योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-20

सिषिचुः शस्त्रकर्णौघाद्विन्दुभ्यो निगडा गुहान् ।
शरधारावनानीव वीरहेतिप्रभाम्बुदाः ॥ २० ॥

siṣicuḥ śastrakarṇaughādvindubhyo nigaḍā guhān ,
śaradhārāvanānīva vīrahetiprabhāmbudāḥ 20

20. siṣicuḥ śastrakarṇaughāt vindubhyaḥ nigaḍāḥ
guhān śaradhārāvanānī iva vīrahetiprabhāmbudāḥ

20. vīrahetiprabhāmbudāḥ śaradhārāvanānī iva
śastrakarṇaughāt vindubhyaḥ nigaḍāḥ guhān siṣicuḥ

20. The war-clouds, gleaming with the radiance of heroes' weapons, resembling dense forests formed by showers of arrows, sprinkled the caves with metallic fragments (like fetters) that came in drops from the torrent of weapon-edges.

Words meanings summery:

• सिषिचुः (siṣicuḥ) - they sprinkled, they showered

• शस्त्रकर्णौघात् (śastrakarṇaughāt) - from the torrent of weapon-edges

• विन्दुभ्यः (vindubhyaḥ) - from drops

• निगडाः (nigaḍāḥ) - fetters, chains (metallic fragments)

• गुहान् (guhān) - caves, hollows, hiding places

• शरधारावनानी (śaradhārāvanānī) - forests of arrow-showers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वीरहेतिप्रभाम्बुदाः (vīrahetiprabhāmbudāḥ) - clouds gleaming with the radiance of heroes' weapons

Words meanings and morphology

सिषिचुः (siṣicuḥ) - they sprinkled, they showered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of sic

Root: sic (class 6)

शस्त्रकर्णौघात् (śastrakarṇaughāt) - from the torrent of weapon-edges

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śastrakarṇaugha

śastrakarṇaugha - torrent of weapon-edges or weapon-ears

Compound type : tatpurusha (śastra+karṇa+augha)

• śastra – weapon, sword, knife
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• karṇa – ear, edge, corner, helm of a ship
  noun (masculine)
• augha – torrent, flood, multitude
  noun (masculine)

विन्दुभ्यः (vindubhyaḥ) - from drops

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of bindu

bindu - drop, dot, particle

Root: bid (class 6)

निगडाः (nigaḍāḥ) - fetters, chains (metallic fragments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nigaḍa

nigaḍa - fetter, chain, shackle

गुहान् (guhān) - caves, hollows, hiding places

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, grotto, hollow, hiding place

Root: guh (class 1)

शरधारावनानी (śaradhārāvanānī) - forests of arrow-showers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaradhārāvana

śaradhārāvana - forest of arrow-showers

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+dhārā+vana)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – stream, flow, shower
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood, thicket
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वीरहेतिप्रभाम्बुदाः (vīrahetiprabhāmbudāḥ) - clouds gleaming with the radiance of heroes' weapons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīrahetiprabhāmbuda

vīrahetiprabhāmbuda - cloud of radiance from heroes' weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+heti+prabhā+ambuda)

• vīra – hero, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• heti – weapon, missile, attack
  noun (feminine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• prabhā – radiance, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)
• ambuda – cloud (lit. water-giver)
  noun (masculine)