योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-52

छिन्नाः पिशाचसंयुक्ता भूतापहृतहेतयः ।
पातयित्वा ययुः कर्णान्दशार्णास्तर्णका इव ॥ ५२ ॥

chinnāḥ piśācasaṃyuktā bhūtāpahṛtahetayaḥ ,
pātayitvā yayuḥ karṇāndaśārṇāstarṇakā iva 52

52. chinnāḥ piśācasaṃyuktāḥ bhūtāpahṛtahetayaḥ
pātayitvā yayuḥ karṇān daśārṇāḥ tarṇakāḥ iva

52. chinnāḥ piśācasaṃyuktāḥ bhūtāpahṛtahetayaḥ
daśārṇāḥ karṇān pātayitvā tarṇakāḥ iva yayuḥ

52. The Dasharṇas, though scattered, accompanied by malevolent spirits, and having had their weapons seized by other spirits, departed like calves after striking down the Karṇas.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - cut, severed, broken, scattered, defeated

• पिशाचसंयुक्ताः (piśācasaṁyuktāḥ) - joined with pishachas (demons), associated with fiends

• भूतापहृतहेतयः (bhūtāpahṛtahetayaḥ) - those whose weapons were carried off by bhūtas (spirits/ghosts)

• पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having caused to fall, having thrown down, having defeated

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they departed, they marched

• कर्णान् (karṇān) - the Karṇas (referring to a people or their territory) (the Karṇas (a people/region), ears)

• दशार्णाः (daśārṇāḥ) - the Dasharṇas (a people/region)

• तर्णकाः (tarṇakāḥ) - calves

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - cut, severed, broken, scattered, defeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from root √chid (to cut, cleave)

Root: chid (class 7)

पिशाचसंयुक्ताः (piśācasaṁyuktāḥ) - joined with pishachas (demons), associated with fiends

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piśācasaṃyukta

piśācasaṁyukta - joined with demons, associated with evil spirits

Compound type : tatpurusha (piśāca+saṃyukta)

• piśāca – demon, goblin, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, connected, associated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √yuj with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

भूतापहृतहेतयः (bhūtāpahṛtahetayaḥ) - those whose weapons were carried off by bhūtas (spirits/ghosts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūtāpahṛtaheti

bhūtāpahṛtaheti - having weapons carried off by spirits

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhūta+apahṛta+heti)

• bhūta – ghost, spirit, creature, being
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• apahṛta – carried off, stolen, seized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √hṛ with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• heti – weapon, missile, implement
  noun (feminine/masculine)

पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having caused to fall, having thrown down, having defeated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from causative stem of root √pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went, they departed, they marched

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

कर्णान् (karṇān) - the Karṇas (referring to a people or their territory) (the Karṇas (a people/region), ears)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of karṇa

karṇa - ear; the Karṇa tribe/people; a name

दशार्णाः (daśārṇāḥ) - the Dasharṇas (a people/region)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśārṇa

daśārṇa - the country or people of Daśārṇa

तर्णकाः (tarṇakāḥ) - calves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tarṇaka

tarṇaka - calf, young animal

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)