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6,18

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

खरोष्ट्राकारवदना रक्तमेदोवसासवाः ।
दिगन्तरविहारिण्यः शरीरावयवस्रजः ॥ १८ ॥
kharoṣṭrākāravadanā raktamedovasāsavāḥ ,
digantaravihāriṇyaḥ śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ 18
18. kharoṣṭrākāravadanāḥ raktamedovasāsavāḥ
digantaravihāriṇyaḥ śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ
18. kharoṣṭrākāravadanāḥ raktamedovasāsavāḥ
digantaravihāriṇyaḥ śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ
18. They had faces shaped like donkeys and camels, and their intoxicating drink consisted of blood, fat, and marrow. Roaming between the directions, they wore garlands of bodily limbs.

Words meanings summery:

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  • खरोष्ट्राकारवदनाः (kharoṣṭrākāravadanāḥ) - (Mothers) with faces shaped like donkeys and camels (whose faces are shaped like donkeys and camels)
  • रक्तमेदोवसासवाः (raktamedovasāsavāḥ) - (Mothers) whose intoxicating drink consisted of blood, fat, and marrow (whose intoxicating drink is blood, fat, and marrow)
  • दिगन्तरविहारिण्यः (digantaravihāriṇyaḥ) - (Mothers) roaming between the directions (roaming between the directions)
  • शरीरावयवस्रजः (śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ) - (Mothers) who wore garlands of bodily limbs (whose garlands are body parts)

Words meanings and morphology

खरोष्ट्राकारवदनाः (kharoṣṭrākāravadanāḥ) - (Mothers) with faces shaped like donkeys and camels (whose faces are shaped like donkeys and camels)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kharoṣṭrākāravadanā
kharoṣṭrākāravadanā - whose faces are shaped like donkeys and camels
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (khara+uṣṭra+ākāra+vadana)
  • khara – donkey
    noun (masculine)
  • uṣṭra – camel
    noun (masculine)
  • ākāra – form, shape, appearance
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
  • vadana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Refers to the Mothers.
रक्तमेदोवसासवाः (raktamedovasāsavāḥ) - (Mothers) whose intoxicating drink consisted of blood, fat, and marrow (whose intoxicating drink is blood, fat, and marrow)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of raktamedovasāsava
raktamedovasāsava - whose intoxicating drink is blood, fat, and marrow
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+medas+vasā+āsava)
  • rakta – blood
    noun (neuter)
    Root: rañj (class 1)
  • medas – fat, marrow
    noun (neuter)
  • vasā – marrow, fat, grease
    noun (feminine)
  • āsava – intoxicating drink, liquor
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: su (class 5)
Note: Refers to the Mothers.
दिगन्तरविहारिण्यः (digantaravihāriṇyaḥ) - (Mothers) roaming between the directions (roaming between the directions)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of digantaravihāriṇī
digantaravihāriṇī - roaming between the directions
Agent noun from vi-√hṛ with antara-dik
Tatpuruṣa compound ending with an agent noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (dik+antara+vihāriṇī)
  • dik – direction, quarter
    noun (feminine)
  • antara – interior, interval, between
    noun (neuter)
  • vihāriṇī – one who roams/travels
    adjective (feminine)
    Agent noun
    Derived from root hṛ with upasarga vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the Mothers.
शरीरावयवस्रजः (śarīrāvayavasrajaḥ) - (Mothers) who wore garlands of bodily limbs (whose garlands are body parts)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śarīrāvayavasraja
śarīrāvayavasraja - whose garlands are body parts
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śarīra+avayava+sraj)
  • śarīra – body
    noun (neuter)
  • avayava – limb, member, part
    noun (masculine)
  • sraj – garland, wreath
    noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the Mothers.