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.

24. המרחב היה מלא בלהקות נעות של עורבים, ינשופים, נשרים ועייטים, ובלהקות של שדות דָאכִּינִי שרקדו כמו גלים באוקיינוס.

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'.

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