योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-33

पाषाणमुसलाकारा व्योमविस्तारिणोऽभवन् ।
करवालमुखाः केचिन्मुद्गराननकाः परे ॥ ३३ ॥

pāṣāṇamusalākārā vyomavistāriṇo'bhavan ,
karavālamukhāḥ kecinmudgarānanakāḥ pare 33

33. pāṣāṇamusalākārāḥ vyomavistāriṇaḥ abhavan
karavālamukhāḥ kecit mudgarānanakāḥ pare

33. pāṣāṇamusalākārāḥ vyomavistāriṇaḥ abhavan.
kecit karavālamukhāḥ.
pare mudgarānanakāḥ

33. Their arrows became like stone clubs, stretching across the sky. Some had sword-like tips, while others had mace-like tips.

Words meanings summery:

• पाषाणमुसलाकाराः (pāṣāṇamusalākārāḥ) - having the form of stone clubs/pestles

• व्योमविस्तारिणः (vyomavistāriṇaḥ) - extending into the sky, sky-spanning

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

• करवालमुखाः (karavālamukhāḥ) - having sword-like faces/tips

• केचित् (kecit) - some of the arrows (some (of them))

• मुद्गराननकाः (mudgarānanakāḥ) - having mace-like faces/tips

• परे (pare) - other arrows (others)

Words meanings and morphology

पाषाणमुसलाकाराः (pāṣāṇamusalākārāḥ) - having the form of stone clubs/pestles

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṣāṇamusalākāra

pāṣāṇamusalākāra - having the shape of stone clubs/pestles

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāṣāṇa+musala+ākāra)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• musala – club, pestle, rammer
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

व्योमविस्तारिणः (vyomavistāriṇaḥ) - extending into the sky, sky-spanning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyomavistārin

vyomavistārin - extending into the sky, filling the atmosphere

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoman+vistārin)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• vistārin – extending, expanding, wide-spreading
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense

3rd person plural, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

करवालमुखाः (karavālamukhāḥ) - having sword-like faces/tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karavālamukha

karavālamukha - having a sword as a face/tip

Compound type : bahuvrihi (karavāla+mukha)

• karavāla – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, tip, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kecit' (some arrows).

केचित् (kecit) - some of the arrows (some (of them))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what

मुद्गराननकाः (mudgarānanakāḥ) - having mace-like faces/tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mudgarānanaka

mudgarānanaka - having a mace as a face/tip

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mudgara+ānanaka)

• mudgara – mace, hammer, club
  noun (masculine)
• ānanaka – having a face, resembling a face/mouth/tip
  adjective (masculine)
  Diminutive or derivative of ānana (face, mouth).

Note: Qualifies 'pare' (other arrows).

परे (pare) - other arrows (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme

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