योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-36

रात्र्यन्धकारचपलत्वहराक्षिचेष्टा ताराकरालपुलका पविदन्तपङ्क्तिः ।
चञ्चच्चतुर्दशविधातुलभूतजातरोमाञ्चना प्रलयवादकदम्बपुष्पा ॥ ३६ ॥

rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā tārākarālapulakā pavidantapaṅktiḥ ,
cañcaccaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā pralayavādakadambapuṣpā 36

36. rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā
tārākarālapulakā pavidantapaṅktiḥ
cañcacaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā
pralayavādakadambapuṣpā

36. rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā
tārākarālapulakā pavidantapaṅktiḥ
cañcacaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā
pralayavādakadambapuṣpā

36. Her eye movements dispel the flickering darkness of night; her dreadful goosebumps are like stars; her row of teeth resembles thunderbolts; she causes horripilation among the trembling, unequaled multitude of fourteen types of beings; and her kadamba-like clusters (perhaps referring to her hair or adornments) embody the very proclamation of cosmic dissolution.

36. מנעד עיניה מגרש את חשיכת הלילה ואת חוסר המנוחה, הכוכבים הלוהטים הם צמרמורת עורה, שיניה כצור צרורות, ועורה מסמר מחיותם של ארבעה-עשר סוגי היצורים השונים בעוד תורות החורבן הן כפרחים הפורחים עליה.

Words meanings summery:

• रात्र्यन्धकारचपलत्वहराक्षिचेष्टा (rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose eye movements remove the restlessness of night's darkness.)

• ताराकरालपुलका (tārākarālapulakā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose prominent hairs (or goosebumps) are dreadful stars.)

• पविदन्तपङ्क्तिः (pavidantapaṅktiḥ) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose row of teeth is like thunderbolts.)

• चञ्चचतुर्दशविधातुलभूतजातरोमाञ्चना (cañcacaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She who causes horripilation among the trembling, unequaled multitude of fourteen types of beings.)

• प्रलयवादकदम्बपुष्पा (pralayavādakadambapuṣpā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose kadamba-like blossoms embody the proclamation of cosmic dissolution.)

Words meanings and morphology

रात्र्यन्धकारचपलत्वहराक्षिचेष्टा (rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose eye movements remove the restlessness of night's darkness.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā

rātryandhakāracapalatvaharākṣiceṣṭā - she whose eye movements remove the restlessness of night's darkness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rātri+andhakāra+capalatva+hara+akṣi+ceṣṭā)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)
• capalatva – flickering, restlessness, unsteadiness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'capala' (flickering, restless) + 'tva' (abstract noun suffix)
• hara – removing, dispelling, carrying away
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √hṛ (to carry, to take away)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• ceṣṭā – movement, activity, effort
  noun (feminine)

ताराकरालपुलका (tārākarālapulakā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose prominent hairs (or goosebumps) are dreadful stars.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tārākarālapulaka

tārākarālapulaka - she whose prominent hairs/goosebumps are dreadful stars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārā+karāla+pulaka)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• karāla – dreadful, formidable, fierce
  adjective
• pulaka – horripilation, goosebumps, prominent hairs
  noun (masculine)

पविदन्तपङ्क्तिः (pavidantapaṅktiḥ) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose row of teeth is like thunderbolts.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pavidantapaṅkti

pavidantapaṅkti - she whose row of teeth is like thunderbolts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pavi+danta+paṅkti)

• pavi – thunderbolt, Vajra
  noun (masculine)
• danta – tooth
  noun (masculine)
• paṅkti – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

चञ्चचतुर्दशविधातुलभूतजातरोमाञ्चना (cañcacaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She who causes horripilation among the trembling, unequaled multitude of fourteen types of beings.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cañcacaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā

cañcacaturdaśavidhātulabhūtajātaromāñcanā - she who causes horripilation among the trembling, unequaled multitude of fourteen types of beings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cañcat+caturdaśavidha+atula+bhūtajāta+romāñcana)

• cañcat – trembling, flickering, moving
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √cañc (to move to and fro, to tremble)
  Root: cañc (class 1)
• caturdaśavidha – of fourteen kinds/types
  adjective
• atula – unequaled, incomparable
  adjective
  a- (not) + tula (equal)
• bhūtajāta – multitude of beings, created beings
  noun (neuter)
• romāñcana – causing horripilation, thrilling
  noun (neuter)
  From 'roman' (hair) + 'añc' (to move, to cause to stand up)

प्रलयवादकदम्बपुष्पा (pralayavādakadambapuṣpā) - An attribute of the fierce goddess being described. (She whose kadamba-like blossoms embody the proclamation of cosmic dissolution.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pralayavādakadambapuṣpā

pralayavādakadambapuṣpā - she whose kadamba-like blossoms embody the proclamation of cosmic dissolution

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pralaya+vāda+kadamba+puṣpa)

• pralaya – cosmic dissolution, annihilation, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• vāda – sound, utterance, speech, discourse, doctrine, proclamation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• kadamba – kadamba tree (Nauclea cadamba); its flower
  noun (masculine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

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