योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-5

पञ्जरः पञ्जरेणेव गजौघेन गजोच्चयः ।
सवनः सवनेनाद्रिरद्रिणेवामिलद्वलात् ॥ ५ ॥

pañjaraḥ pañjareṇeva gajaughena gajoccayaḥ ,
savanaḥ savanenādriradriṇevāmiladvalāt 5

5. pañjaraḥ pañjareṇa iva gajoccayaḥ gajaughena
savanaḥ savanena adriḥ adriṇā iva amilat balāt

5. pañjaraḥ pañjareṇa iva gajoccayaḥ gajaughena
savanaḥ savanena adriḥ adriṇā iva balāt amilat

5. Like cage with cage, a mass of elephants with an elephant multitude, a forest with a forest, and a mountain with a mountain—so they clashed with force.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्जरः (pañjaraḥ) - a warrior formation or a strong warrior (metaphorical) (cage, skeleton, frame, body)

• पञ्जरेण (pañjareṇa) - with a warrior formation or strong warrior (metaphorical) (by a cage, with a cage)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• गजोच्चयः (gajoccayaḥ) - an accumulation of elephants, a mass of elephants

• गजौघेन (gajaughena) - by a multitude of elephants

• सवनः (savanaḥ) - forest, wood

• सवनेन (savanena) - by a forest, with a forest

• अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain, rock

• अद्रिणा (adriṇā) - by a mountain, with a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अमिलत् (amilat) - they clashed (it met, he met, they met)

• बलात् (balāt) - with force (by force, forcibly, powerfully)

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्जरः (pañjaraḥ) - a warrior formation or a strong warrior (metaphorical) (cage, skeleton, frame, body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañjara

pañjara - cage, skeleton, framework, body

Note: Subject of the implied clash.

पञ्जरेण (pañjareṇa) - with a warrior formation or strong warrior (metaphorical) (by a cage, with a cage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pañjara

pañjara - cage, skeleton, framework, body

Note: Instrument or co-agent in the clash.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

गजोच्चयः (gajoccayaḥ) - an accumulation of elephants, a mass of elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gajoccaya

gajoccaya - accumulation of elephants, a large troop of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+uccaya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• uccaya – accumulation, heap, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ci (to collect, pile up) with prefix ud-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Subject of the implied clash.

गजौघेन (gajaughena) - by a multitude of elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gajaugha

gajaugha - multitude of elephants, herd of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+ogha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, stream, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Instrument or co-agent in the clash.

सवनः (savanaḥ) - forest, wood

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savana

savana - forest, wood, grove (also sacrifice, bathing place)

Root: su (class 5)

Note: Subject of the implied clash.

सवनेन (savanena) - by a forest, with a forest

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of savana

savana - forest, wood, grove (also sacrifice, bathing place)

Root: su (class 5)

Note: Instrument or co-agent in the clash.

अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain, rock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone

Note: Subject of the implied clash.

अद्रिणा (adriṇā) - by a mountain, with a mountain

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone

Note: Instrument or co-agent in the clash.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अमिलत् (amilat) - they clashed (it met, he met, they met)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of mil

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, from root √mil (to meet). The 'a-' prefix is the augment for imperfect tense.

Root: mil (class 6)

बलात् (balāt) - with force (by force, forcibly, powerfully)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, power

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of clashing.