योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-54

तुषाका मेसलैः कीर्णाः शरशक्त्यसिमुद्गरैः ।
विद्रुता नरकैः क्षिप्ताः कटकच्छलना अपि ॥ ५४ ॥

tuṣākā mesalaiḥ kīrṇāḥ śaraśaktyasimudgaraiḥ ,
vidrutā narakaiḥ kṣiptāḥ kaṭakacchalanā api 54

54. tuṣākāḥ mesalaiḥ kīrṇāḥ śaraśaktyasimudgaraiḥ
vidrutāḥ narakaiḥ kṣiptāḥ kaṭakacchalanāḥ api

54. kaṭakacchalanāḥ api tuṣākāḥ śaraśaktyasimudgaraiḥ
mesalaiḥ kīrṇāḥ vidrutāḥ narakaiḥ kṣiptāḥ

54. The Tuṣākas, even though they were cunning strategists who deceived armies, were scattered by the Mesalas with a hail of arrows, spears, swords, and maces. They were utterly routed and cast down by the Narakas.

Words meanings summery:

• तुषाकाः (tuṣākāḥ) - the Tuṣākas (a people/tribe)

• मेसलैः (mesalaiḥ) - by the Mesalas (a people/tribe)

• कीर्णाः (kīrṇāḥ) - scattered, covered, strewn

• शरशक्त्यसिमुद्गरैः (śaraśaktyasimudgaraiḥ) - by arrows, spears, swords, and maces

• विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - fled, routed, dispersed, scattered

• नरकैः (narakaiḥ) - by the Narakas, referring to a specific group of people or mythological beings (by the Narakas (a people/demons), by hells)

• क्षिप्ताः (kṣiptāḥ) - thrown, hurled, cast down, vanquished

• कटकच्छलनाः (kaṭakacchalanāḥ) - army-deceivers, strategists who trick armies

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

तुषाकाः (tuṣākāḥ) - the Tuṣākas (a people/tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tuṣāka

tuṣāka - name of a foreign tribe or people

मेसलैः (mesalaiḥ) - by the Mesalas (a people/tribe)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mesala

mesala - name of a people/tribe

कीर्णाः (kīrṇāḥ) - scattered, covered, strewn

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, strewn, covered

Past Passive Participle

from root √kṛ (to scatter, strew)

Root: kṛ (class 6)

शरशक्त्यसिमुद्गरैः (śaraśaktyasimudgaraiḥ) - by arrows, spears, swords, and maces

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaraśaktyasimudgara

śaraśaktyasimudgara - arrows, spears, swords, and maces (as a group)

Compound type : dvandva (śara+śakti+asi+mudgara)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – spear, javelin, dart
  noun (feminine)
• asi – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• mudgara – mace, hammer, club
  noun (masculine)

विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - fled, routed, dispersed, scattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidruta

vidruta - fled, routed, dispersed

Past Passive Participle

from root √dru (to run) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

नरकैः (narakaiḥ) - by the Narakas, referring to a specific group of people or mythological beings (by the Narakas (a people/demons), by hells)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naraka

naraka - hell, a hellish being; name of a demon; name of a people

क्षिप्ताः (kṣiptāḥ) - thrown, hurled, cast down, vanquished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣipta

kṣipta - thrown, cast, sent, dismissed, vanquished

Past Passive Participle

from root √kṣip (to throw, cast)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

कटकच्छलनाः (kaṭakacchalanāḥ) - army-deceivers, strategists who trick armies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṭakacchalana

kaṭakacchalana - deceiving armies, army-deception (personified as one who practices it)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṭaka+chalana)

• kaṭaka – army, camp, enclosure, bracelet
  noun (neuter)
• chalana – deceiving, tricking, fraud, deception
  noun (feminine/neuter)
  Root: chal (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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