योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-63

भागा इव शरव्योम्नि धृतयाना इवाम्बुदाः ।
महार्णवा इवोच्चस्थाः कुलशैलशिला इव ॥ ६३ ॥

bhāgā iva śaravyomni dhṛtayānā ivāmbudāḥ ,
mahārṇavā ivoccasthāḥ kulaśailaśilā iva 63

63. bhāgāḥ iva śaravyomni dhṛtayānāḥ iva ambudāḥ
mahārṇavāḥ iva uccasthāḥ kulaśailaśilāḥ iva

63. śaravyomni bhāgāḥ iva,
dhṛtayānāḥ ambudāḥ iva,
uccasthāḥ mahārṇavāḥ iva,
kulaśailaśilāḥ iva

63. They appeared like scattered segments in the arrow-filled sky, like clouds steadily moving on their course. They were like great oceans poised high above, or like boulders from the primordial mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - portions, parts, shares

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• शरव्योम्नि (śaravyomni) - in the sky of arrows, in the region of arrows

• धृतयानाः (dhṛtayānāḥ) - having assumed a course, having taken a path, maintaining their motion

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

• महार्णवाः (mahārṇavāḥ) - great oceans

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• उच्चस्थाः (uccasthāḥ) - high-standing, elevated, situated above

• कुलशैलशिलाः (kulaśailaśilāḥ) - rocks of primordial mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - portions, parts, shares

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāga

bhāga - portion, part, share, division

From root `bhaj` with suffix `ghañ`.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

शरव्योम्नि (śaravyomni) - in the sky of arrows, in the region of arrows

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śaravyoman

śaravyoman - arrow-sky, region of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+vyoman)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, air
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi

Note: The `n` of `vyoman` becomes `ni` in locative singular.

धृतयानाः (dhṛtayānāḥ) - having assumed a course, having taken a path, maintaining their motion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhṛtayāna

dhṛtayāna - having taken a course, having assumed motion, set in motion

Compound of `dhṛta` (PPP of `dhṛ`) and `yāna` (noun from `yā`).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+yāna)

• dhṛta – held, borne, taken, maintained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `dhṛ`.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yāna – going, motion, course, vehicle
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `yā`.
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agreeing with `ambudāḥ`.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-givers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Agent noun from `ambu` + root `dā` (to give).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix
  Derived from root `dā`.
  Root: dā (class 1)

महार्णवाः (mahārṇavāḥ) - great oceans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean, vast sea

Compound of `mahā` (great) and `arṇava` (ocean).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उच्चस्थाः (uccasthāḥ) - high-standing, elevated, situated above

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uccastha

uccastha - high-standing, elevated, situated high, lofty

Compound of `ucca` (high) and `stha` (standing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ucca+stha)

• ucca – high, tall, lofty
  adjective (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix / Root noun
  Derived from root `sthā`.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `mahārṇavāḥ`.

कुलशैलशिलाः (kulaśailaśilāḥ) - rocks of primordial mountains

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kulaśailaśilā

kulaśailaśilā - rocks of the main/primordial mountains

Compound of `kulaśaila` and `śilā`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kulaśaila+śilā)

• kulaśaila – main mountain, primordial mountain, family mountain
  noun (masculine)
• śilā – rock, stone, slab
  noun (feminine)

Note: The adjective `dravarūpāḥ` in the previous verse applies to these as well.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.