योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-35, verse-16

सरच्छरालीशलभशतभङ्गुरसैनिकः ।
तरत्तरङ्गशरभः शरभारवनावनिः ॥ १६ ॥

saraccharālīśalabhaśatabhaṅgurasainikaḥ ,
tarattaraṅgaśarabhaḥ śarabhāravanāvaniḥ 16

16. sarat-śarālī-śalabha-śata-bhaṅgura-sainikaḥ
tarat-taraṅga-śarabhaḥ śara-bhāra-vana-avaniḥ

16. (saḥ saṃgrāmaḥ) sarat-śarālī-śalabha-śata-bhaṅgura-sainikaḥ
tarat-taraṅga-śarabhaḥ śara-bhāra-vana-avaniḥ (abhūt)

16. That battle, where soldiers shattered like hundreds of locusts by streams of flying arrows, featured warriors surging like waves, and the ground transformed into a forest due to the immense burden of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सरत्-शराली-शलभ-शत-भङ्गुर-सैनिकः (sarat-śarālī-śalabha-śata-bhaṅgura-sainikaḥ) - with soldiers breaking like hundreds of locusts due to flying lines of arrows

• तरत्-तरङ्ग-शरभः (tarat-taraṅga-śarabhaḥ) - with powerful warriors (like mythical śarabhas) surging like waves

• शर-भार-वन-अवनिः (śara-bhāra-vana-avaniḥ) - with the ground resembling a forest due to the multitude of arrows

Words meanings and morphology

सरत्-शराली-शलभ-शत-भङ्गुर-सैनिकः (sarat-śarālī-śalabha-śata-bhaṅgura-sainikaḥ) - with soldiers breaking like hundreds of locusts due to flying lines of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarat-śarālī-śalabha-śata-bhaṅgura-sainika

sarat-śarālī-śalabha-śata-bhaṅgura-sainika - with soldiers breaking like hundreds of locusts due to flying lines of arrows

Complex Bahuvrīhi compound. Sarat (flying) + Śarālī (line of arrows) + Śalabha (locust) + Śata (hundred) + Bhaṅgura (breaking) + Sainika (soldier).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarat+śarālī+śalabha+śata+bhaṅgura+sainika)

• sarat – flying, moving swiftly
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √sṛ (to go, move, flow) with Śatṛ suffix.
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• śarālī – line/row of arrows
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of śara (arrow) and ālī (line, row).
• śalabha – locust, grasshopper
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred, multitude, many
  noun (neuter)
• bhaṅgura – brittle, easily broken, fragile
  adjective (masculine)
  From √bhañj (to break) with suffix -ura.
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• sainika – soldier, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  From senā (army) + ika (suffix).

Note: Modifies the implied 'saṃgrāmaḥ'.

तरत्-तरङ्ग-शरभः (tarat-taraṅga-śarabhaḥ) - with powerful warriors (like mythical śarabhas) surging like waves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarat-taraṅga-śarabha

tarat-taraṅga-śarabha - with powerful warriors (like mythical śarabhas) surging like waves

Bahuvrīhi compound. Tarat-taraṅga (surging waves) + Śarabha (mythical animal / warrior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tarat-taraṅga+śarabha)

• tarat-taraṅga – surging waves
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of tarat (moving, surging) and taraṅga (wave).
• śarabha – mythical eight-legged animal (stronger than lion/elephant), powerful warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied 'saṃgrāmaḥ'.

शर-भार-वन-अवनिः (śara-bhāra-vana-avaniḥ) - with the ground resembling a forest due to the multitude of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara-bhāra-vana-avani

śara-bhāra-vana-avani - with the ground resembling a forest due to the multitude of arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound. Śara (arrow) + Bhāra (burden, multitude) + Vana (forest) + Avani (earth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+bhāra+vana+avani)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• bhāra – burden, load, weight, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhṛ (to bear) + a.
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• avani – earth, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies the implied 'saṃgrāmaḥ'.