योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-81

महामुसलधाराभिः पेतुरासारवृष्टयः ।
कष्टटंकारकठिनाः कृतान्तस्येव दृष्टयः ॥ ८१ ॥

mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ peturāsāravṛṣṭayaḥ ,
kaṣṭaṭaṃkārakaṭhināḥ kṛtāntasyeva dṛṣṭayaḥ 81

81. mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ petuḥ āsāravṛṣṭayaḥ
kaṣṭaṭaṃkārakaṭhināḥ kṛtāntasya iva dṛṣṭayaḥ

81. āsāravṛṣṭayaḥ mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ
kaṣṭaṭaṃkārakaṭhināḥ kṛtāntasya dṛṣṭayaḥ iva petuḥ

81. Great pestle-like torrents of rain fell, as harsh and formidable as the piercing glances of Death (kṛtānta).

81. ממטרי גשם ניתכו בזרמים עבים כמו עליים כבדים, קשים ורועשים כמו מבטיו הקטלניים של מלאך המוות.

Words meanings summery:

• महामुसलधाराभिः (mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ) - by great pestle-like streams, by heavy torrents

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• आसारवृष्टयः (āsāravṛṣṭayaḥ) - torrential rains, downpours

• कष्टटंकारकठिनाः (kaṣṭaṭaṁkārakaṭhināḥ) - harsh and formidable, severe due to a difficult or piercing sound

• कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of Death, of Yama, of destiny

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭayaḥ) - glances, sights, eyes, views

Words meanings and morphology

महामुसलधाराभिः (mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ) - by great pestle-like streams, by heavy torrents

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of mahāmusaladhārā

mahāmusaladhārā - great pestle-like stream/torrent

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahāmusala+dhārā)

• mahāmusala – great pestle
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – stream, flow, torrent
  noun (feminine)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

आसारवृष्टयः (āsāravṛṣṭayaḥ) - torrential rains, downpours

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āsāravṛṣṭi

āsāravṛṣṭi - torrential rain, downpour

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (āsāra+vṛṣṭi)

• āsāra – torrent, downpour, heavy rain
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

कष्टटंकारकठिनाः (kaṣṭaṭaṁkārakaṭhināḥ) - harsh and formidable, severe due to a difficult or piercing sound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaṣṭaṭaṃkārakaṭhina

kaṣṭaṭaṁkārakaṭhina - harsh due to a difficult clang/sound, formidable and harsh

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kaṣṭaṭaṃkāra+kaṭhina)

• kaṣṭaṭaṃkāra – difficult clang/sound
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭhina – hard, harsh, severe, rigid
  adjective (masculine)

कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of Death, of Yama, of destiny

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtānta

kṛtānta - Death, the god Yama, fate, destiny

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दृष्टयः (dṛṣṭayaḥ) - glances, sights, eyes, views

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, glance, eye, view

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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