योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-52

निगिरन्तः प्रधावन्तो गर्जन्तः सर्जिता इव ।
जटाजालतडित्पुञ्जा जलदाः सजला इव ॥ ५२ ॥

nigirantaḥ pradhāvanto garjantaḥ sarjitā iva ,
jaṭājālataḍitpuñjā jaladāḥ sajalā iva 52

52. nigirantaḥ pradhāvantaḥ garjantaḥ sarjitāḥ
iva jaṭājālataḍitpuñjāḥ jaladāḥ sajalāḥ iva

52. nigirantaḥ pradhāvantaḥ garjantaḥ sarjitāḥ
iva jaladāḥ sajalāḥ iva jaṭājālataḍitpuñjāḥ

52. Devouring, rushing forth, and roaring, as if specially invoked, they were like water-laden clouds, with their matted locks appearing as masses of lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• निगिरन्तः (nigirantaḥ) - swallowing, devouring, gulping down

• प्रधावन्तः (pradhāvantaḥ) - running forth, rushing, speeding

• गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - roaring, thundering, growling

• सर्जिताः (sarjitāḥ) - as if invoked/summoned (created, hurled, discharged, sent)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जटाजालतडित्पुञ्जाः (jaṭājālataḍitpuñjāḥ) - having masses of matted locks like lightning flashes

• जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds

• सजलाः (sajalāḥ) - with water, water-laden

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

निगिरन्तः (nigirantaḥ) - swallowing, devouring, gulping down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nigirat

nigirat - swallowing, devouring

Present Active Participle

From root √gṛ (to swallow) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes actions of the entities.

प्रधावन्तः (pradhāvantaḥ) - running forth, rushing, speeding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradhāvat

pradhāvat - running forth, rushing

Present Active Participle

From root √dhāv (to run) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Describes actions of the entities.

गर्जन्तः (garjantaḥ) - roaring, thundering, growling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of garjat

garjat - roaring, thundering

Present Active Participle

From root √garj (to roar, thunder).

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Describes actions of the entities.

सर्जिताः (sarjitāḥ) - as if invoked/summoned (created, hurled, discharged, sent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarjita

sarjita - created, emitted, sent, summoned

Past Passive Participle

From root √sṛj (to create, emit, let go).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Part of the simile 'as if summoned'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जटाजालतडित्पुञ्जाः (jaṭājālataḍitpuñjāḥ) - having masses of matted locks like lightning flashes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaṭājālataḍitpuñja

jaṭājālataḍitpuñja - having masses of matted locks that are like lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaṭājāla+taḍitpuñja)

• jaṭājāla – mass of matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (neuter)
• taḍitpuñja – mass of lightning, collection of lightning flashes
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for `jaladāḥ`.

जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver
  adjective
  Suffix from √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile, 'like clouds'.

सजलाः (sajalāḥ) - with water, water-laden

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sajala

sajala - filled with water, watery

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for `jaladāḥ`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)