योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-35, verse-4

कचच्चक्रशतावर्तवृत्तिभ्रान्तशिरस्तृणः ।
धूलीजलधरापीतभ्रमत्खड्गप्रभाजलः ॥ ४ ॥

kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇaḥ ,
dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājalaḥ 4

4. kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇaḥ
dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājalaḥ

4. kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇaḥ
dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājalaḥ

4. The battle (is like an ocean) whose grass-like head-plumes are whirled by the rotation of hundreds of whirlpools formed by clashing discus-weapons, and whose water, being the light of flickering swords, is swallowed by the dust-clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• कचच्चक्रशतावर्तवृत्तिभ्रान्तशिरस्तृणः (kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇaḥ) - describes the headgear or hair of warriors being spun by the dynamic movement of numerous spinning discus-weapons (whose grass-like head-plumes are whirled by the rotation of hundreds of whirlpools formed by clashing discus-weapons)

• धूलीजलधरापीतभ्रमत्खड्गप्रभाजलः (dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājalaḥ) - describes the battlefield shrouded in dust, where the glint of swords is like water obscured or 'drunk up' by the dust-clouds (whose water, being the light of flickering swords, is swallowed by the dust-clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

कचच्चक्रशतावर्तवृत्तिभ्रान्तशिरस्तृणः (kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇaḥ) - describes the headgear or hair of warriors being spun by the dynamic movement of numerous spinning discus-weapons (whose grass-like head-plumes are whirled by the rotation of hundreds of whirlpools formed by clashing discus-weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇa

kacaccakraśatāvartavṛttibhrāntaśirastṛṇa - one whose grass-like head-plumes are whirled by the rotation of hundreds of whirlpools formed by clashing discus-weapons

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kacat+cakra+śata+āvarta+vṛtti+bhrānta+śirastṛṇa)

• kacat – clashing, glittering, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √kac (to shine, bind, clang).
  Root: kac
• cakra – wheel, discus (weapon)
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred, many
  numeral (neuter)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, turn, rotation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – rotation, movement, course, action
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √vṛt (to turn, revolve).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• bhrānta – whirled, spun, agitated, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhram (to wander, to whirl).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• śirastṛṇa – head-grass, hair on the head, head-plume
  noun (neuter)

धूलीजलधरापीतभ्रमत्खड्गप्रभाजलः (dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājalaḥ) - describes the battlefield shrouded in dust, where the glint of swords is like water obscured or 'drunk up' by the dust-clouds (whose water, being the light of flickering swords, is swallowed by the dust-clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājala

dhūlījaladharāpītabhramatkhaḍgaprabhājala - one whose water (the light of flickering swords) is swallowed by the dust-clouds

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dhūlī+jaladhara+āpīta+bhramat+khaḍga+prabhā+jala)

• dhūlī – dust, powder
  noun (feminine)
• jaladhara – cloud (literally 'water-bearer')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• āpīta – drunk up, swallowed, absorbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pā (to drink) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pā (class 1)
• bhramat – flickering, whirling, rotating
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √bhram (to wander, to whirl).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• khaḍga – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – radiance, light, splendor
  noun (feminine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)