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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-12

ततो दुन्दुभयो नेदुः प्रतिध्वनितदिङ्मुखाः ।
महाप्रलयसंशान्तौ पुष्करावर्तका इव ॥ १२ ॥
tato dundubhayo neduḥ pratidhvanitadiṅmukhāḥ ,
mahāpralayasaṃśāntau puṣkarāvartakā iva 12
12. tataḥ dundubhayaḥ neduḥ pratidhvanitadiṅmukhāḥ
mahāpralayasaṃśāntau puṣkarāvartakāḥ iva
12. tataḥ pratidhvanitadiṅmukhāḥ dundubhayaḥ
mahāpralayasaṃśāntau puṣkarāvartakāḥ iva neduḥ
12. Then the war-drums roared, their sound echoing in all directions, just like the Puṣkarāvartaka clouds at the cessation of the great cosmic dissolution (pralaya).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)
  • दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - war-drums (war-drums, drums)
  • नेदुः (neduḥ) - roared (roared, sounded, thundered)
  • प्रतिध्वनितदिङ्मुखाः (pratidhvanitadiṅmukhāḥ) - whose sound echoed in all directions (whose quarters/directions are re-echoed)
  • महाप्रलयसंशान्तौ (mahāpralayasaṁśāntau) - at the cessation of the great cosmic dissolution (pralaya) (at the cessation of the great dissolution)
  • पुष्करावर्तकाः (puṣkarāvartakāḥ) - Puṣkarāvartaka clouds (Puṣkarāvartaka clouds (mythological clouds that appear at the time of cosmic dissolution))
  • इव (iva) - just like (like, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)
(indeclinable)
Note: From pronominal stem `tad`.
दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - war-drums (war-drums, drums)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dundubhi
dundubhi - a large drum, war-drum
नेदुः (neduḥ) - roared (roared, sounded, thundered)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nad
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: From root `√nad` (to roar, sound).
प्रतिध्वनितदिङ्मुखाः (pratidhvanitadiṅmukhāḥ) - whose sound echoed in all directions (whose quarters/directions are re-echoed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pratidhvanitadiṅmukha
pratidhvanitadiṅmukha - re-echoing the quarters/directions
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pratidhvanita+diś+mukha)
  • pratidhvanita – re-echoed, reverberated
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From `prati-√dhvan`
    Prefix: prati
    Root: dhvan (class 1)
  • diś – direction, quarter of the sky
    noun (feminine)
  • mukha – face, mouth, opening, front, entrance
    noun (neuter)
Note: It qualifies `dundubhayaḥ`.
महाप्रलयसंशान्तौ (mahāpralayasaṁśāntau) - at the cessation of the great cosmic dissolution (pralaya) (at the cessation of the great dissolution)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mahāpralayasaṃśānti
mahāpralayasaṁśānti - cessation of a great dissolution (pralaya)
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāpralaya+saṃśānti)
  • mahāpralaya – great dissolution (pralaya)
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃśānti – cessation, perfect tranquility, end
    noun (feminine)
    From `sam-√śam` (to cease, become quiet)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: śam (class 4)
पुष्करावर्तकाः (puṣkarāvartakāḥ) - Puṣkarāvartaka clouds (Puṣkarāvartaka clouds (mythological clouds that appear at the time of cosmic dissolution))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puṣkarāvartaka
puṣkarāvartaka - a class of clouds that bring rain at the time of universal destruction
इव (iva) - just like (like, as if)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison.