योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-6

राजन्दारा हृतास्तास्ते बलवद्भिरुदायुधैः ।
ऊर्मिजालैर्महाब्धीनां तीरद्रुमलता इव ॥ ६ ॥

rājandārā hṛtāstāste balavadbhirudāyudhaiḥ ,
ūrmijālairmahābdhīnāṃ tīradrumalatā iva 6

6. rājan dārāḥ hṛtāḥ tāḥ te balavadbhiḥ udāyudhaiḥ
ūrmijālaiḥ mahābdhīnām tīradrumalatāḥ iva

6. rājan te dārāḥ tāḥ balavadbhiḥ udāyudhaiḥ
hṛtāḥ mahābdhīnām ūrmijālaiḥ tīradrumalatāḥ iva

6. O King! Your wives have been abducted by powerful, weapon-wielding individuals, just as the creepers on trees on the riverbanks are torn away by the multitudes of waves from the great oceans.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

• हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - abducted, carried away

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• ते (te) - your

• बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by powerful ones

• उदायुधैः (udāyudhaiḥ) - with raised weapons, weapon-wielding

• ऊर्मिजालैः (ūrmijālaiḥ) - by multitudes of waves

• महाब्धीनाम् (mahābdhīnām) - of great oceans

• तीरद्रुमलताः (tīradrumalatāḥ) - creepers on trees on the riverbank

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, spouse (often used in plural)

हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - abducted, carried away

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried off, stolen, abducted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to seize, take).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Although dārāḥ is masculine, hṛtāḥ agrees in sense (feminine) as it refers to women.

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the wives (dārāḥ).

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by powerful ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat.

उदायुधैः (udāyudhaiḥ) - with raised weapons, weapon-wielding

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of udāyudha

udāyudha - having raised weapons, armed

Bahuvrīhi compound: ud (up) + āyudha (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ud+āyudha)

• ud – up, upwards, forth
  indeclinable
• āyudha – weapon, implement, tool
  noun (neuter)

ऊर्मिजालैः (ūrmijālaiḥ) - by multitudes of waves

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ūrmijāla

ūrmijāla - multitude of waves, net of waves

Tatpuruṣa compound: ūrmi (wave) + jāla (net/multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūrmi+jāla)

• ūrmi – wave, surge, billow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

महाब्धीनाम् (mahābdhīnām) - of great oceans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahābdhi

mahābdhi - great ocean

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + abdhi (ocean).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+abdhi)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• abdhi – ocean, sea (holder of water)
  noun (masculine)

तीरद्रुमलताः (tīradrumalatāḥ) - creepers on trees on the riverbank

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tīradrumalatā

tīradrumalatā - creepers on bank-side trees

Tatpuruṣa compound: tīra (bank) + druma (tree) + latā (creeper).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīra+druma+latā)

• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine, slender branch
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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