योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-24

काकोलूकैर्गृध्रभासै राशिभूतैश्चलैर्वृतम् ।
नृत्यद्भिर्डाकिनीसङ्घैस्तरङ्गैरिव वारिधिम् ॥ २४ ॥

kākolūkairgṛdhrabhāsai rāśibhūtaiścalairvṛtam ,
nṛtyadbhirḍākinīsaṅghaistaraṅgairiva vāridhim 24

24. kāka-ulūkaiḥ gṛdhra-bhāsaiḥ rāśibhūtaiḥ calaiḥ vṛtam
nṛtyadbhiḥ ḍākinī-saṅghaiḥ taraṅgaiḥ iva vāridhim

24. calaiḥ rāśibhūtaiḥ kāka-ulūkaiḥ gṛdhra-bhāsaiḥ
nṛtyadbhiḥ ḍākinī-saṅghaiḥ taraṅgaiḥ iva vāridhim vṛtam

24. [It was] surrounded by restless throngs of crows, owls, vultures, and other predatory birds, and by dancing hosts of ḍākinīs, like an ocean by its waves.

Words meanings summery:

• काक-उलूकैः (kāka-ulūkaiḥ) - by crows and owls

• गृध्र-भासैः (gṛdhra-bhāsaiḥ) - by vultures and predatory birds

• राशिभूतैः (rāśibhūtaiḥ) - by those gathered in throngs (by those having become a heap, by gathered multitudes)

• चलैः (calaiḥ) - by the restless (birds) (by the moving, by the restless)

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded (the abode) (surrounded, encompassed)

• नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (hosts of ḍākinīs) (by those dancing)

• डाकिनी-सङ्घैः (ḍākinī-saṅghaiḥ) - by hosts of ḍākinīs

• तरङ्गैः (taraṅgaiḥ) - by waves

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वारिधिम् (vāridhim) - ocean, sea

Words meanings and morphology

काक-उलूकैः (kāka-ulūkaiḥ) - by crows and owls

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāka-ulūka

kāka-ulūka - crows and owls

Dvanda compound

Compound type : Dvanda (kāka+ulūka)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• ulūka – owl
  noun (masculine)

गृध्र-भासैः (gṛdhra-bhāsaiḥ) - by vultures and predatory birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gṛdhra-bhāsa

gṛdhra-bhāsa - vultures and birds of prey

Dvanda compound

Compound type : Dvanda (gṛdhra+bhāsa)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsa – a large predatory bird, a kind of vulture
  noun (masculine)

राशिभूतैः (rāśibhūtaiḥ) - by those gathered in throngs (by those having become a heap, by gathered multitudes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rāśibhūta

rāśibhūta - heaped up, accumulated, gathered

Past Passive Participle

rāśi (heap) + bhūta (become)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rāśi+bhūta)

• rāśi – heap, pile, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the birds (kākolūkaiḥ, gṛdhrabhāsaiḥ).

चलैः (calaiḥ) - by the restless (birds) (by the moving, by the restless)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cala

cala - moving, trembling, restless, fickle

From root √cal (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the birds (kākolūkaiḥ, gṛdhrabhāsaiḥ).

वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded (the abode) (surrounded, encompassed)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, encompassed

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛ (to cover, enclose)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: This is the main descriptive participle for the implied object (the abode).

नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (hosts of ḍākinīs) (by those dancing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing

Present Active Participle

From root √nṛt (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'ḍākinī-saṅghaiḥ'.

डाकिनी-सङ्घैः (ḍākinī-saṅghaiḥ) - by hosts of ḍākinīs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ḍākinī-saṅgha

ḍākinī-saṅgha - hosts/groups of ḍākinīs

Tatpurusha compound: ḍākinī (female demon/goddess) + saṅgha (group)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ḍākinī+saṅgha)

• ḍākinī – a female demon, a kind of attendant to Shiva or Kali
  noun (feminine)
• saṅgha – assembly, host, group, multitude
  noun (masculine)

तरङ्गैः (taraṅgaiḥ) - by waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taraṅga

taraṅga - wave, billow

Note: Used in the simile 'taraṅgaiḥ iva vāridhim' (like an ocean by its waves).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

वारिधिम् (vāridhim) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāridhi

vāridhi - ocean, sea (bearer of water)

Compound: vāri (water) + dhī (to hold, bear)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāri+dhi)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – holding, bearing
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of comparison for 'vṛtam'.