योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-49

कपिलोर्ध्वजटाधूम्राः स्फुटच्चटचटारवाः ।
अग्नयो लेलिहानोग्रजिह्वा आर्द्रेन्धना इव ॥ ४९ ॥

kapilordhvajaṭādhūmrāḥ sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ ,
agnayo lelihānograjihvā ārdrendhanā iva 49

49. kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ
agnayaḥ lelihānōgrajihvāḥ ārdrendhanāḥ iva

49. agnayaḥ ārdrendhanāḥ iva kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ
sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ lelihānōgrajihvāḥ

49. They were like fires fueled by wet wood: tawny and smoky, with upward-rising, matted-lock-like flames, emitting loud crackling and snapping sounds, and possessing fiercely licking tongues.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलोर्ध्वजाटाधूम्राः (kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ) - tawny, smoky, with upward-bound matted locks (like flames)

• स्फुटच्चटचटारवाः (sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ) - making crackling and snapping sounds

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, flames

• लेलिहान्ओग्रजिह्वाः (lelihānōgrajihvāḥ) - having fiercely licking tongues

• आर्द्रेन्धनाः (ārdrendhanāḥ) - having wet fuel

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलोर्ध्वजाटाधूम्राः (kapilordhvajāṭādhūmrāḥ) - tawny, smoky, with upward-bound matted locks (like flames)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapilordhvajāṭādhūmra

kapilordhvajāṭādhūmra - having tawny, upward-rising, matted-lock-like smoke/flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kapila+ūrdhva+jaṭā+dhūmra)

• kapila – tawny, reddish-brown
  adjective
• ūrdhva – upward, raised
  adjective
• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (feminine)
• dhūmra – smoky, smoke-colored, grey
  adjective

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

स्फुटच्चटचटारवाः (sphuṭaccaṭacaṭāravāḥ) - making crackling and snapping sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sphuṭaccaṭacaṭārava

sphuṭaccaṭacaṭārava - having crackling and snapping sounds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphuṭat+caṭacaṭārava)

• sphuṭat – bursting, crackling, snapping
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root √sphuṭ (to burst, split), present stem sphuṭat.
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• caṭacaṭārava – crackling sound, snapping sound
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, flames

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of the sentence.

लेलिहान्ओग्रजिह्वाः (lelihānōgrajihvāḥ) - having fiercely licking tongues

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lelihānōgrajihva

lelihānōgrajihva - having terrible/fierce licking tongues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lelihāna+ugra+jihvā)

• lelihāna – licking, lapping (intensely)
  adjective
  Intensive/Frequentative Present Active Participle
  From root √lih (to lick), intensive form lelih, present participle lelihāna.
  Root: lih (class 2)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent
  adjective
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

आर्द्रेन्धनाः (ārdrendhanāḥ) - having wet fuel

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārdrendhana

ārdrendhana - having wet fuel/wood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārdra+indhana)

• ārdra – wet, moist, damp
  adjective
• indhana – fuel, wood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Adjective for agnayaḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)