)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Shiva) (his, her, its, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नेत्रत्रयोद्भासिवदनास्य (netratrayodbhāsivadanāsya) - of Shiva, whose face shines with three eyes (of one whose face shines with three eyes)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of netratrayodbhāsivadana
netratrayodbhāsivadana - one whose face shines with three eyes
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (netra+traya+udbhāsin+vadana)
  • netra – eye
    noun (neuter)
  • traya – group of three
    noun (neuter)
  • udbhāsin – shining forth, radiant
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    Derived from root bhās with upasarga ud
    Prefix: ud
    Root: bhās (class 1)
  • vadana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Refers to Shiva, indicating his characteristic feature.
अमलप्रभाः (amalaprabhāḥ) - of stainless brilliance (describing the Mothers) (of stainless luster, pure radiance)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of amalaprabhā
amalaprabhā - of stainless luster, pure radiance
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (amala+prabhā)
  • amala – stainless, pure, spotless
    adjective (feminine)
  • prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
    noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the Mothers.
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)
(indeclinable)
गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - Ganas (Shiva's attendants) (groups, attendants, troops)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa
gaṇa - group, troop, collection, attendant (especially of Shiva)
तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
अन्याः (anyāḥ) - others (referring to the Mothers) (others, different ones)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of anya
anya - other, different
परिवारः (parivāraḥ) - retinue (retinue, entourage, family)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parivāra
parivāra - retinue, entourage, family, surroundings
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛ (class 5)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
(indeclinable)
मातरः (mātaraḥ) - Mothers (mātaraḥ), a class of fierce goddesses (mothers)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother