योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-31

उभौ व्यतिबभूवाते संमुखावायुधावुभौ ।
नाराचधारानिकरविक्षेपकरकध्वनौ ॥ ३१ ॥

ubhau vyatibabhūvāte saṃmukhāvāyudhāvubhau ,
nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau 31

31. ubhau vyatibabhūvāte sammukhau āyudhau
ubhau nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau

31. ubhau āyudhau sammukhau ubhau
nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau vyatibabhūvāte

31. Both, armed and facing each other, engaged in battle, creating a sound like hailstones from the dense showers of arrows.

31. שניהם ניצבו זה מול זה, חמושים מכף רגל ועד ראש, ומטר חצי הברזל שהמטירו הדהד כמו ברד כבד המוטיח בקרקע.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• व्यतिबभूवाते (vyatibabhūvāte) - they confronted each other, they engaged in battle

• सम्मुखौ (sammukhau) - facing each other, confronting

• आयुधौ (āyudhau) - armed, bearing weapons

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• नाराचधारानिकरविक्षेपकरकध्वनौ (nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau) - with the sound like hailstones from the showering of multitudes of arrow streams

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

व्यतिबभूवाते (vyatibabhūvāte) - they confronted each other, they engaged in battle

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vyatibhū

Perfect tense

Intensive reduplication, ātmanepada, 3rd person dual

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: bhū (class 1)

सम्मुखौ (sammukhau) - facing each other, confronting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sammukha

sammukha - facing, confronted, in front of

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sam+mukha)

• sam – together, with, complete
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front, tip
  noun (neuter)

आयुधौ (āyudhau) - armed, bearing weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, arm; armed (as adjective)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

नाराचधारानिकरविक्षेपकरकध्वनौ (nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvanau) - with the sound like hailstones from the showering of multitudes of arrow streams

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvani

nārācadhārānikaravikṣepakarakadhvani - the sound of hailstones from the showering of multitudes of arrow streams

Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāca+dhārā+nikara+vikṣepa+karaka+dhvani)

• nārāca – iron arrow, metallic arrow
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – stream, flow, shower
  noun (feminine)
• nikara – multitude, heap, collection
  noun (masculine)
• vikṣepa – throwing, showering, scattering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṣip' (to throw) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• karaka – hailstone; a water pot
  noun (masculine)
• dhvani – sound, noise, echo
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvan (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage, indicating the state or accompaniment during their engagement.

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