योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-34

शितचक्रमुखाः केचित्केचित्परशुवक्त्रकाः ।
केचिच्छक्तिमुखाः केचित्केचिच्छूलशिलामुखाः ।
त्रिशूलवदनाः केचित्स्थूला इव महाशिलाः ॥ ३४ ॥

śitacakramukhāḥ kecitkecitparaśuvaktrakāḥ ,
kecicchaktimukhāḥ kecitkecicchūlaśilāmukhāḥ ,
triśūlavadanāḥ kecitsthūlā iva mahāśilāḥ 34

34. śitacakramukhāḥ kecit kecit
paraśuvakṭrakāḥ kecit śaktimukhāḥ
kecit kecit śūlaśilāmukhāḥ triśūlavadanāḥ
kecit sthūlāḥ iva mahāśilāḥ

34. kecit śitacakramukhāḥ.
kecit paraśuvakṭrakāḥ.
kecit śaktimukhāḥ.
kecit śūlaśilāmukhāḥ.
kecit triśūlavadanāḥ mahāśilāḥ iva sthūlāḥ

34. Some arrows had sharp disc-like tips, others had axe-like tips. Some were shaped like spears, while others had tips like spikes and stones. Some even had trident-like forms, as massive as large boulders.

Words meanings summery:

• शितचक्रमुखाः (śitacakramukhāḥ) - having sharp disc-like tips

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

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

• परशुवक्ट्रकाः (paraśuvakṭrakāḥ) - having axe-like faces/tips

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

• शक्तिमुखाः (śaktimukhāḥ) - having spear-like tips

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

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

• शूलशिलामुखाः (śūlaśilāmukhāḥ) - having tips like spears and stones

• त्रिशूलवदनाः (triśūlavadanāḥ) - having trident-like faces/tips

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

• स्थूलाः (sthūlāḥ) - thick, massive, large

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाशिलाः (mahāśilāḥ) - great rocks, boulders

Words meanings and morphology

शितचक्रमुखाः (śitacakramukhāḥ) - having sharp disc-like tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śitacakramukha

śitacakramukha - having a sharp disc as a tip/face

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śita+cakra+mukha)

• śita – sharpened, sharp, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śā' (to sharpen).
  Root: śā (class 4)
• cakra – disc, wheel, discus
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – face, mouth, tip, front
  noun (neuter)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what

परशुवक्ट्रकाः (paraśuvakṭrakāḥ) - having axe-like faces/tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paraśuvakṭraka

paraśuvakṭraka - having an axe as a face/tip

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paraśu+vakṭraka)

• paraśu – axe, hatchet
  noun (masculine)
• vakṭraka – having a face, resembling a face/mouth/tip
  adjective (masculine)
  Diminutive or derivative of vakṭra (face, mouth).

Note: Qualifies 'kecit' (some arrows).

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what

शक्तिमुखाः (śaktimukhāḥ) - having spear-like tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaktimukha

śaktimukha - having a spear/lance as a tip/face

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śakti+mukha)

• śakti – spear, lance; power, energy (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
• 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

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what

शूलशिलामुखाः (śūlaśilāmukhāḥ) - having tips like spears and stones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūlaśilāmukha

śūlaśilāmukha - having a spear/spike and a stone as a tip/face

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūla+śilā+mukha)

• śūla – spear, pike, dart
  noun (masculine)
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, tip, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kecit' (some arrows).

त्रिशूलवदनाः (triśūlavadanāḥ) - having trident-like faces/tips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of triśūlavadana

triśūlavadana - having a trident as a face/tip

Compound type : bahuvrihi (triśūla+vadana)

• triśūla – trident, three-pronged spear
  noun (neuter)
• vadana – face, mouth, tip
  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

स्थूलाः (sthūlāḥ) - thick, massive, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthūla

sthūla - thick, massive, stout, large, bulky

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाशिलाः (mahāśilāḥ) - great rocks, boulders

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāśilā

mahāśilā - great rock, boulder

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+śilā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of comparison for 'sthūlāḥ'.

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