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3,38

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-16

उत्क्षिप्तमन्दरक्षीरसमुद्रवदनाकुलम् ।
सैन्यं प्रशाम्यदावर्तं शनैः साम्यमुपाययौ ॥ १६ ॥
utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravadanākulam ,
sainyaṃ praśāmyadāvartaṃ śanaiḥ sāmyamupāyayau 16
16. utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravat anākulam
sainyam praśāmyadāvartam śanaiḥ sāmyam upāyayau
16. utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravat praśāmyadāvartam
sainyam śanaiḥ anākulam sāmyam upāyayau
16. The army, tumultuous like the ocean of milk churned by Mount Mandara, with its commotions gradually subsiding, slowly attained a state of calmness and stillness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • उत्क्षिप्तमन्दरक्षीरसमुद्रवत् (utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravat) - turbulent like the agitated ocean of milk during the churning by Mount Mandara (like the ocean of milk churned by Mount Mandara)
  • अनाकुलम् (anākulam) - calm, referring to the state attained by the army (unagitated, calm, composed)
  • सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army (of warriors) (army, host)
  • प्रशाम्यदावर्तम् (praśāmyadāvartam) - with its (the army's) agitation and confusion gradually subsiding (whose commotions are subsiding, with subsiding eddies/tumult)
  • शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
  • साम्यम् (sāmyam) - stillness, quietude (of the army after battle) (equality, equilibrium, stillness, quietude)
  • उपाययौ (upāyayau) - attained (a state) (attained, approached, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्क्षिप्तमन्दरक्षीरसमुद्रवत् (utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravat) - turbulent like the agitated ocean of milk during the churning by Mount Mandara (like the ocean of milk churned by Mount Mandara)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravat
utkṣiptamandarakṣīrasamudravat - like the ocean of milk churned by Mount Mandara
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utkṣipta+mandara+kṣīrasamudra+vat)
  • utkṣipta – churned, thrown up, agitated
    participle
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṣip (to throw) with prefix ud (up).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: kṣip (class 6)
  • mandara – Mount Mandara (mythical mountain used as a churning stick)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • kṣīrasamudra – ocean of milk
    noun (masculine)
  • vat – like, as, resembling
    indeclinable
Note: Adjective modifying sainyam.
अनाकुलम् (anākulam) - calm, referring to the state attained by the army (unagitated, calm, composed)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anākula
anākula - not agitated, calm, composed
Formed with negative prefix an- and ākula.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākula)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • ākula – agitated, confused, disordered
    adjective (masculine)
    From ā-kul (to be agitated).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kul (class 10)
Note: Adjective agreeing with sainyam, used as an object complementing sāmyam.
सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army (of warriors) (army, host)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, host, military force
Derived from senā (army).
Note: Subject of the sentence.
प्रशाम्यदावर्तम् (praśāmyadāvartam) - with its (the army's) agitation and confusion gradually subsiding (whose commotions are subsiding, with subsiding eddies/tumult)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of praśāmyadāvartam
praśāmyadāvartam - having its eddies/commotions subsiding
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praśāmyat+āvarta)
  • praśāmyat – subsiding, calming down
    participle (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    From root śam (to be calm) with prefix pra.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: śam (class 4)
  • āvarta – eddy, whirlpool, commotion, tumult
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-vṛt (to revolve).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying sainyam.
शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
साम्यम् (sāmyam) - stillness, quietude (of the army after battle) (equality, equilibrium, stillness, quietude)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmya
sāmya - equality, sameness, equilibrium, stillness
From sama (equal, same).
Note: Object of upāyayau.
उपाययौ (upāyayau) - attained (a state) (attained, approached, obtained)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of upāyā
Perfect Active
From root yā with prefixes upa and ā.
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: yā (class 2)