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

ब्रह्मावत्सनका नीपैश्चक्रैः कृत्ता गता महीम् ।
सहयाः क्रकचोन्कृत्ता वृक्षाः कुसुमिता इव ॥ ३७ ॥

brahmāvatsanakā nīpaiścakraiḥ kṛttā gatā mahīm ,
sahayāḥ krakaconkṛttā vṛkṣāḥ kusumitā iva 37

37. brahmā-vatsanakāḥ nīpaiḥ cakraiḥ kṛttāḥ gatāḥ mahīm
sa-hayāḥ krakaca-unkṛttāḥ vṛkṣāḥ kusumitāḥ iva

37. sa-hayāḥ brahmā-vatsanakāḥ nīpaiḥ cakraiḥ kṛttāḥ
mahīm gatāḥ vṛkṣāḥ krakaca-unkṛttāḥ kusumitāḥ iva

37. The Brahmā-Vatsanakas, along with their horses, were cut down by the Nīpas and by wheels, falling to the earth, just like blossoming trees are cut down by saws.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा-वत्सनकाः (brahmā-vatsanakāḥ) - warriors/people known as Brahmā-Vatsanakas (the Brahmā-Vatsanakas)

• नीपैः (nīpaiḥ) - by the Nīpa warriors (by the Nīpas)

• चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - by chariot wheels or chakra weapons (by wheels, by discs)

• कृत्ताः (kṛttāḥ) - cut, severed

• गताः (gatāḥ) - fallen (gone, reached)

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth

• स-हयाः (sa-hayāḥ) - accompanied by their horses (with horses)

• क्रकच-उन्कृत्ताः (krakaca-unkṛttāḥ) - cut by saws

• वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

• कुसुमिताः (kusumitāḥ) - blossoming, flowering

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा-वत्सनकाः (brahmā-vatsanakāḥ) - warriors/people known as Brahmā-Vatsanakas (the Brahmā-Vatsanakas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmā-vatsanaka

brahmā-vatsanaka - name of a people or tribe

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नीपैः (nīpaiḥ) - by the Nīpa warriors (by the Nīpas)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīpa

nīpa - Nipa (a type of tree, or a name of a people/tribe)

Note: Agent of cutting.

चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - by chariot wheels or chakra weapons (by wheels, by discs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of cakra

cakra - wheel, disc, circle, discus weapon

From root kṛ (to make) or car (to move).

Note: Another agent of cutting.

कृत्ताः (kṛttāḥ) - cut, severed

(past passive participle)

Note: Predicate participle modifying brahmā-vatsanakāḥ.

गताः (gatāḥ) - fallen (gone, reached)

(past passive participle)

Note: Participle modifying brahmā-vatsanakāḥ.

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of motion gatāḥ.

स-हयाः (sa-hayāḥ) - accompanied by their horses (with horses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-haya

sa-haya - with horses, accompanied by horses

sa- (with) + haya (horse).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+haya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix.
• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  From root hi (to go).
  Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying brahmā-vatsanakāḥ.

क्रकच-उन्कृत्ताः (krakaca-unkṛttāḥ) - cut by saws

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krakaca-unkṛtta

krakaca-unkṛtta - cut by saws

krakaca (saw) + unkṛtta (cut).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krakaca+unkṛtta)

• krakaca – saw
  noun (masculine)
• unkṛtta – cut, hewn, torn
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud- + kṛnt (to cut).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: kṛnt (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying vṛkṣāḥ.

वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant

Note: Subject of the simile.

कुसुमिताः (kusumitāḥ) - blossoming, flowering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kusumita

kusumita - blossomed, flowered, covered with flowers

Past Passive Participle-like formation

From kusuma (flower) with suffix -ita.

Note: Adjective modifying vṛkṣāḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.