योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-16

वृष्यमूककचन्मेघलवावलिरिव च्युता ।
हैयंगवीनपिण्डानामीरितेव परम्परा ॥ १६ ॥

vṛṣyamūkakacanmeghalavāvaliriva cyutā ,
haiyaṃgavīnapiṇḍānāmīriteva paramparā 16

16. vṛṣyamūkakacat meghalavāvaliḥ iva cyutā
haiyaṅgavīnapiṇḍānām īritā iva paramparā

16. cyutā vṛṣyamūkakacat meghalavāvaliḥ iva
haiyaṅgavīnapiṇḍānām īritā paramparā iva

16. It is like a fallen line of cloud-fragments, murmuring softly with rain, or a continuous succession of fresh butter balls, as if sent forth.

Words meanings summery:

• वृष्यमूककचत् (vṛṣyamūkakacat) - making a soft murmuring sound due to rain

• मेघलवावलिः (meghalavāvaliḥ) - a line/series of cloud fragments

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, dropped

• हैयङ्गवीनपिण्डानाम् (haiyaṅgavīnapiṇḍānām) - of balls of fresh butter

• ईरिता (īritā) - sent forth, produced, uttered

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• परम्परा (paramparā) - succession, series, continuous line, cascade

Words meanings and morphology

वृष्यमूककचत् (vṛṣyamūkakacat) - making a soft murmuring sound due to rain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣyamūkakacat

vṛṣyamūkakacat - murmuring softly due to rain

Present Active Participle (implied)

Compound ending in kacat, present participle of kac (to sound softly). vṛṣya is 'rainy' or 'related to rain', mūka can imply 'muttering'. The sense is 'softly murmuring due to rain'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vṛṣya+mūka+kacat)

• vṛṣya – rainy, productive of rain, related to rain
  adjective (neuter)
  From vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• mūka – mute, dumb, silent, muttering softly
  adjective (masculine)
• kacat – sounding, making a noise, murmuring
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root kac (to bind, to sound softly)
  Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Present participle ending of the compound, agrees with `meghalavāvaliḥ`.

मेघलवावलिः (meghalavāvaliḥ) - a line/series of cloud fragments

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of meghalavāvali

meghalavāvali - a line/series of cloud fragments

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (megha+lava+āvali)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• lava – fragment, piece, drop
  noun (masculine)
• āvali – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the first simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, dropped

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

From root cyu (to move, to fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

हैयङ्गवीनपिण्डानाम् (haiyaṅgavīnapiṇḍānām) - of balls of fresh butter

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haiyaṅgavīnapiṇḍa

haiyaṅgavīnapiṇḍa - ball of fresh butter

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (haiyaṅgavīna+piṇḍa)

• haiyaṅgavīna – fresh butter (of yesterday's milk)
  noun (neuter)
• piṇḍa – ball, lump, mass
  noun (masculine)

ईरिता (īritā) - sent forth, produced, uttered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īrita

īrita - sent, moved, produced, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root īr (to move, to send)

Root: īr (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

परम्परा (paramparā) - succession, series, continuous line, cascade

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramparā

paramparā - succession, series, continuous line, tradition

Note: Subject of the simile.