योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-16

कर्णाटसुभटोड्डीनकुन्ताकलितकन्धराः ।
भग्ना नलदशूराश्च तारकानिकरा इव ॥ १६ ॥

karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandharāḥ ,
bhagnā naladaśūrāśca tārakānikarā iva 16

16. karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandharāḥ
bhagnāḥ naladaśūrāḥ ca tārakānikarāḥ iva

16. karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandharāḥ
naladaśūrāḥ ca bhagnāḥ tārakānikarāḥ iva

16. The brave warriors of Nalada, their necks pierced by spears hurled by the brave Karṇāṭa soldiers, were shattered like clusters of stars.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णाटसुभटोड्डीनकुन्ताकलितकन्धराः (karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandharāḥ) - whose necks were pierced by spears hurled by the brave soldiers of Karnataka

• भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered, defeated

• नलदशूराः (naladaśūrāḥ) - brave soldiers/heroes of Nalada

• च (ca) - and

• तारकानिकराः (tārakānikarāḥ) - clusters of stars, constellations

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णाटसुभटोड्डीनकुन्ताकलितकन्धराः (karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandharāḥ) - whose necks were pierced by spears hurled by the brave soldiers of Karnataka

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandhara

karṇāṭasubhaṭoḍḍīnakuntākalitakandhara - (those) whose necks are pierced by spears (kunta) flown (uḍḍīna) by the brave soldiers (subhaṭa) of Karṇāṭa.

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karṇāṭa+subhaṭa+uḍḍīna+kunta+ākalita+kandhara)

• karṇāṭa – Karnataka (a region)
  proper noun (masculine)
• subhaṭa – brave soldier, good warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: su
• uḍḍīna – flown up, flying, having flown
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ḍī' with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ḍī (class 4)
• kunta – spear, lance
  noun (masculine)
• ākalita – fixed, fastened, pierced, struck, seized
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kal' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kal (class 10)
• kandhara – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'naladaśūrāḥ'.

भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken, shattered, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, frustrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhañj' (to break)

Root: bhañj (class 7)

नलदशूराः (naladaśūrāḥ) - brave soldiers/heroes of Nalada

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naladaśūra

naladaśūra - brave soldier of Nalada (a region/people)

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nalada+śūra)

• nalada – Nalada (a place name or name of a people), Indian spikenard
  proper noun (masculine)
• śūra – hero, brave, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb 'were').

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तारकानिकराः (tārakānikarāḥ) - clusters of stars, constellations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tārakānikara

tārakānikara - collection/cluster of stars, constellation

Tatpurusha compound (tārakāṇām nikaraḥ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārakā+nikara)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• nikara – heap, multitude, collection, cluster
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni

Note: In simile with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)