योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-7

कल्पकालानिलोद्धूतकुलाचलशिलोपमम् ।
गदाशक्तिभुशुण्डीनां वृष्टिं मुञ्चति तुष्टिमत् ॥ ७ ॥

kalpakālāniloddhūtakulācalaśilopamam ,
gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍīnāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ muñcati tuṣṭimat 7

7. kalpakālānilo‌ddhūtakulācalaśilopamam
gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍīnāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ muñcati tuṣṭimat

7. tuṣṭimat (balam) kalpakālānilo‌ddhūtakulācalaśilopamam
gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍīnāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ muñcati

7. That army, fully satisfied (in its destructive action), unleashes a shower of maces, spears (śakti), and firearms (bhuśuṇḍī), a shower comparable to the rocks of the cosmic mountains (kulācala) tossed about by the winds at the time of the universal dissolution (kalpakāla).

Words meanings summery:

• कल्पकालानिलो‌द्धूतकुलाचलशिलोपमम् (kalpakālānilo‌ddhūtakulācalaśilopamam) - resembling the boulders of the primary mountains (kulācala) uprooted by the winds of cosmic dissolution (kalpakāla) (describing the shower) (resembling the rocks of the cosmic mountains tossed by the winds at the end of a cosmic cycle)

• गदाशक्तिभुशुण्डीनां (gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍīnāṁ) - of maces, spears, and firearms (describing the contents of the shower) (of maces, spears/powers, and firearms)

• वृष्टिं (vṛṣṭiṁ) - a shower (of weapons) (shower, rain, fall (of objects))

• मुञ्चति (muñcati) - it (the army) discharges, unleashes (he/it releases, discharges, loosens, throws)

• तुष्टिमत् (tuṣṭimat) - with full intensity, with great satisfaction (in its action) (having satisfaction, contented)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्पकालानिलो‌द्धूतकुलाचलशिलोपमम् (kalpakālānilo‌ddhūtakulācalaśilopamam) - resembling the boulders of the primary mountains (kulācala) uprooted by the winds of cosmic dissolution (kalpakāla) (describing the shower) (resembling the rocks of the cosmic mountains tossed by the winds at the end of a cosmic cycle)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalpakālānilo‌ddhūtakulācalaśilopama

kalpakālānilo‌ddhūtakulācalaśilopama - like rocks of cosmic mountains tossed by doomsday winds

A very long compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpakāla+anila+uddhūta+kulācala+śilā+upama)

• kalpakāla – time of kalpa, period of cosmic destruction
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an
• uddhūta – tossed, shaken, agitated, uprooted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dhū` (to shake, agitate) with prefix `ud` (up, forth). `ud-√dhū + kta`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhū (class 5)
• kulācala – chief mountain, principal mountain (mythological designation)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `kula` (family, lineage, race) + `acala` (mountain).
• śilā – rock, stone, boulder
  noun (feminine)
• upama – similar, resembling, comparable to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `vṛṣṭim`.

गदाशक्तिभुशुण्डीनां (gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍīnāṁ) - of maces, spears, and firearms (describing the contents of the shower) (of maces, spears/powers, and firearms)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍī

gadāśaktibhuśuṇḍī - maces, spears, and firearms

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (gadā+śakti+bhuśuṇḍī)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• śakti – spear, javelin, power, energy (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  From root `śak` (to be able).
  Root: śak (class 5)
• bhuśuṇḍī – firearm, matchlock, pistol; a missile weapon
  noun (feminine)

Note: Specifies what the `vṛṣṭim` consists of.

वृष्टिं (vṛṣṭiṁ) - a shower (of weapons) (shower, rain, fall (of objects))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛṣṭi

vṛṣṭi - rain, shower, fall, showering

From root `vṛṣ` (to rain, shower).

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of `muñcati`.

मुञ्चति (muñcati) - it (the army) discharges, unleashes (he/it releases, discharges, loosens, throws)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muc

Present tense, third person singular

From root `muc` (to release) in the 6th class.

Root: muc (class 6)

तुष्टिमत् (tuṣṭimat) - with full intensity, with great satisfaction (in its action) (having satisfaction, contented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tuṣṭimat

tuṣṭimat - having satisfaction, contented, pleased, joyful

From `tuṣṭi` (satisfaction) + `matup` suffix.

Note: Qualifies the implied subject `parabalaṃ`.

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