योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-52

हा हा धिक्प्रविकटकङ्कटाननोद्यत्प्रोड्डीनप्रकटतडिच्छटाप्रतप्ताः ।
क्रेङ्कारस्फुरितगुणेरिता रणन्तो नाराचाः शिखरिशिलागणं वहन्ति ॥ ५२ ॥

hā hā dhikpravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprakaṭataḍicchaṭāprataptāḥ ,
kreṅkārasphuritaguṇeritā raṇanto nārācāḥ śikhariśilāgaṇaṃ vahanti 52

52. hā hā dhik
pravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprkaṭataḍicchaṭāprataptāḥ
kreṅkārasphuritaguṇeritāḥ raṇantaḥ
nārācāḥ śikharīśilāgaṇam vahanti

52. hā hā dhik!
pravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprkaṭataḍicchaṭāprataptāḥ
kreṅkārasphuritaguṇeritāḥ raṇantaḥ
nārācāḥ śikharīśilāgaṇam vahanti

52. Alas, alas, shame! The iron arrows (nārācas), appearing scorched like manifest lightning flashes soaring and rising from terrible, wide, armor-like mouths, and propelled by bowstrings vibrating with a 'kreṅkāra' sound, roar as they carry away masses of mountain rocks.

52. אוי ואבוי! חצי הברזל המזמזמים, שחוממו בהבזקי הברק שעלו מהשריונות האיומים ונורו במיתרי קשתות ששרקו בקול, מרסקים אף גושי סלעים מן ההרים.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - exclamation of distress or sorrow (alas!, ah!)

• हा (hā) - exclamation of distress or sorrow (repetition for emphasis) (alas!, ah!)

• धिक् (dhik) - exclamation of shame or censure regarding the terrible situation (shame!, woe!, fie!)

• प्रविकटकङ्कटाननोद्यत्प्रोड्डीनप्र्कटतडिच्छटाप्रतप्ताः (pravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprkaṭataḍicchaṭāprataptāḥ) - describing the terrifying visual effect of the arrows as they fly (scorched by manifest lightning flashes rising and flying from terrible, wide, armor-like mouths)

• क्रेङ्कारस्फुरितगुणेरिताः (kreṅkārasphuritaguṇeritāḥ) - describing the sound and force with which the arrows are shot (impelled by bowstrings vibrating with a 'kreṅkāra' sound)

• रणन्तः (raṇantaḥ) - describing the fierce sound made by the arrows in flight (roaring, sounding, clanging)

• नाराचाः (nārācāḥ) - iron arrows, steel arrows

• शिखरीशिलागणम् (śikharīśilāgaṇam) - the target being shattered by the arrows, highlighting their destructive power (mass of mountain rocks, group of peak stones)

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - the arrows carry away/shatter the rocks with their force (carry, bear, convey, bring)

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - exclamation of distress or sorrow (alas!, ah!)

(indeclinable)

हा (hā) - exclamation of distress or sorrow (repetition for emphasis) (alas!, ah!)

(indeclinable)

धिक् (dhik) - exclamation of shame or censure regarding the terrible situation (shame!, woe!, fie!)

(indeclinable)

प्रविकटकङ्कटाननोद्यत्प्रोड्डीनप्र्कटतडिच्छटाप्रतप्ताः (pravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprkaṭataḍicchaṭāprataptāḥ) - describing the terrifying visual effect of the arrows as they fly (scorched by manifest lightning flashes rising and flying from terrible, wide, armor-like mouths)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprkaṭataḍicchaṭāpratapta

pravikaṭakaṅkaṭānanodyatproḍḍīnaprkaṭataḍicchaṭāpratapta - one whose nature is scorched by manifest lightning flashes rising and flying up from terrible, wide, armor-like mouths

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pravikaṭa+kaṅkaṭa+ānana+udyat+proḍḍīna+prakaṭa+taḍicchaṭā+pratapta)

• pravikaṭa – very vast, huge, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• kaṅkaṭa – armor, mail, a type of fierce bird, crab
  noun (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• udyat – rising, appearing, emerging
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from verbal root yam- with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• proḍḍīna – flown up, soared, risen high
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verbal root ḍī- with prefixes pra- and ud-
  Prefixes: pra+ud
  Root: ḍī (class 4)
• prakaṭa – manifest, evident, visible
  adjective (masculine)
• taḍicchaṭā – flash of lightning, multitude of lightning
  noun (feminine)
• pratapta – scorched, burnt, heated, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verbal root tap- with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tap (class 1)

क्रेङ्कारस्फुरितगुणेरिताः (kreṅkārasphuritaguṇeritāḥ) - describing the sound and force with which the arrows are shot (impelled by bowstrings vibrating with a 'kreṅkāra' sound)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kreṅkārasphuritaguṇerita

kreṅkārasphuritaguṇerita - driven by bowstrings vibrating with a 'kreṅkāra' sound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kreṅkāra+sphurita+guṇa+īrita)

• kreṅkāra – a specific twanging or buzzing sound
  noun (masculine)
• sphurita – vibrated, quivered, throbbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verbal root sphur- (to throb, quiver)
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• guṇa – bowstring, quality, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• īrita – impelled, driven, sent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verbal root īr- (to send, impel)
  Root: īr (class 2)

रणन्तः (raṇantaḥ) - describing the fierce sound made by the arrows in flight (roaring, sounding, clanging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raṇat

raṇat - roaring, sounding, jingling

Present Active Participle

Derived from verbal root raṇ- (to sound, roar)

Root: raṇ (class 1)

नाराचाः (nārācāḥ) - iron arrows, steel arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, steel arrow

शिखरीशिलागणम् (śikharīśilāgaṇam) - the target being shattered by the arrows, highlighting their destructive power (mass of mountain rocks, group of peak stones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikharīśilāgaṇa

śikharīśilāgaṇa - mass of mountain rocks

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śikhari+śilā+gaṇa)

• śikhari – mountain, peaked (mountain)
  noun (masculine)
• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

वहन्ति (vahanti) - the arrows carry away/shatter the rocks with their force (carry, bear, convey, bring)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)

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