योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-14

योधदोर्द्रुमसंचारस्तनुतामाययौ शनैः ।
भूकम्पान्ते वनस्पन्द इवाभ्रान्त इवार्णवः ॥ १४ ॥

yodhadordrumasaṃcārastanutāmāyayau śanaiḥ ,
bhūkampānte vanaspanda ivābhrānta ivārṇavaḥ 14

14. yodhadordrumasaṃcāraḥ tanutām āyayau śanaiḥ
bhūkampānte vanaspandaḥ iva abhrāntaḥ iva arṇavaḥ

14. yodhadordrumasaṃcāraḥ śanaiḥ tanutām āyayau; bhūkampānte vanaspandaḥ iva,
abhrāntaḥ arṇavaḥ iva

14. The movement of the warriors' tree-like arms gradually diminished, becoming subtle, similar to the slight swaying of trees after an earthquake, or like a calm, unagitated ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• योधदोर्द्रुमसंचारः (yodhadordrumasaṁcāraḥ) - the movement of the warriors' tree-like arms (the movement of the tree-like arms of warriors)

• तनुताम् (tanutām) - to subtle diminishment (to smallness, slenderness, diminutiveness)

• आययौ (āyayau) - diminished, attained (reached, attained, went towards, became)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually (slowly, gradually, gently)

• भूकम्पान्ते (bhūkampānte) - at the end of an earthquake

• वनस्पन्दः (vanaspandaḥ) - slight swaying of trees (trembling of trees)

• इव (iva) - similar to (like, as if)

• अभ्रान्तः (abhrāntaḥ) - calm, unagitated (unagitated, steady, calm, not wandering)

• इव (iva) - or like (like, as if)

• अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

Words meanings and morphology

योधदोर्द्रुमसंचारः (yodhadordrumasaṁcāraḥ) - the movement of the warriors' tree-like arms (the movement of the tree-like arms of warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yodhadordrumasaṃcāra

yodhadordrumasaṁcāra - movement of warrior-arm-trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (yodha+dos+druma+saṃcāra)

• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
• dos – arm
  noun (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• saṃcāra – movement, wandering, activity
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam-√car`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)

तनुताम् (tanutām) - to subtle diminishment (to smallness, slenderness, diminutiveness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanutā

tanutā - thinness, slenderness, smallness, subtlety

From `tanu` + `tā` (abstract suffix)

Note: Accusative of destination/result with `āyayau`.

आययौ (āyayau) - diminished, attained (reached, attained, went towards, became)

(verb)

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

From `ā-√yā`

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

भूकम्पान्ते (bhūkampānte) - at the end of an earthquake

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūkampānta

bhūkampānta - end of an earthquake

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūkampa+anta)

• bhūkampa – earthquake
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

वनस्पन्दः (vanaspandaḥ) - slight swaying of trees (trembling of trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanaspanda

vanaspanda - trembling of trees

From `vana` (forest/tree) + `spanda` (trembling/vibration)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+spanda)

• vana – forest, wood, tree
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – trembling, vibration, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From `√spand` (to throb, tremble)
  Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - similar to (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अभ्रान्तः (abhrāntaḥ) - calm, unagitated (unagitated, steady, calm, not wandering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhrānta

abhrānta - not agitated, not wandering, steady, calm

Negative Past Passive Participle

From `a-√bhram` (to wander, be agitated).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bhrānta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhrānta – wandering, agitated, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `√bhram` (to wander, be agitated)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `arṇavaḥ`.

इव (iva) - or like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea