योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-44

गवाश्वमहिषेभोष्ट्रश्वशृगालेडकैरहो ।
घोरै रणमिवारब्धं मार्गरोधकमाकुलैः ॥ ४४ ॥

gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakairaho ,
ghorai raṇamivārabdhaṃ mārgarodhakamākulaiḥ 44

44. gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ aho ghoraiḥ
raṇam iva ārabdham mārgarodhakaiḥ ākulaiḥ

44. aho ākulaiḥ ghoraiḥ mārgarodhakaiḥ
gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ raṇam iva ārabdham

44. Alas, it was as if a battle had begun, with dreadful, agitated animals—cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep—obstructing the path.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाश्वमहिषेभोष्ट्रश्वशृगालेडकैः (gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ) - by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep (in chaos) (by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep)

• अहो (aho) - alas! (oh!, alas!, indeed!, an exclamation of wonder or distress)

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful [animals] (by dreadful, terrible, awful, formidable)

• रणम् (raṇam) - a battle (battle, conflict, war)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - commenced (begun, commenced, started)

• मार्गरोधकैः (mārgarodhakaiḥ) - by those obstructing the path (by those obstructing the path, by path-blockers)

• आकुलैः (ākulaiḥ) - by agitated [animals] (by agitated, confused, distressed)

Words meanings and morphology

गवाश्वमहिषेभोष्ट्रश्वशृगालेडकैः (gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ) - by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep (in chaos) (by cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍaka

gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍaka - a group including cows, horses, buffaloes, elephants, camels, dogs, jackals, and sheep

Compound type : dvandva (go+aśva+mahiṣa+ibha+uṣṭra+śvan+śṛgāla+eḍaka)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• mahiṣa – buffalo
  noun (masculine)
• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• śṛgāla – jackal
  noun (masculine)
• eḍaka – sheep, ram
  noun (masculine)

अहो (aho) - alas! (oh!, alas!, indeed!, an exclamation of wonder or distress)

(indeclinable)

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful [animals] (by dreadful, terrible, awful, formidable)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, formidable, awful

Note: Agrees with `gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ`.

रणम् (raṇam) - a battle (battle, conflict, war)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, conflict, war, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - commenced (begun, commenced, started)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, commenced, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ā- + root rabh (to take, begin).

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Could also be accusative singular, referring to 'raṇam'.

मार्गरोधकैः (mārgarodhakaiḥ) - by those obstructing the path (by those obstructing the path, by path-blockers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārgarodhaka

mārgarodhaka - obstructor of the path, road-blocker

agent noun

Compound of mārga (path) and rodhaka (obstructor).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārga+rodhaka)

• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• rodhaka – obstructing, hindering, blocking; an obstructor
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root rudh (to obstruct).
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ`.

आकुलैः (ākulaiḥ) - by agitated [animals] (by agitated, confused, distressed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ākula

ākula - agitated, confused, distressed, crowded

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `gavāśvamahiṣebhoṣṭraśvaśṛgāleḍakaiḥ`.

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