योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-23

कृतप्रतिकृतैरेवं बाणवर्षैर्महीपती ।
व्यर्थीकृतैरनयतां प्रहारमविचारणैः ॥ २३ ॥

kṛtapratikṛtairevaṃ bāṇavarṣairmahīpatī ,
vyarthīkṛtairanayatāṃ prahāramavicāraṇaiḥ 23

23. kṛtapratikṛtaiḥ evam bāṇavarṣaiḥ mahīpatī
vyarthīkṛtaiḥ anayatām prahāram avicāraṇaiḥ

23. evam mahīpatī kṛtapratikṛtaiḥ vyarthīkṛtaiḥ
avicāraṇaiḥ bāṇavarṣaiḥ prahāram anayatām

23. Thus, the two kings waged their attacks with showers of arrows that were met with counter-attacks, rendered futile, and were indiscriminate.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतप्रतिकृतैः (kṛtapratikṛtaiḥ) - by actions and counter-actions, by deeds and counter-deeds

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows

• महीपती (mahīpatī) - the two kings, the two lords of the earth

• व्यर्थीकृतैः (vyarthīkṛtaiḥ) - made useless, rendered futile

• अनयताम् (anayatām) - they (two) waged, they (two) led, they (two) brought

• प्रहारम् (prahāram) - attack, blow, strike

• अविचारणैः (avicāraṇaiḥ) - by indiscriminate, without consideration

Words meanings and morphology

कृतप्रतिकृतैः (kṛtapratikṛtaiḥ) - by actions and counter-actions, by deeds and counter-deeds

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kṛtapratikṛta

kṛtapratikṛta - action and counter-action, responded to by turns

Compound type : dvandva (kṛta+pratikṛta)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with kta suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pratikṛta – returned, repaid, counter-action
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From prefix prati- and root kṛ (to do, make) with kta suffix.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇavarṣaiḥ', describing the nature of the arrow showers.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bāṇavarṣa

bāṇavarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+varṣa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, rainfall
  noun (neuter)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means of the attack.

महीपती (mahīpatī) - the two kings, the two lords of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: The dual subject of the verb 'anayatām'.

व्यर्थीकृतैः (vyarthīkṛtaiḥ) - made useless, rendered futile

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vyarthīkṛta

vyarthīkṛta - made useless, rendered futile

past passive participle

From 'vyartha' (useless) and kṛta (made/done, participle of kṛ, with causative suffix -ī).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyartha+kṛta)

• vyartha – useless, vain, fruitless
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of 'vi' (without) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning).
  Prefix: vi
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with kta suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇavarṣaiḥ'.

अनयताम् (anayatām) - they (two) waged, they (two) led, they (two) brought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of nī

imperfect tense

From root nī (class 1) in the imperfect tense, 3rd person dual. The 'a-' prefix indicates imperfect.

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The dual verb corresponding to the dual subject 'mahīpatī'.

प्रहारम् (prahāram) - attack, blow, strike

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prahāra

prahāra - attack, blow, strike

From prefix pra- and root hṛ (to strike, take away), with ghañ suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अविचारणैः (avicāraṇaiḥ) - by indiscriminate, without consideration

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of avicāraṇa

avicāraṇa - indiscriminate, thoughtless, without consideration

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'vicāraṇa' (consideration, discrimination).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicāraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vicāraṇa – consideration, deliberation, investigation
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix vi- and root car (to move, act), with suffix -ana.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇavarṣaiḥ'.