योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-18

हस्तैः पादैः पल्लवितं शरैः शरवणोपमम् ।
शस्त्रांशुशाद्वलश्यामं शस्त्रपूरैः सकैतकम् ॥ १८ ॥

hastaiḥ pādaiḥ pallavitaṃ śaraiḥ śaravaṇopamam ,
śastrāṃśuśādvalaśyāmaṃ śastrapūraiḥ sakaitakam 18

18. hastaiḥ pādaiḥ pallavitam śaraiḥ śaravaṇa-upamam
śastra-aṃśu-śādvala-śyāmam śastra-pūraiḥ sa-ketakam

18. hastaiḥ pādaiḥ pallavitam śaraiḥ śaravaṇa-upamam
śastra-aṃśu-śādvala-śyāmam śastra-pūraiḥ sa-ketakam

18. It blossomed with hands and feet, resembled a thicket of arrows (śara) due to the many shafts, appeared dark like a green meadow made of weapon-rays, and was adorned with countless weapons resembling Ketaka flowers.

18. ידיים ורגליים כרותות נראו כעלים צעירים, החצים הדמו לסבך קנים, והשתקפות הנשקים שיוותה לשדה מראה של כר דשא ירוק המעוטר בפרחים.

Words meanings summery:

• हस्तैः (hastaiḥ) - by the hands (of fallen warriors) (by hands)

• पादैः (pādaiḥ) - by the feet (of fallen warriors) (by feet)

• पल्लवितम् (pallavitam) - sprouted (as if with hands and feet like leaves) (sprouted, budded, covered with sprouts/leaves)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by the multitude of arrows (by arrows, with shafts)

• शरवण-उपमम् (śaravaṇa-upamam) - resembling a thicket of reeds (due to countless arrows) (resembling a thicket of reeds/arrows)

• शस्त्र-अंशु-शाद्वल-श्यामम् (śastra-aṁśu-śādvala-śyāmam) - dark like a meadow darkened by the gleam of weapons (dark like a green meadow of weapon-rays)

• शस्त्र-पूरैः (śastra-pūraiḥ) - by the floods of weapons (piled up) (by floods of weapons, by multitudes of weapons)

• स-केतकम् (sa-ketakam) - adorned with weapons (perhaps with white feathers) resembling Ketaka flowers (having Ketaka flowers; with Ketaka)

Words meanings and morphology

हस्तैः (hastaiḥ) - by the hands (of fallen warriors) (by hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hasta

hasta - hand

पादैः (pādaiḥ) - by the feet (of fallen warriors) (by feet)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

पल्लवितम् (pallavitam) - sprouted (as if with hands and feet like leaves) (sprouted, budded, covered with sprouts/leaves)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pallavita

pallavita - sprouted, budded, having young leaves

Past Passive Participle

from pallava (sprout, leaf) + ita (suffix for 'having')

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

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by the multitude of arrows (by arrows, with shafts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water

शरवण-उपमम् (śaravaṇa-upamam) - resembling a thicket of reeds (due to countless arrows) (resembling a thicket of reeds/arrows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaravaṇopama

śaravaṇopama - resembling a thicket of reeds/arrows

Tatpuruṣa compound: śaravaṇa (thicket of reeds/arrows) + upama (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaravaṇa+upama)

• śaravaṇa – thicket of reeds, forest of arrows
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: śara (reed/arrow) + vana (forest)
• upama – resembling, comparable to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā

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

शस्त्र-अंशु-शाद्वल-श्यामम् (śastra-aṁśu-śādvala-śyāmam) - dark like a meadow darkened by the gleam of weapons (dark like a green meadow of weapon-rays)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śastrāṃśuśādvalaśyāma

śastrāṁśuśādvalaśyāma - dark like a green meadow of weapon-rays

Bahuvrīhi compound. Components: śastra-aṃśu (weapon-ray), śādvala (green meadow), śyāma (dark)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śastra+aṃśu+śādvala+śyāma)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light, fiber
  noun (masculine)
• śādvala – green meadow, grassy field
  noun (neuter)
• śyāma – dark, dark blue, black, dusky
  adjective (masculine)

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

शस्त्र-पूरैः (śastra-pūraiḥ) - by the floods of weapons (piled up) (by floods of weapons, by multitudes of weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śastrapūra

śastrapūra - flood/multitude of weapons

Tatpuruṣa compound: śastra (weapon) + pūra (flood/multitude)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+pūra)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
• pūra – flood, stream, abundance, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  from root pūr (to fill)
  Root: pūr (class 10)

स-केतकम् (sa-ketakam) - adorned with weapons (perhaps with white feathers) resembling Ketaka flowers (having Ketaka flowers; with Ketaka)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saketaka

saketaka - having Ketaka flowers

Bahuvrīhi compound with 'sa' prefix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ketaka)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  Prefix to form a Bahuvrīhi compound.
• ketaka – Ketaka flower (Pandanus odorifer), a fragrant white flower
  noun (masculine)

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

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