योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-35, verse-10

पतनोत्पतनव्यग्रशिरःशकलसीकरः ।
आवर्तचक्रव्यूहेषु प्रभ्रमद्भटकाष्ठकः ॥ १० ॥

patanotpatanavyagraśiraḥśakalasīkaraḥ ,
āvartacakravyūheṣu prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhakaḥ 10

10. patanotpatana-vyagra-śiraḥ-śakala-sīkaraḥ
āvartacakravyuheṣu prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhakaḥ

10. patanotpatana-vyagra-śiraḥ-śakala-sīkaraḥ
prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhakaḥ āvartacakravyuheṣu

10. It was characterized by the spray of fragments from agitated heads, falling and rising, and in its whirlpool-like formations, soldiers drifted like logs.

Words meanings summery:

• पतनोत्पतन-व्यग्र-शिरः-शकल-सीकरः (patanotpatana-vyagra-śiraḥ-śakala-sīkaraḥ) - having drops or spray from fragments of agitated heads that are falling and rising

• आवर्त-चक्र-व्यूहेषु (āvarta-cakra-vyūheṣu) - in whirlpool-like formations or arrays

• प्रभ्रमद्भटकाष्ठकः (prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhakaḥ) - having soldiers drifting like logs

Words meanings and morphology

पतनोत्पतन-व्यग्र-शिरः-शकल-सीकरः (patanotpatana-vyagra-śiraḥ-śakala-sīkaraḥ) - having drops or spray from fragments of agitated heads that are falling and rising

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patanotpatana-vyagra-śiraḥ-śakala-sīkara

patanotpatana-vyagra-śiraḥ-śakala-sīkara - having drops or spray from fragments of agitated heads that are falling and rising

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (patana+utpatana+vyagra+śiras+śakala+sīkara)

• patana – falling, descending
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √pat (to fall) with suffix -ana.
  Root: √pat (class 1)
• utpatana – rising, flying up, springing up
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √pat (to fall) with prefix ut- and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: √pat (class 1)
• vyagra – agitated, disturbed, engrossed, busy
  adjective
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• śakala – fragment, piece, splinter
  noun (masculine)
• sīkara – spray, mist, drop, dew
  noun (masculine)

Note: This compound describes a battle or a stream of blood. The initial patana-utpatana is a Dvandva compound meaning 'falling and rising'. The whole is a Bahuvrīhi compound describing a characteristic.

आवर्त-चक्र-व्यूहेषु (āvarta-cakra-vyūheṣu) - in whirlpool-like formations or arrays

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āvarta-cakra-vyūha

āvarta-cakra-vyūha - whirlpool-like formation, circular array

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvarta+cakra+vyūha)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, circle, turning round
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vṛt (to turn) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √vṛt (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, circle, disc, army division
  noun (neuter)
• vyūha – arrangement, disposition (of troops), battle array, formation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √ūh (to combine, arrange) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √ūh (class 1)

Note: Locative plural, referring to the place or state 'in these formations'.

प्रभ्रमद्भटकाष्ठकः (prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhakaḥ) - having soldiers drifting like logs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhaka

prabhramadbhaṭakāṣṭhaka - having soldiers like logs that are whirling or drifting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhramat+bhaṭa+kāṣṭhaka)

• prabhramat – whirling, drifting, wandering around
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √bhram (to wander) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √bhram (class 1)
• bhaṭa – soldier, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• kāṣṭhaka – piece of wood, log
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound functioning as an adjective, describing the battle.