योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-41

मन्दानिलचलाम्भोधिभासुरे मागधे बले ।
निर्मग्ना वनिला मन्दाः पङ्के जीर्णगजा इव ॥ ४१ ॥

mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsure māgadhe bale ,
nirmagnā vanilā mandāḥ paṅke jīrṇagajā iva 41

41. mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsure māgadhe bale
nirmagnā vanilā mandāḥ paṅke jīrṇagajā iva

41. mandāḥ vanilā mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsure māgadhe bale,
paṅke jīrṇagajā iva,
nirmagnā.

41. The sluggish Vanilas sank into the Magadhan army, which was splendid like an ocean agitated by a gentle breeze, just as old elephants sink into mud.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दानिलचलाम्भोधिभासुरे (mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsure) - resplendent like an ocean stirred by a gentle wind (describing the Magadhan army) (resplendent like an ocean agitated by a gentle breeze)

• मागधे (māgadhe) - Magadhan (referring to the army of Magadha) (Magadhan, belonging to Magadha)

• बले (bale) - in the army (in the army, in the force, in strength)

• निर्मग्ना (nirmagnā) - having sunk (describing the Vanilas) (sunk, immersed, submerged)

• वनिला (vanilā) - the Vanilas (a group of warriors) (forest-dwellers, a particular tribe/people)

• मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - sluggish, slow (describing the Vanilas) (slow, sluggish, dull, weak)

• पङ्के (paṅke) - in mud, in mire (in the mud, in the mire, in a swamp)

• जीर्णगजा (jīrṇagajā) - old elephants (used in a comparison) (old elephants)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दानिलचलाम्भोधिभासुरे (mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsure) - resplendent like an ocean stirred by a gentle wind (describing the Magadhan army) (resplendent like an ocean agitated by a gentle breeze)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsura

mandānilacalāmbhodhibhāsura - shining like an ocean stirred by a gentle breeze

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (manda+anila+cala+ambhodhi+bhāsura)

• manda – slow, gentle
  adjective
• anila – wind, breeze
  noun (masculine)
• cala – moving, agitated
  adjective
  Root: cal (class 1)
• ambhodhi – ocean
  noun (masculine)
• bhāsura – shining, splendid, resplendent
  adjective
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `bale`.

मागधे (māgadhe) - Magadhan (referring to the army of Magadha) (Magadhan, belonging to Magadha)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of māgadha

māgadha - related to Magadha, a king of Magadha, a people of Magadha

From `magadha` (Magadha) with `aṇ` suffix.

Note: Qualifies `bale`.

बले (bale) - in the army (in the army, in the force, in strength)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

Note: Location of sinking.

निर्मग्ना (nirmagnā) - having sunk (describing the Vanilas) (sunk, immersed, submerged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirmagna

nirmagna - submerged, sunk, immersed

Past Passive Participle

From `nis` + root `maj` (to sink).

Prefix: nis

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: This form is feminine nominative plural. There's a grammatical gender mismatch with the subsequent `mandāḥ` (masculine plural) and `jīrṇagajā` (masculine plural implied, but form is ambiguous).

वनिला (vanilā) - the Vanilas (a group of warriors) (forest-dwellers, a particular tribe/people)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanila

vanila - forest-dweller, a kind of animal, a savage tribe

Note: This form (`vanilā`) is feminine nominative plural, while `mandāḥ` is masculine nominative plural, creating a grammatical inconsistency. It's likely intended to be `vanilāḥ` (masculine plural).

मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - sluggish, slow (describing the Vanilas) (slow, sluggish, dull, weak)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manda

manda - slow, sluggish, dull, weak, gentle

Note: Qualifies the implied masculine subject (Vanilas). There is a gender mismatch with `nirmagnā` and `vanilā` if they are taken as feminine plural.

पङ्के (paṅke) - in mud, in mire (in the mud, in the mire, in a swamp)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṅka

paṅka - mud, mire, swamp, dirt

Note: Location for the comparison.

जीर्णगजा (jīrṇagajā) - old elephants (used in a comparison) (old elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jīrṇagaja

jīrṇagaja - an old elephant

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jīrṇa+gaja)

• jīrṇa – old, decrepit, worn out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `jṝ`.
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison. Grammatically, `gaja` is masculine. This form (`jīrṇagajā`) suggests feminine plural, or masculine nominative singular (`jīrṇagajaḥ`). Given `iva`, it's likely plural for comparison with a group.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)