योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-15

पाशिभिः पाशधारिण्यः शङ्कुभिः शङ्कुधारिणः ।
क्षुरिकाभिस्तु क्षुरिका भिन्दिपालैश्च तद्गताः ॥ १५ ॥

pāśibhiḥ pāśadhāriṇyaḥ śaṅkubhiḥ śaṅkudhāriṇaḥ ,
kṣurikābhistu kṣurikā bhindipālaiśca tadgatāḥ 15

15. pāśibhiḥ pāśadhāriṇyaḥ śaṅkubhiḥ śaṅkudhāriṇaḥ
kṣurikābhiḥ tu kṣurikāḥ bhindipālaiḥ ca tadgatāḥ

15. pāśadhāriṇyaḥ pāśibhiḥ śaṅkudhāriṇaḥ śaṅkubhiḥ
kṣurikāḥ tu kṣurikābhiḥ ca tadgatāḥ bhindipālaiḥ

15. Noose-wielding women fought with nooses; pike-wielders fought with pikes; dagger-wielders with daggers; and those armed with javelins fought with javelins.

Words meanings summery:

• पाशिभिः (pāśibhiḥ) - using nooses as their weapons (by nooses, with nooses)

• पाशधारिण्यः (pāśadhāriṇyaḥ) - female warriors holding nooses (noose-wielding women, those holding nooses)

• शङ्कुभिः (śaṅkubhiḥ) - using stakes or pikes as their weapons (by stakes, with pikes)

• शङ्कुधारिणः (śaṅkudhāriṇaḥ) - warriors holding pikes (stake-wielders, those holding pikes)

• क्षुरिकाभिः (kṣurikābhiḥ) - using daggers as their weapons (by daggers, with knives)

• तु (tu) - and (as a conjunction joining clauses) (but, and, indeed)

• क्षुरिकाः (kṣurikāḥ) - warriors wielding daggers (daggers, those wielding daggers)

• भिन्दिपालैः (bhindipālaiḥ) - using bhindipāla-javelins as their weapons (by javelins (bhindipāla), with lances)

• च (ca) - and

• तद्गताः (tadgatāḥ) - warriors using bhindipāla-javelins (those engaged in them, those possessing them)

Words meanings and morphology

पाशिभिः (pāśibhiḥ) - using nooses as their weapons (by nooses, with nooses)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - noose, snare, bond

पाशधारिण्यः (pāśadhāriṇyaḥ) - female warriors holding nooses (noose-wielding women, those holding nooses)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāśadhāriṇī

pāśadhāriṇī - woman holding a noose

Feminine form of 'pāśadhārin', a compound with possessive suffix '-in'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāśa+dhāriṇī)

• pāśa – noose, snare
  noun (masculine)
• dhāriṇī – holding, bearing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'dhārin', derived from the root √dhṛ (to hold, bear) with the possessive suffix '-in'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शङ्कुभिः (śaṅkubhiḥ) - using stakes or pikes as their weapons (by stakes, with pikes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaṅku

śaṅku - stake, pike, javelin

शङ्कुधारिणः (śaṅkudhāriṇaḥ) - warriors holding pikes (stake-wielders, those holding pikes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkudhārin

śaṅkudhārin - one who holds a stake/pike

Compound of 'śaṅku' (stake) and 'dhārin' (holding), formed with possessive suffix '-in'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅku+dhārin)

• śaṅku – stake, pike
  noun (masculine)
• dhārin – holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root √dhṛ (to hold, bear) with the possessive suffix '-in'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

क्षुरिकाभिः (kṣurikābhiḥ) - using daggers as their weapons (by daggers, with knives)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kṣurikā

kṣurikā - dagger, knife

तु (tu) - and (as a conjunction joining clauses) (but, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

क्षुरिकाः (kṣurikāḥ) - warriors wielding daggers (daggers, those wielding daggers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣurikā

kṣurikā - dagger, knife

Note: Here, 'kṣurikāḥ' refers to the warriors (feminine, plural) who wield daggers, in parallel with 'pāśadhāriṇyaḥ' and 'śaṅkudhāriṇaḥ'.

भिन्दिपालैः (bhindipālaiḥ) - using bhindipāla-javelins as their weapons (by javelins (bhindipāla), with lances)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhindipāla

bhindipāla - a type of javelin or lance with an iron blade

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तद्गताः (tadgatāḥ) - warriors using bhindipāla-javelins (those engaged in them, those possessing them)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tadgata

tadgata - gone to that, engaged in that, possessing that

Compound of 'tat' (that) and 'gata' (gone). Refers to those associated with the previously mentioned weapons.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tat+gata)

• tat – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained, possessed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)