योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-8

दूरेणाशङ्कमायातैः परैर्नः पुरमाहृतम् ।
रात्रौ वर्षास्विवोद्धोषैः कमलानीव वारिभिः ॥ ८ ॥

dūreṇāśaṅkamāyātaiḥ parairnaḥ puramāhṛtam ,
rātrau varṣāsvivoddhoṣaiḥ kamalānīva vāribhiḥ 8

8. dūreṇa āśaṅkam āyātaiḥ paraiḥ naḥ puram āhṛtam
rātrau varṣāsu iva uddhoṣaiḥ kamalāni iva vāribhiḥ

8. dūreṇa āśaṅkam āyātaiḥ paraiḥ naḥ puram āhṛtam
rātrau varṣāsu uddhoṣaiḥ vāribhiḥ iva kamalāni iva

8. Our city was seized by enemies who approached, causing apprehension from afar, just as lotuses are overwhelmed by the waters and loud roars during a rainy night.

Words meanings summery:

• दूरेण (dūreṇa) - from afar, at a distance, far off

• आशङ्कम् (āśaṅkam) - causing apprehension/fear, suspected

• आयातैः (āyātaiḥ) - by those who have arrived/come

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

• नः (naḥ) - our, us

• पुरम् (puram) - city, stronghold

• आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - seized, taken, captured

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy seasons, during the rains

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उद्धोषैः (uddhoṣaiḥ) - by loud shouts, by thunderous roars

• कमलानि (kamalāni) - lotuses

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वारिभिः (vāribhiḥ) - by waters

Words meanings and morphology

दूरेण (dūreṇa) - from afar, at a distance, far off

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

आशङ्कम् (āśaṅkam) - causing apprehension/fear, suspected

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśaṅka

āśaṅka - apprehension, fear, suspicion, causing fear

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Modifies the manner of approach.

आयातैः (āyātaiḥ) - by those who have arrived/come

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyāta

āyāta - arrived, come, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √yā (या - to go) with prefix ā (आ).

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by enemies, by others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme

Note: Agent of 'āhṛtam'.

नः (naḥ) - our, us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we, us

Note: Possessive, 'our'.

पुरम् (puram) - city, stronghold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold, palace

Note: Subject of the passive verb.

आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - seized, taken, captured

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, offered, seized, carried off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ (हृ - to take, carry) with prefix ā (आ).

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

वर्षासु (varṣāsu) - in the rainy seasons, during the rains

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of varṣā

varṣā - rain, rainy season

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उद्धोषैः (uddhoṣaiḥ) - by loud shouts, by thunderous roars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uddhoṣa

uddhoṣa - loud cry, great noise, thunder

Derived from root √ghuṣ (घुष् - to sound) with prefix ud (उत्).

Prefix: ud

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent or means for the lotuses being overwhelmed, alongside 'vāribhiḥ'.

कमलानि (kamalāni) - lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kamala

kamala - lotus (flower or plant)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis or slightly different nuance in the simile, or simply a stylistic choice.

वारिभिः (vāribhiḥ) - by waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vāri

vāri - water

Note: Agent or means for the lotuses being overwhelmed.