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

मिथः फलाग्रकाटोत्थवह्निसीकरिणीषु च ।
आयान्तीषु प्रयान्तीषु दूरं शरनदीषु च ॥ ३ ॥

mithaḥ phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇīṣu ca ,
āyāntīṣu prayāntīṣu dūraṃ śaranadīṣu ca 3

3. mithaḥ phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇīṣu ca
āyāntīṣu prayāntīṣu dūram śaranadīṣu ca

3. mithaḥ phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇīṣu ca
āyāntīṣu prayāntīṣu dūram śaranadīṣu ca

3. ...and in the rivers of arrows, which were coming and going far, and which were (also) having sparks of fire arising from the mutual cutting of spear-points.

Words meanings summery:

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally

• फलाग्रकाटोत्थवह्निसीकरिणीषु (phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇīṣu) - in those having sparks of fire arising from the cutting of spear-points

• च (ca) - and

• आयान्तीषु (āyāntīṣu) - in the coming (ones)

• प्रयान्तीषु (prayāntīṣu) - in the going (ones), among the departing

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, at a distance

• शरनदीषु (śaranadīṣu) - in the rivers of arrows

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

फलाग्रकाटोत्थवह्निसीकरिणीषु (phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇīṣu) - in those having sparks of fire arising from the cutting of spear-points

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇī

phalāgrakāṭotthavahnisīkariṇī - having sparks of fire from cutting of spear-points

Bahuvrīhi compound: phala (spear-point) + agra (tip) + kāṭa (cutting) + uttha (arising) + vahni (fire) + sīkariṇī (having sparks)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (phala+agra+kāṭa+uttha+vahni+sīkariṇī)

• phala – fruit, blade, tip (of weapon)
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)
• kāṭa – cutting, incision
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛt
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• uttha – arisen, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  from ut + sthā
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• vahni – fire, Agni
  noun (masculine)
• sīkariṇī – possessing drops/sparks, watery
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of sīkarin, meaning 'having sīkara (sparks)'

Note: Modifies 'śaranadīṣu'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आयान्तीषु (āyāntīṣu) - in the coming (ones)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of āyāntī

āyāntī - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

from root yā with prefix ā, feminine form

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'śaranadīṣu'.

प्रयान्तीषु (prayāntīṣu) - in the going (ones), among the departing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of prayāntī

prayāntī - going, departing, moving away

Present Active Participle

from root yā with prefix pra, feminine form

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'śaranadīṣu'.

दूरम् (dūram) - far, at a distance

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

शरनदीषु (śaranadīṣu) - in the rivers of arrows

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śaranadī

śaranadī - river of arrows

Tatpurusha compound of śara and nadī

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+nadī)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river, stream
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)