योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-29

हा मत्तमरुदूर्ध्वस्थानङ्गार गृहपादपान् ।
रणत्खरखरं नीरजालामातपपन्थिनः ॥ २९ ॥

hā mattamarudūrdhvasthānaṅgāra gṛhapādapān ,
raṇatkharakharaṃ nīrajālāmātapapanthinaḥ 29

29. hā matta-marut ūrdhvasthān aṅgāra gṛha-pādapān
raṇat-kharakharam nīra-jālām ātapa-panthinaḥ

29. hā matta-marut raṇat-kharakharam ūrdhvasthān
aṅgāra gṛha-pādapān nīra-jālām ātapa-panthinaḥ

29. Alas! The frenzied wind, roaring fiercely, [sweeps] the high-standing trees which are like houses of embers, and [carries] the smoke-haze towards those traveling in the scorching heat.

29. אבוי, הרוח המשתוללת מעיפה אל על את עצי הבית שהפכו לגחלים! היא שורקת בקול חד ויבש, ומאדה את זרמי המים בדרכה הלוהטת!

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - Alas! Oh! Ah!

• मत्त-मरुत् (matta-marut) - wild wind, frenzied wind

• ऊर्ध्वस्थान् (ūrdhvasthān) - pertaining to high-standing trees (high-standing, elevated)

• अङ्गार (aṅgāra) - charcoal, acting as the first member of a compound describing trees (charcoal, ember)

• गृह-पादपान् (gṛha-pādapān) - trees near habitations, which are described as being made of or full of charcoal (from the preceding word aṅgāra) (trees of a house, domestic trees)

• रणत्-खरखरम् (raṇat-kharakharam) - roaring fiercely, making a harsh, loud noise

• नीर-जालाम् (nīra-jālām) - mist of smoke or heat haze (from fire) (water-net, mist of water, haze)

• आतप-पन्थिनः (ātapa-panthinaḥ) - sun-travelers, those journeying in heat

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - Alas! Oh! Ah!

(indeclinable)

मत्त-मरुत् (matta-marut) - wild wind, frenzied wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matta-marut

matta-marut - mad wind, frenzied wind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (matta+marut)

• matta – intoxicated, frenzied, mad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root √mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice) with suffix -ta
  Root: mad (class 4)
• marut – wind, air, a deity of the wind
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्ध्वस्थान् (ūrdhvasthān) - pertaining to high-standing trees (high-standing, elevated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ūrdhvastha

ūrdhvastha - standing high, elevated, placed above

Compound type : tatpurusha (ūrdhva+stha)

• ūrdhva – high, elevated, upper
  adjective
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  derived from root √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अङ्गार (aṅgāra) - charcoal, acting as the first member of a compound describing trees (charcoal, ember)

(noun)

masculine, singular of aṅgāra

aṅgāra - charcoal, ember, live coal

Note: This is a nominal stem form used in compounding with the following word.

गृह-पादपान् (gṛha-pādapān) - trees near habitations, which are described as being made of or full of charcoal (from the preceding word aṅgāra) (trees of a house, domestic trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aṅgāra-gṛha-pādapa

aṅgāra-gṛha-pādapa - trees serving as houses for embers, trees turned into charcoal

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅgāra+gṛha+pādapa)

• aṅgāra – charcoal, ember
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• pādapa – tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
  noun (masculine)

रणत्-खरखरम् (raṇat-kharakharam) - roaring fiercely, making a harsh, loud noise

(indeclinable)

adverbial formation from raṇat (roaring) and kharakharam (onomatopoeic, harshly)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (raṇat+kharakharam)

• raṇat – roaring, sounding
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  from root √raṇ (to sound, roar)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• kharakharam – harshly, fiercely, intensely (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable

Note: Adverbial usage.

नीर-जालाम् (nīra-jālām) - mist of smoke or heat haze (from fire) (water-net, mist of water, haze)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīra-jālā

nīra-jālā - water-net, mist, cloud (lit. 'net of water')

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīra+jālā)

• nīra – water
  noun (neuter)
• jālā – net, web, collection, mist
  noun (feminine)

आतप-पन्थिनः (ātapa-panthinaḥ) - sun-travelers, those journeying in heat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātapa-pathin

ātapa-pathin - traveler in the sun, one exposed to heat

Compound noun ending in -in suffix

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātapa+pathin)

• ātapa – sunshine, heat
  noun (masculine)
• pathin – traveler, one who goes
  noun (masculine)

Note: This form can also be genitive/dative singular. However, given parallel accusative forms, plural accusative is more likely here as an object of an implied verb.

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