योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-10

धारा वर्षमुच इव सीकरा इव निर्झरात् ।
तत्पुराग्निमहादाहात्स्फुलिङ्गा इव भासुराः ॥ १० ॥

dhārā varṣamuca iva sīkarā iva nirjharāt ,
tatpurāgnimahādāhātsphuliṅgā iva bhāsurāḥ 10

10. dhārāḥ varṣamucaḥ iva sīkarāḥ iva nirjharāt
tatpurāgnimahādāhāt sphuliṅgāḥ iva bhāsurāḥ

10. (tāḥ) varṣamucaḥ dhārāḥ iva,
nirjharāt sīkarāḥ iva,
tatpurāgnimahādāhāt bhāsurāḥ sphuliṅgāḥ iva (abhavan).

10. Like streams pouring from a rain-cloud, and like spray from a waterfall; so too, like brilliant sparks from the city's great destructive fire.

Words meanings summery:

• धाराः (dhārāḥ) - streams, showers, flows

• वर्षमुचः (varṣamucaḥ) - from the cloud releasing rain (of the rain-cloud, from the rain-releasing (cloud))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सीकराः (sīkarāḥ) - sprays, fine drops of water, mist

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निर्झरात् (nirjharāt) - from a waterfall, from a spring

• तत्पुराग्निमहादाहात् (tatpurāgnimahādāhāt) - from the great conflagration of that city's fire

• स्फुलिङ्गाः (sphuliṅgāḥ) - sparks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भासुराः (bhāsurāḥ) - brilliant, shining, gleaming

Words meanings and morphology

धाराः (dhārāḥ) - streams, showers, flows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, shower

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of comparison.

वर्षमुचः (varṣamucaḥ) - from the cloud releasing rain (of the rain-cloud, from the rain-releasing (cloud))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varṣamuc

varṣamuc - rain-cloud, one that releases rain

Agent noun

From `varṣa` (rain) + root `muc` (to release). Refers to a cloud.

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (varṣa+muc)

• varṣa – rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• muc – releasing, letting go
  verb-derived noun part
  kṛt suffix (kvip)
  From root `muc` (to release), used as a suffix in agent compounds.
  Root: muc (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

सीकराः (sīkarāḥ) - sprays, fine drops of water, mist

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sīkara

sīkara - spray, fine drops of water, mist

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

निर्झरात् (nirjharāt) - from a waterfall, from a spring

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nirjhara

nirjhara - waterfall, cascade, mountain torrent, spring

From `nis` (out) + root `jhṛ` (to drop, fall) or related root `jhṛ` (to go, flow).

Prefix: nis

Root: jhṛ

Note: Source of the spray.

तत्पुराग्निमहादाहात् (tatpurāgnimahādāhāt) - from the great conflagration of that city's fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tatpurāgnimahādāha

tatpurāgnimahādāha - great burning/conflagration of that city's fire

Compound of `tad` (that), `pura` (city), `agni` (fire), `mahā` (great), `dāha` (burning, conflagration).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+pura+agni+mahā+dāha)

• tad – that, that one
  pronoun (neuter)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dāha – burning, conflagration, heat
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dah` (to burn) with suffix `ghañ`.
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Source of the sparks.

स्फुलिङ्गाः (sphuliṅgāḥ) - sparks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sphuliṅga

sphuliṅga - spark, fiery particle

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

भासुराः (bhāsurāḥ) - brilliant, shining, gleaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, brilliant, resplendent

From root `bhās` (to shine) with suffix `ura`.

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `sphuliṅgāḥ`.