योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-110, verse-21

कबन्धभटवेतालमिश्रकण्टकसंकटम् ।
वेतालभुज्यमानाग्र्यशवमांसहृदम्बुजम् ॥ २१ ॥

kabandhabhaṭavetālamiśrakaṇṭakasaṃkaṭam ,
vetālabhujyamānāgryaśavamāṃsahṛdambujam 21

21. kabandha bhaṭa vetāla miśra kaṇṭaka saṃkaṭam |
vetāla bhujyamāna āgrya śava māṃsa hṛt ambujam ||

21. (yuddham) kabandha bhaṭa vetāla miśra kaṇṭaka saṃkaṭam
vetāla bhujyamāna āgrya śava māṃsa hṛt ambujam

21. A dangerous place, like a thorny thicket, dense with the mingling of headless torsos (kabandha), warriors, and ghosts (vetāla); where the choicest flesh and lotus-like hearts of corpses were being devoured by ghosts.

21. המקום סער בגופות ערופות ראש, בלוחמים וברוחות וֵטָאלַה זועמות, בעוד הוֵטָאלַה זללו את בשר הנפילים ואת לבות הלוטוס של הגוויות.

Words meanings summery:

• कबन्ध (kabandha) - headless torso, a type of demon

• भट (bhaṭa) - warrior, soldier

• वेताल (vetāla) - ghost, vampire

• मिश्र (miśra) - mixed, mingled

• कण्टक (kaṇṭaka) - thorn-like danger (thorn, difficulty, danger)

• संकटम् (saṁkaṭam) - difficult, dangerous, dense, crowded

• वेताल (vetāla) - ghost, vampire

• भुज्यमान (bhujyamāna) - being eaten, being consumed

• आग्र्य (āgrya) - choicest, excellent, foremost

• शव (śava) - corpse, dead body

• मांस (māṁsa) - flesh, meat

• हृत् (hṛt) - heart

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus, lotus-like object

Words meanings and morphology

कबन्ध (kabandha) - headless torso, a type of demon

(noun)

masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - headless trunk, headless demon (especially one slain by Indra)

Note: Part of a compound

भट (bhaṭa) - warrior, soldier

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhaṭa

bhaṭa - warrior, soldier, mercenary

Note: Part of a compound

वेताल (vetāla) - ghost, vampire

(noun)

masculine, singular of vetāla

vetāla - ghost, vampire, demon, evil spirit

Note: Part of a compound

मिश्र (miśra) - mixed, mingled

(adjective)

neuter, singular of miśra

miśra - mixed, mingled, blended, various

Root: miśr (class 10)

Note: Part of a compound

कण्टक (kaṇṭaka) - thorn-like danger (thorn, difficulty, danger)

(noun)

masculine, singular of kaṇṭaka

kaṇṭaka - thorn, prickle, difficulty, enemy, obstacle

Note: Part of a compound

संकटम् (saṁkaṭam) - difficult, dangerous, dense, crowded

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃkaṭa

saṁkaṭa - difficult, dangerous, crowded, distress, strait

Prefix: sam

Root: kaṭ (class 1)

वेताल (vetāla) - ghost, vampire

(noun)

masculine, singular of vetāla

vetāla - ghost, vampire, demon, evil spirit

Note: Part of a compound

भुज्यमान (bhujyamāna) - being eaten, being consumed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhujyamāna

bhujyamāna - being eaten, being enjoyed, being consumed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root bhuj- (to eat, enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Part of a compound

आग्र्य (āgrya) - choicest, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āgrya

āgrya - choicest, excellent, foremost, principal

Note: Part of a compound

शव (śava) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

masculine, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

Note: Part of a compound

मांस (māṁsa) - flesh, meat

(noun)

neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

Note: Part of a compound

हृत् (hṛt) - heart

(noun)

neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

Note: Part of a compound

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus, lotus-like object

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (water-born)

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (ambhas+ja)

• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan- (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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