योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-16

आयुधैः खड्गनीरन्ध्रं शरैः शलभनिर्भरम् ।
रक्ताभास्थिरसंध्याढ्यं ससिद्धपुरुषं शवैः ॥ १६ ॥

āyudhaiḥ khaḍganīrandhraṃ śaraiḥ śalabhanirbharam ,
raktābhāsthirasaṃdhyāḍhyaṃ sasiddhapuruṣaṃ śavaiḥ 16

16. āyudhaiḥ khaḍga-nīrandhram śaraiḥ śalabha-nirbharam
raktābhā-sthira-sandhyā-āḍhyam śavaiḥ sa-siddha-puruṣam

16. āyudhaiḥ khaḍga-nīrandhram śaraiḥ śalabha-nirbharam
raktābhā-sthira-sandhyā-āḍhyam śavaiḥ sa-siddha-puruṣam

16. It was dense with swords acting as weapons, teeming with arrows like swarms of locusts, rich with a constant reddish twilight, and filled with the corpses of accomplished men (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - by the weapons (scattered on the field) (by weapons, with arms)

• खड्ग-नीरन्ध्रम् (khaḍga-nīrandhram) - densely packed with swords (as its weapons) (having dense swords; packed tightly with swords)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by the arrows (raining down or scattered) (by arrows, with shafts)

• शलभ-निर्भरम् (śalabha-nirbharam) - teeming with arrows like swarms of locusts (teeming with locusts/moths)

• रक्ताभा-स्थिर-सन्ध्या-आढ्यम् (raktābhā-sthira-sandhyā-āḍhyam) - rich with a constant, blood-red twilight (from blood and dust) (rich with a steady red-hued twilight)

• शवैः (śavaiḥ) - by the corpses (of the accomplished men) (by corpses, with dead bodies)

• स-सिद्ध-पुरुषम् (sa-siddha-puruṣam) - populated by accomplished men (puruṣa) (fallen warriors) (having siddhas and men; with accomplished men)

Words meanings and morphology

आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - by the weapons (scattered on the field) (by weapons, with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement, tool

खड्ग-नीरन्ध्रम् (khaḍga-nīrandhram) - densely packed with swords (as its weapons) (having dense swords; packed tightly with swords)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍganīrandhra

khaḍganīrandhra - densely packed with swords

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khaḍga+nīrandhra)

• khaḍga – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• nīrandhra – dense, compact, without interstices
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative Tatpuruṣa: niḥ (without) + randhra (gap)
  Prefix: nis

Note: Modifies an implicit object, e.g., 'the battlefield' or 'the scene'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by the arrows (raining down or scattered) (by arrows, with shafts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water

शलभ-निर्भरम् (śalabha-nirbharam) - teeming with arrows like swarms of locusts (teeming with locusts/moths)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śalabhanirbhara

śalabhanirbhara - teeming with locusts

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śalabha+nirbhara)

• śalabha – locust, grasshopper, moth
  noun (masculine)
• nirbhara – full of, teeming with, dependent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Modifies an implicit object, e.g., 'the battlefield' or 'the scene'.

रक्ताभा-स्थिर-सन्ध्या-आढ्यम् (raktābhā-sthira-sandhyā-āḍhyam) - rich with a constant, blood-red twilight (from blood and dust) (rich with a steady red-hued twilight)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raktābhāsthirasandhyāḍhya

raktābhāsthirasandhyāḍhya - rich with a steady red-hued twilight

Bahuvrīhi compound. Components: rakta-ābhā (red hue) sthira (steady) sandhyā (twilight) āḍhya (rich)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+ābhā+sthira+sandhyā+āḍhya)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed, attached, impassioned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• ābhā – light, splendor, hue, color
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā
• sandhyā – twilight, dawn, dusk, juncture
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant, full of
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies an implicit object, e.g., 'the battlefield' or 'the scene'.

शवैः (śavaiḥ) - by the corpses (of the accomplished men) (by corpses, with dead bodies)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

स-सिद्ध-पुरुषम् (sa-siddha-puruṣam) - populated by accomplished men (puruṣa) (fallen warriors) (having siddhas and men; with accomplished men)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sasiddhapuruṣa

sasiddhapuruṣa - having siddhas and men (puruṣa)

Bahuvrīhi compound with 'sa' prefix indicating 'with'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+siddha+puruṣa)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  Prefix to form a Bahuvrīhi compound.
• siddha – accomplished, perfect, successful; a class of celestial beings
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sidh (to succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• puruṣa – man, male, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies an implicit object, e.g., 'the battlefield' or 'the scene'.

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