योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-91

राक्षसी राक्षसाधारे वानरी वनकोटरे ।
सिंही गिरीन्द्रशिखरे किन्नरी कुलपर्वते ॥ ९१ ॥

rākṣasī rākṣasādhāre vānarī vanakoṭare ,
siṃhī girīndraśikhare kinnarī kulaparvate 91

91. rākṣasī rākṣasa-ādhāre vānarī vana-koṭare
siṃhī girīndra-śikhare kinnarī kula-parvate

91. rākṣasī rākṣasa-ādhāre vānarī vana-koṭare
siṃhī girīndra-śikhare kinnarī kula-parvate

91. (She is born as) a rākṣasī (demoness) in the abode of rākṣasas, a vānarī (female monkey) in a forest cave, a siṃhī (lioness) on the peak of a great mountain, or a kinnarī (mythological female being) on a principal mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, demoness, female Rākṣasa

• राक्षस-आधारे (rākṣasa-ādhāre) - in the abode of Rākṣasas, in a demon's dwelling

• वानरी (vānarī) - female monkey, she-monkey

• वन-कोटरे (vana-koṭare) - in a forest hollow, in a forest cave

• सिंही (siṁhī) - lioness

• गिरीन्द्र-शिखरे (girīndra-śikhare) - on the peak of a great mountain, on a king-mountain's summit

• किन्नरी (kinnarī) - female Kinnara, mythological celestial musician

• कुल-पर्वते (kula-parvate) - on a traditional mountain, on a principal mountain

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - female demon, demoness, female Rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - female demon, demoness, female Rākṣasa (a class of malevolent beings)

feminine form of `rākṣasa`

राक्षस-आधारे (rākṣasa-ādhāre) - in the abode of Rākṣasas, in a demon's dwelling

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa-ādhāra

rākṣasa-ādhāra - abode of Rākṣasas, dwelling of demons

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+ādhāra)

• rākṣasa – demon, Rākṣasa, fiend
  noun (masculine)
• ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle, abode, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  from `ā` + `dhṛ` (to hold)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वानरी (vānarī) - female monkey, she-monkey

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vānarī

vānarī - female monkey

feminine form of `vānara`

वन-कोटरे (vana-koṭare) - in a forest hollow, in a forest cave

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana-koṭara

vana-koṭara - forest hollow, forest cave, tree-hollow in a forest

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+koṭara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, cavern, a hole in a tree
  noun (masculine)

सिंही (siṁhī) - lioness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siṃhī

siṁhī - lioness

feminine form of `siṃha`

गिरीन्द्र-शिखरे (girīndra-śikhare) - on the peak of a great mountain, on a king-mountain's summit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of girīndra-śikhara

girīndra-śikhara - peak of a great mountain, summit of a chief mountain

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri-indra+śikhara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (here, signifying 'great' or 'chief')
  noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest, top
  noun (neuter)

किन्नरी (kinnarī) - female Kinnara, mythological celestial musician

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kinnarī

kinnarī - female Kinnara (a class of mythological beings, often described as celestial musicians, half-human half-horse/bird)

feminine form of `kinnara`

कुल-पर्वते (kula-parvate) - on a traditional mountain, on a principal mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kula-parvata

kula-parvata - principal mountain, chief mountain (one of the seven or ten main mountain ranges of India in traditional geography)

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (kula+parvata)

• kula – family, race, lineage, noble, traditional, principal
  noun (neuter)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

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