योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-8

शिरीषसुकुमाराङ्गाः पृष्ठतोऽर्केण तापिताः ।
मार्गेऽहनि गता ग्रीष्मतापार्ताः पल्लवा इव ॥ ८ ॥

śirīṣasukumārāṅgāḥ pṛṣṭhato'rkeṇa tāpitāḥ ,
mārge'hani gatā grīṣmatāpārtāḥ pallavā iva 8

8. śirīṣasukumārāṅgāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ arkeṇa tāpitāḥ
mārge ahani gatāḥ grīṣmatāpārtāḥ pallavāḥ iva

8. śirīṣasukumārāṅgāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ arkeṇa tāpitāḥ
ahani mārge gatāḥ grīṣmatāpārtāḥ pallavāḥ iva

8. Their bodies, delicate like śirīṣa flowers, were tormented by the sun from behind. They travelled on the path during the day, like tender sprouts afflicted by the intense heat of summer.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरीषसुकुमाराङ्गाः (śirīṣasukumārāṅgāḥ) - with bodies as delicate as śirīṣa flowers (whose bodies are delicate like a śirīṣa flower)

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind (from behind, in the back, behind)

• अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the sun (by the sun, by the sun-god)

• तापिताः (tāpitāḥ) - tormented (heated, caused to suffer, tormented)

• मार्गे (mārge) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

• अहनि (ahani) - during the day (in the day, during the day)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - having proceeded (gone, having gone, proceeded)

• ग्रीष्मतापार्ताः (grīṣmatāpārtāḥ) - afflicted by the heat of summer

• पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - tender sprouts (young leaves, sprouts, shoots)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as if, as it were)

Words meanings and morphology

शिरीषसुकुमाराङ्गाः (śirīṣasukumārāṅgāḥ) - with bodies as delicate as śirīṣa flowers (whose bodies are delicate like a śirīṣa flower)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śirīṣasukumārāṅga

śirīṣasukumārāṅga - one whose limbs are as delicate as śirīṣa flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śirīṣa+sukumāra+aṅga)

• śirīṣa – Śirīṣa tree or its flower (Albizia lebbeck), known for its delicacy
  noun (masculine)
• sukumāra – very tender, delicate, soft
  adjective
  Compound: su (good/very) + kumāra (tender)
  Prefix: su
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ag (class 1)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind (from behind, in the back, behind)

(indeclinable)

Formed from pṛṣṭha (back) + suffix -taḥ (from)

अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the sun (by the sun, by the sun-god)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, sun-god, ray of light, plant

From root arc (to shine, praise)

Root: arc (class 1)

तापिताः (tāpitāḥ) - tormented (heated, caused to suffer, tormented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpita

tāpita - heated, caused to suffer, distressed, tormented

Causative Past Passive Participle

From causative of root tap (to heat, suffer)

Root: tap (class 1)

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, street

From root mṛj (to cleanse, go)

Root: mṛj (class 2)

अहनि (ahani) - during the day (in the day, during the day)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day, daytime

n-stem noun

गताः (gatāḥ) - having proceeded (gone, having gone, proceeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, reached, passed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

ग्रीष्मतापार्ताः (grīṣmatāpārtāḥ) - afflicted by the heat of summer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grīṣmatāpārta

grīṣmatāpārta - afflicted by summer heat, distressed by summer's warmth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grīṣma+tāpa+ārta)

• grīṣma – summer, hot season
  noun (masculine)
  From root grais (to be hot)
  Root: grais
• tāpa – heat, warmth, distress, suffering
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap (to heat)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, tormented, suffering
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ (to go) or ṛt (to pain)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - tender sprouts (young leaves, sprouts, shoots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - sprout, young leaf, blossom

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)