योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-19

यन्त्रपाषाणवर्षेण यैषास्मान्परिषिञ्चति ।
सेनानुशृङ्खलाजालवलना क्रियतां बलात् ॥ १९ ॥

yantrapāṣāṇavarṣeṇa yaiṣāsmānpariṣiñcati ,
senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā kriyatāṃ balāt 19

19. yantrapāṣāṇavarṣeṇa yā eṣā asmān pariṣiñcati
senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā kriyatām balāt

19. yā eṣā asmān yantrapāṣāṇavarṣeṇa pariṣiñcati,
(tasyāḥ) senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā balāt kriyatām

19. As this [enemy] showers us with a hail of stones from war machines, let the entanglement of their army in chains and nets be accomplished by force.

19. הצבא הזה שממטיר עלינו ברד של אבני קלע—יש לכתר את שורותיו ולכבול אותו בכוח!

Words meanings summery:

• यन्त्रपाषाणवर्षेण (yantrapāṣāṇavarṣeṇa) - by a shower of stones from machines

• या (yā) - referring to the attacking force (which, who)

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to the attacking force (this, she)

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• परिषिञ्चति (pariṣiñcati) - showers upon (with stones) (sprinkles, showers upon, drenches)

• सेनानुशृङ्खलाजालवलना (senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā) - a military tactic to capture the enemy army (the entanglement of the army in chains and nets)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, from strength

Words meanings and morphology

यन्त्रपाषाणवर्षेण (yantrapāṣāṇavarṣeṇa) - by a shower of stones from machines

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yantrapāṣāṇavarṣa

yantrapāṣāṇavarṣa - shower of stones from machines

Compound of 'yantra' (machine), 'pāṣāṇa' (stone), and 'varṣa' (rain, shower).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yantra+pāṣāṇa+varṣa)

• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  From root yam (to control) + tra (instrumental suffix).
  Root: yam (class 1)
• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

या (yā) - referring to the attacking force (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

एषा (eṣā) - referring to the attacking force (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

परिषिञ्चति (pariṣiñcati) - showers upon (with stones) (sprinkles, showers upon, drenches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pariṣiñc

Root sic (to sprinkle) with prefix pari. The 's' changes to 'ṣ' due to retroflexion rule.

Prefix: pari

Root: sic (class 6)

सेनानुशृङ्खलाजालवलना (senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā) - a military tactic to capture the enemy army (the entanglement of the army in chains and nets)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā

senānuśṛṅkhalājālavalanā - the turning/envelopment/entanglement of an army with chains and nets

Compound of 'senā' (army), 'anuśṛṅkhala' (chain), 'jāla' (net), and 'valanā' (rolling, turning, entanglement).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (senā+anuśṛṅkhala+jāla+valanā)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• anuśṛṅkhala – chain, continuous chain
  noun (neuter)
  From 'anu' (following) and 'śṛṅkhala' (chain).
  Prefix: anu
• jāla – net, web, snare
  noun (neuter)
• valanā – turning, rolling, twisting, entanglement
  noun (feminine)
  From root val (to turn, move).
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: This word describes a military maneuver or condition.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: This is the passive imperative form.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly, from strength

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'forcibly'.

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