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.

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'.