योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-27

यदम्बुदैरिवोड्डीनं शस्त्रवृन्दैर्नभोङ्गणे ।
तद्दृष्टं वीचिवलनैर्लोलैः प्लुतमिवार्णवे ॥ २७ ॥

yadambudairivoḍḍīnaṃ śastravṛndairnabhoṅgaṇe ,
taddṛṣṭaṃ vīcivalanairlolaiḥ plutamivārṇave 27

27. yat ambudaiḥ iva uḍḍīnam śastravṛndaiḥ nabhoṅgaṇe
tat dṛṣṭam vīcivālanaiḥ lolaiḥ plutam iva arṇave

27. śastravṛndaiḥ ambudaiḥ iva nabhoṅgaṇe yat uḍḍīnam,
tat lolaiḥ vīcivālanaiḥ arṇave plutam iva dṛṣṭam.

27. The hosts of weapons, having risen in the sky-expanse like clouds, were seen as if immersed in the ocean by the restless movements of its waves.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• उड्डीनम् (uḍḍīnam) - flown up, having risen

• शस्त्रवृन्दैः (śastravṛndaiḥ) - by hosts of weapons, by masses of arms

• नभोङ्गणे (nabhoṅgaṇe) - in the courtyard of the sky, in the sky-expanse

• तत् (tat) - that

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

• वीचिवालनैः (vīcivālanaiḥ) - by wave-movements, by the swaying of waves

• लोलैः (lolaiḥ) - by restless, by agitated, by swaying

• प्लुतम् (plutam) - immersed, floated, plunged

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - that which, what, who

अम्बुदैः (ambudaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing (agent noun from root 'dā')
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

उड्डीनम् (uḍḍīnam) - flown up, having risen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uḍḍīna

uḍḍīna - flown up, risen, soaring

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ḍī (to fly) with upasarga ud- (upwards)

Prefix: ud

Root: ḍī (class 4)

शस्त्रवृन्दैः (śastravṛndaiḥ) - by hosts of weapons, by masses of arms

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastravṛnda

śastravṛnda - host of weapons, multitude of arms

Compound type : tatpurusha (śastra+vṛnda)

• śastra – weapon, arm
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, group
  noun (neuter)

नभोङ्गणे (nabhoṅgaṇe) - in the courtyard of the sky, in the sky-expanse

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhoṅgaṇa

nabhoṅgaṇa - sky-courtyard, sky-expanse

Compound type : tatpurusha (nabhas+aṅgaṇa)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• aṅgaṇa – courtyard, open space, arena
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, visible

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वीचिवालनैः (vīcivālanaiḥ) - by wave-movements, by the swaying of waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīcivālana

vīcivālana - wave-movement, swaying of waves

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīci+vālana)

• vīci – wave
  noun (feminine)
• vālana – swaying, moving, waving
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root val (to move, turn)
  Root: val (class 1)

लोलैः (lolaiḥ) - by restless, by agitated, by swaying

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lola

lola - moving, trembling, restless, agitated

Root: lul (class 1)

प्लुतम् (plutam) - immersed, floated, plunged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pluta

pluta - floated, plunged, immersed, swimming

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root plu (to float, swim, dive)

Root: plu (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, flood