योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-17

कटेषु करिणां कीर्णा धारानाराचराजयः ।
पतिता इव संपूर्णाः शृङ्गसंघेषु वृष्टयः ॥ १७ ॥

kaṭeṣu kariṇāṃ kīrṇā dhārānārācarājayaḥ ,
patitā iva saṃpūrṇāḥ śṛṅgasaṃgheṣu vṛṣṭayaḥ 17

17. kaṭeṣu kariṇām kīrṇāḥ dhārānārācarājayaḥ
patitāḥ iva saṃpūrṇāḥ śṛṅgasaṃgheṣu vṛṣṭayaḥ

17. kariṇām kaṭeṣu dhārānārācarājayaḥ kīrṇāḥ (āsan),
saṃpūrṇāḥ vṛṣṭayaḥ śṛṅgasaṃgheṣu patitāḥ iva

17. Lines of streaming arrows were scattered upon the temples of the elephants, just like abundant showers of rain falling upon mountain peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• कटेषु (kaṭeṣu) - on the temples (of elephants)

• करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants

• कीर्णाः (kīrṇāḥ) - scattered, strewn, dispersed

• धारानाराचराजयः (dhārānārācarājayaḥ) - lines of streaming arrows

• पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, descended

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संपूर्णाः (saṁpūrṇāḥ) - complete, full, abundant

• शृङ्गसंघेषु (śṛṅgasaṁgheṣu) - on mountain peaks

• वृष्टयः (vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers, rains

Words meanings and morphology

कटेषु (kaṭeṣu) - on the temples (of elephants)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kaṭa

kaṭa - temple (of an elephant), side, hip

करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of karin

karin - elephant (possessing a trunk, kara)

कीर्णाः (kīrṇāḥ) - scattered, strewn, dispersed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, strewn, spread

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with dhārānārācarājayaḥ

धारानाराचराजयः (dhārānārācarājayaḥ) - lines of streaming arrows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārānārācarāji

dhārānārācarāji - line/row of streaming arrows; shower-like rows of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhārā+nārāca+rāji)

• dhārā – stream, current, shower
  noun (feminine)
• nārāca – iron arrow, bolt
  noun (masculine)
• rāji – line, row, streak
  noun (feminine)

पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, descended

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vṛṣṭayaḥ

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संपूर्णाः (saṁpūrṇāḥ) - complete, full, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃpūrṇa

saṁpūrṇa - full, complete, abundant

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: sam

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with vṛṣṭayaḥ

शृङ्गसंघेषु (śṛṅgasaṁgheṣu) - on mountain peaks

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śṛṅgasaṃgha

śṛṅgasaṁgha - collection of peaks, mountain peaks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śṛṅga+saṃgha)

• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• saṃgha – collection, group, multitude
  noun (masculine)

वृष्टयः (vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers, rains

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛṣṭi

vṛṣṭi - rain, shower

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)