योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-4

किमिदं भगवन्व्योम पलालभरितं स्थितम् ।
नेदं पलालं वीराणामेते शरभराम्बुदाः ॥ ४ ॥

kimidaṃ bhagavanvyoma palālabharitaṃ sthitam ,
nedaṃ palālaṃ vīrāṇāmete śarabharāmbudāḥ 4

4. kim idam bhagavan vyoma palālabharitam sthitam
na idam palālam vīrāṇām ete śarabharāmudāḥ

4. bhagavan idam vyoma palālabharitam sthitam kim? na idam palālam,
ete vīrāṇām śarabharāmudāḥ.

4. What is this, O Lord, the sky appearing filled with straw? This is not straw; these are clouds of arrows belonging to the heroes.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

• पलालभरितम् (palālabharitam) - filled with straw

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, existing, appeared

• न (na) - not, no

• इदम् (idam) - this

• पलालम् (palālam) - straw, chaff

• वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors

• एते (ete) - these

• शरभरामुदाः (śarabharāmudāḥ) - clouds full of arrows

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to vyoma.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable; a possessor of divine attributes (Bhagavat)

matup suffix from bhaga (fortune, excellence).

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

From root vi (to move) + man (suffix).

पलालभरितम् (palālabharitam) - filled with straw

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of palālabharita

palālabharita - filled/laden with straw

Tatpurusha compound. bharita is past passive participle of bhṛ (to bear/fill).

Compound type : tatpurusha (palāla+bharita)

• palāla – straw, chaff
  noun (neuter)
• bharita – filled, laden, full
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhṛ (to bear, to fill).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, existing, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to what was mistaken for palālam.

पलालम् (palālam) - straw, chaff

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of palāla

palāla - straw, chaff

वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave

Root: vīr

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to śarabharāmudāḥ.

शरभरामुदाः (śarabharāmudāḥ) - clouds full of arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śarabharāmuda

śarabharāmuda - clouds filled with arrows

Compound śarabharā + ambudāḥ. śarabharā itself is a compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+bhara+ambuda)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• bhara – burden, load, quantity, filled
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  From ambhas (water) + dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)