योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-53

छिन्नेच्छाच्छमिति न यावदङ्गभङ्गं कुर्वन्तो ज्वलदनलोज्ज्वलाः पृषत्काः ।
तावद्द्राग्द्रुतमित एहि मित्र यामो यामोऽयं प्रवहति वासरश्चतुर्थः ॥ ५३ ॥

chinnecchācchamiti na yāvadaṅgabhaṅgaṃ kurvanto jvaladanalojjvalāḥ pṛṣatkāḥ ,
tāvaddrāgdrutamita ehi mitra yāmo yāmo'yaṃ pravahati vāsaraścaturthaḥ 53

53. chinnaicchāaccham iti na yāvat aṅgabhaṅgam
kurvantaḥ jvalat anala ujjvalāḥ pṛṣatkāḥ
tāvat drāk drutam itaḥ ehi mitra yāmaḥ
yāmaḥ ayam pravahati vāsaraḥ ca caturthaḥ

53. mitra,
drāk drutam itaḥ ehi! na yāvat pṛṣatkāḥ jvalat anala ujjvalāḥ chinnaicchāaccham aṅgabhaṅgam kurvantaḥ tāvat (ehi).
ayam yāmaḥ pravahati ca caturthaḥ vāsaraḥ (pravahati)

53. Before the arrows (pṛṣatkas), which blazed like burning fire and were destroying bodies and utterly crushing desires, could fully accomplish their task, (the call went out): 'Friend, come quickly from here, let us depart! This watch (yāma) is upon us, and the fourth day is passing.'

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नैच्छाअच्छम् (chinnaicchāaccham) - referring to the arrows causing complete despair and loss of fighting will (clearly/utterly shattering desires/will)

• इति (iti) - indicates the manner or result of the action (thus, in this manner, so saying)

• न (na) - not, no

• यावत् (yāvat) - when combined with 'na', implies 'before' or 'until not' (as long as, while, until)

• अङ्गभङ्गम् (aṅgabhaṅgam) - breaking of limbs, bodily destruction

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - the arrows causing destruction (doing, making, causing)

• ज्वलत् (jvalat) - burning, blazing, shining

• अनल (anala) - fire

• उज्ज्वलाः (ujjvalāḥ) - blazing, shining, brilliant

• पृषत्काः (pṛṣatkāḥ) - arrows, darts

• तावत् (tāvat) - correlative to 'yāvat', meaning 'then' or 'at that point' (then, so much, at that time)

• द्राक् (drāk) - quickly, instantly, immediately

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• एहि (ehi) - come!

• मित्र (mitra) - addressing a comrade in battle (friend, companion)

• यामः (yāmaḥ) - referring to one of the watches of the day, implying time is passing (watch, period of a day (3 hours))

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• प्रवहति (pravahati) - the watch/day is passing (flows, passes, proceeds, continues)

• वासरः (vāsaraḥ) - day, daytime

• च (ca) - and, also

• चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - the fourth day of the battle (fourth)

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नैच्छाअच्छम् (chinnaicchāaccham) - referring to the arrows causing complete despair and loss of fighting will (clearly/utterly shattering desires/will)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpurusha/Bahuvrihi (adverbial) (chinna+icchā+accha)

• chinna – broken, cut, severed, shattered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verbal root chid- (to cut, break)
  Root: chid (class 7)
• icchā – desire, wish, will
  noun (feminine)
• accha – clear, pure, transparent, excellent
  adjective (neuter)

इति (iti) - indicates the manner or result of the action (thus, in this manner, so saying)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - when combined with 'na', implies 'before' or 'until not' (as long as, while, until)

(indeclinable)

अङ्गभङ्गम् (aṅgabhaṅgam) - breaking of limbs, bodily destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṅgabhaṅga

aṅgabhaṅga - breaking of limbs, bodily destruction, disfigurement

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aṅga+bhaṅga)

• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• bhaṅga – breaking, shattering, destruction
  noun (masculine)

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - the arrows causing destruction (doing, making, causing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, causing

Present Active Participle

Derived from verbal root kṛ- (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्वलत् (jvalat) - burning, blazing, shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - burning, blazing, shining

Present Active Participle

Derived from verbal root jval- (to burn, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

अनल (anala) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire

उज्ज्वलाः (ujjvalāḥ) - blazing, shining, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ujjvala

ujjvala - blazing, shining, brilliant

Prefix: ud

Root: jval (class 1)

पृषत्काः (pṛṣatkāḥ) - arrows, darts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛṣatka

pṛṣatka - arrow, dart

तावत् (tāvat) - correlative to 'yāvat', meaning 'then' or 'at that point' (then, so much, at that time)

(indeclinable)

द्राक् (drāk) - quickly, instantly, immediately

(indeclinable)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (often used adverbially)

Derived from verbal root dru- (to run, hasten)

Root: dru (class 1)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

एहि (ehi) - come!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ehi

Root: i (class 2)

मित्र (mitra) - addressing a comrade in battle (friend, companion)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

यामः (yāmaḥ) - referring to one of the watches of the day, implying time is passing (watch, period of a day (3 hours))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāma

yāma - watch (of the day/night), period of time (approx. 3 hours), restraint, self-control (yoga)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रवहति (pravahati) - the watch/day is passing (flows, passes, proceeds, continues)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pravah

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

वासरः (vāsaraḥ) - day, daytime

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsara

vāsara - day, daytime

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - the fourth day of the battle (fourth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth