योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-19

बाणवर्षेण कणशस्तं सायकमहाघनम् ।
छित्त्वा तनुरजः कृत्वा चिक्षेप गगनार्णवे ॥ १९ ॥

bāṇavarṣeṇa kaṇaśastaṃ sāyakamahāghanam ,
chittvā tanurajaḥ kṛtvā cikṣepa gaganārṇave 19

19. bāṇa-varṣeṇa kaṇaśas tam sāyakamahāghanam
chittvā tanu-rajaḥ kṛtvā cikṣepa gagana-arṇave

19. bāṇa-varṣeṇa tam sāyakamahāghanam kaṇaśas
chittvā tanu-rajaḥ kṛtvā gagana-arṇave cikṣepa

19. With a shower of arrows, having cut that great cloud of arrows into particles, and having reduced it to fine dust, he threw it into the ocean of the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• बाण-वर्षेण (bāṇa-varṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

• कणशस् (kaṇaśas) - particle by particle, into small pieces, to dust

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• सायकमहाघनम् (sāyakamahāghanam) - the great cloud of arrows

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having pierced, having divided

• तनु-रजः (tanu-rajaḥ) - fine dust

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, cast

• गगन-अर्णवे (gagana-arṇave) - in the ocean of the sky

Words meanings and morphology

बाण-वर्षेण (bāṇa-varṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāṇa-varṣa

bāṇa-varṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇa+varṣa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)

कणशस् (kaṇaśas) - particle by particle, into small pieces, to dust

(indeclinable)

Derived from kaṇa (particle) with the suffix -śas

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'great cloud of arrows'

सायकमहाघनम् (sāyakamahāghanam) - the great cloud of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāyakamahāghana

sāyakamahāghana - great cloud of arrows

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sāyaka+mahāghana)

• sāyaka – arrow, missile
  noun (masculine)
• mahāghana – great cloud
  noun (masculine)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having pierced, having divided

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √chid (to cut) with suffix -tvā.

Root: chid (class 7)

तनु-रजः (tanu-rajaḥ) - fine dust

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tanu-rajas

tanu-rajas - fine dust, subtle dust

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tanu+rajas)

• tanu – thin, fine, delicate, subtle
  adjective (neuter)
• rajas – dust, pollen, impurity, passion
  noun (neuter)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root √kṛ (to do) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw, cast

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √kṣip

Root: kṣip (class 6)

गगन-अर्णवे (gagana-arṇave) - in the ocean of the sky

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gagana-arṇava

gagana-arṇava - ocean of the sky, sky-ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (gagana+arṇava)

• gagana – sky, firmament, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)