योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-25

व्यस्तशस्त्राम्बरा मूका विषण्णवदनेक्षणाः ।
मृता इवाभवन्योधाश्चित्रन्यस्ता इवाथवा ॥ २५ ॥

vyastaśastrāmbarā mūkā viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇāḥ ,
mṛtā ivābhavanyodhāścitranyastā ivāthavā 25

25. vyastaśastrāmbarāḥ mūkāḥ viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇāḥ
mṛtāḥ iva abhavan yodhāḥ citranyastāḥ iva athavā

25. yodhāḥ vyastaśastrāmbarāḥ mūkāḥ viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇāḥ
mṛtāḥ iva athavā citranyastāḥ iva abhavan

25. The warriors became like dead men, or as if depicted in a picture, with their weapons and garments scattered, silent, and with distressed faces and eyes.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यस्तशस्त्राम्बराः (vyastaśastrāmbarāḥ) - with scattered weapons and garments, dishevelled in weapons and clothes

• मूकाः (mūkāḥ) - silent, mute

• विषण्णवदनेक्षणाः (viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇāḥ) - with distressed faces and eyes

• मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, soldiers

• चित्रन्यस्ताः (citranyastāḥ) - placed in a picture, depicted in a painting

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

Words meanings and morphology

व्यस्तशस्त्राम्बराः (vyastaśastrāmbarāḥ) - with scattered weapons and garments, dishevelled in weapons and clothes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyastaśastrāmbara

vyastaśastrāmbara - one whose weapons and garments are scattered or dishevelled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyasta+śastra+ambara)

• vyasta – scattered, dishevelled, thrown
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)
• śastra – weapon, arm, tool
  noun (neuter)
• ambara – garment, cloth, sky
  noun (neuter)

मूकाः (mūkāḥ) - silent, mute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūka

mūka - mute, dumb, silent, speechless

Note: The Devanagari text uses 'मूका' (mūkā), which is nominative plural feminine. However, for grammatical agreement with 'yodhāḥ' (masculine plural), 'mūkāḥ' (masculine plural) is adopted in 'roman_words_no_sandhi' and for parsing, assuming a sandhi-related or textual variation, while 'roman_words_separated' reflects the exact given Devanagari.

विषण्णवदनेक्षणाः (viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇāḥ) - with distressed faces and eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇa

viṣaṇṇavadanekṣaṇa - one whose face and eyes are distressed or dejected

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣaṇṇa+vadana+īkṣaṇa)

• viṣaṇṇa – distressed, dejected, depressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'sad' (to sink, be depressed) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sad (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)

मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root 'bhū', 1st conjugation, 3rd person plural, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - a fighter, warrior, soldier

चित्रन्यस्ताः (citranyastāḥ) - placed in a picture, depicted in a painting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citranyasta

citranyasta - placed in a picture, depicted, painted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+nyasta)

• citra – picture, painting, drawing, variegated
  noun (neuter)
• nyasta – placed, deposited, put down, thrown
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'ni-'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

अथवा (athavā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)