योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-14

दन्तिदन्तविनिर्भिन्ना दरदा दलितारयः ।
नीता रक्तमहानद्या द्रुमाणां पल्लवा इव ॥ १४ ॥

dantidantavinirbhinnā daradā dalitārayaḥ ,
nītā raktamahānadyā drumāṇāṃ pallavā iva 14

14. danti-danta-vinirbhinnāḥ daradāḥ dalita-arayaḥ
nītāḥ rakta-mahā-nadyā drumāṇām pallavāḥ iva

14. danti-danta-vinirbhinnāḥ dalita-arayaḥ daradāḥ
rakta-mahā-nadyā drumāṇām pallavāḥ iva nītāḥ

14. The Daradas, who had crushed their enemies but were now torn apart by elephant tusks, were carried away by the great river of blood, just like tree leaves.

Words meanings summery:

• दन्ति-दन्त-विनिर्भिन्नाः (danti-danta-vinirbhinnāḥ) - rent by elephant tusks (torn apart by elephant tusks)

• दरदाः (daradāḥ) - the Daradas (the Daradas (name of a people/tribe))

• दलित-अरयः (dalita-arayaḥ) - who had crushed their enemies (whose enemies are crushed, having crushed enemies)

• नीताः (nītāḥ) - were carried away (carried, led, brought, taken away)

• रक्त-महा-नद्या (rakta-mahā-nadyā) - by the great river of blood

• द्रुमाणाम् (drumāṇām) - of trees

• पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - fresh leaves (sprouts, young leaves, tender foliage)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

Words meanings and morphology

दन्ति-दन्त-विनिर्भिन्नाः (danti-danta-vinirbhinnāḥ) - rent by elephant tusks (torn apart by elephant tusks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of danti-danta-vinirbhinna

danti-danta-vinirbhinna - torn or split by elephant tusks

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dantin+danta+vinirbhinna)

• dantin – having teeth; elephant
  noun (masculine)
  possessive suffix -in
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
• vinirbhinna – torn, split, pierced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhid (to split, break) with prefix vi-nir-
  Prefixes: vi+nir
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with daradāḥ.

दरदाः (daradāḥ) - the Daradas (the Daradas (name of a people/tribe))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darada

darada - name of an ancient people inhabiting a mountainous region (often Kashmir)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

दलित-अरयः (dalita-arayaḥ) - who had crushed their enemies (whose enemies are crushed, having crushed enemies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dalita-ari

dalita-ari - one whose enemies are crushed or defeated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dalita+ari)

• dalita – crushed, broken, torn, defeated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dal (to burst, crush)
  Root: dal (class 1)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with daradāḥ.

नीताः (nītāḥ) - were carried away (carried, led, brought, taken away)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīta

nīta - led, guided, carried, taken away, brought

Past Passive Participle

from root nī (to lead, carry)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with daradāḥ.

रक्त-महा-नद्या (rakta-mahā-nadyā) - by the great river of blood

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rakta-mahā-nadī

rakta-mahā-nadī - a great river of blood

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rakta+mahā+nadī)

• rakta – blood
  noun (neuter)
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent of the passive nītāḥ.

द्रुमाणाम् (drumāṇām) - of trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

Note: Possessive, relates to pallavāḥ.

पल्लवाः (pallavāḥ) - fresh leaves (sprouts, young leaves, tender foliage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - sprout, shoot, young leaf, tender foliage

Note: Object of comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.