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.

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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