योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-26

सचीत्कारमहाचक्रपिष्टानेकमृतामृतौ ।
तरन्तौ रक्तसरितौ मत्तवारणलीलया ॥ २६ ॥

sacītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekamṛtāmṛtau ,
tarantau raktasaritau mattavāraṇalīlayā 26

26. sachītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekmṛtāmṛtau
tarantau raktasaritau mattavāraṇalīlayā

26. sachītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekmṛtāmṛtau
tarantau raktasaritau mattavāraṇalīlayā

26. They (the chariots/warriors), having crushed countless dead and undead beings beneath their great, screeching wheels, crossed the rivers of blood with the majestic gait of intoxicated elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• सछीत्कारमहाचक्रपिष्टानेक्मृतामृतौ (sachītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekmṛtāmṛtau) - having crushed countless dead and undead beings under their great, screeching wheels (having crushed numerous dead and undead beings with the great screeching wheel)

• तरन्तौ (tarantau) - traversing (crossing, traversing, swimming, floating)

• रक्तसरितौ (raktasaritau) - the rivers of blood (two rivers of blood)

• मत्तवारणलीलया (mattavāraṇalīlayā) - with the majestic gait of intoxicated elephants (with the sport/gait of a rutting elephant)

Words meanings and morphology

सछीत्कारमहाचक्रपिष्टानेक्मृतामृतौ (sachītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekmṛtāmṛtau) - having crushed countless dead and undead beings under their great, screeching wheels (having crushed numerous dead and undead beings with the great screeching wheel)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sachītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekmṛtāmṛta

sachītkāramahācakrapiṣṭānekmṛtāmṛta - one by whom numerous dead and undead were crushed by the great screeching wheel

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa-cītkāra+mahā-cakra+piṣṭa+aneka+mṛta+amṛta)

• sa-cītkāra – with a screeching sound
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `cītkāra` (screech) with prefix `sa` (with).
  Prefix: sa
• mahā-cakra – great wheel/discus
  noun (neuter)
• piṣṭa – crushed, ground
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `piṣ` (to crush).
  Root: piṣ (class 7)
• aneka – many, numerous, not one
  adjective (masculine)
• mṛta – dead
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `mṛ` (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• amṛta – immortal, nectar, undead
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `mṛ` (to die) with negative prefix `a`.
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to the two chariots or warriors. The final form `amṛtau` is dual masculine.

तरन्तौ (tarantau) - traversing (crossing, traversing, swimming, floating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tarant

tarant - crossing, traversing, floating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `tṛ` (to cross, to swim).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

रक्तसरितौ (raktasaritau) - the rivers of blood (two rivers of blood)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of raktasarit

raktasarit - river of blood

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rakta+sarit)

• rakta – red, blood
  noun (neuter)
• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of the verb `tarantau`.

मत्तवारणलीलया (mattavāraṇalīlayā) - with the majestic gait of intoxicated elephants (with the sport/gait of a rutting elephant)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mattavāraṇalīlā

mattavāraṇalīlā - graceful movement or sport of a rutting elephant

Compound type : Tatpurusha (matta+vāraṇa+līlā)

• matta – intoxicated, rutting, wild
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `mad` (to be intoxicated).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• līlā – play, sport, grace, ease, charm
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes the manner of crossing.

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