योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-14

भस्मनः स्तम्भसदृशास्तालोत्तालविलासिनः ।
दृश्यमानमहाकारा मुष्टिग्राह्या न किंचन ॥ १४ ॥

bhasmanaḥ stambhasadṛśāstālottālavilāsinaḥ ,
dṛśyamānamahākārā muṣṭigrāhyā na kiṃcana 14

14. bhasmanaḥ stambhasadṛśāḥ tāloṭṭālavilāsinaḥ
dṛśyamānamahākārāḥ muṣṭigrāhyāḥ na kiñcana

14. ते (implied) bhasmanaḥ stambhasadṛśāḥ tāloṭṭālavilāsinaḥ
dṛśyamānamahākārāḥ na kiñcana muṣṭigrāhyāḥ

14. They were like pillars of ash, manifesting immense, towering forms, yet they were not tangible or graspable by a fist at all.

Words meanings summery:

• भस्मनः (bhasmanaḥ) - of ash (of ash, from ash)

• स्तम्भसदृशाः (stambhasadṛśāḥ) - like pillars (resembling pillars)

• तालोट्टालविलासिनः (tāloṭṭālavilāsinaḥ) - manifesting towering forms (manifesting towering forms, resembling immense palm trees and displaying)

• दृश्यमानमहाकाराः (dṛśyamānamahākārāḥ) - having greatly visible forms (having greatly visible forms, having huge perceptible bodies)

• मुष्टिग्राह्याः (muṣṭigrāhyāḥ) - tangible, capable of being grasped (graspable by a fist, tangible)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - at all (used with negation 'na' to mean "nothing at all") (anything, something)

Words meanings and morphology

भस्मनः (bhasmanaḥ) - of ash (of ash, from ash)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ash, cinders

Root: bhas

Note: Possessive case, referring to the origin or nature of the pillars.

स्तम्भसदृशाः (stambhasadṛśāḥ) - like pillars (resembling pillars)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stambhasadṛśa

stambhasadṛśa - pillar-like, resembling pillars

Tatpurusha compound: stambha (pillar) + sadṛśa (resembling).

Compound type : tatpurusha (stambha+sadṛśa)

• stambha – pillar, post, column
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stambh (class 5)
• sadṛśa – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (piśācas).

तालोट्टालविलासिनः (tāloṭṭālavilāsinaḥ) - manifesting towering forms (manifesting towering forms, resembling immense palm trees and displaying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tālottālavilāsin

tālottālavilāsin - manifesting in towering forms, reveling in lofty display

Compound: tāla (palm tree) + uttāla (lofty, towering) + vilāsin (displaying, manifesting). Often interpreted as 'as tall as a palm tree and towering'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tāla+uttāla+vilāsin)

• tāla – palm tree
  noun (masculine)
• uttāla – lofty, towering, immense
  adjective (masculine)
  From ut-tal 'to rise up'.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tal
• vilāsin – sporting, playful, charming, displaying, manifesting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from vi-las (to shine, appear, sport).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (piśācas).

दृश्यमानमहाकाराः (dṛśyamānamahākārāḥ) - having greatly visible forms (having greatly visible forms, having huge perceptible bodies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛśyamānamahākāra

dṛśyamānamahākāra - having greatly visible forms, having huge perceptible bodies

Bahuvrihi compound: dṛśyamāna (being seen, visible) + mahākāra (having great form).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛśyamāna+mahākāra)

• dṛśyamāna – being seen, visible, perceptible
  participle (masculine)
  Present Passive Participle
  From root dṛś 'to see', with suffix -māna.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• mahākāra – of great form, huge-bodied
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: mahā (great) + ākāra (form).

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (piśācas).

मुष्टिग्राह्याः (muṣṭigrāhyāḥ) - tangible, capable of being grasped (graspable by a fist, tangible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muṣṭigrāhya

muṣṭigrāhya - graspable by a fist, tangible

Gerundive

Compound: muṣṭi (fist) + grāhya (to be grasped, gerundive from grah).

Compound type : tatpurusha (muṣṭi+grāhya)

• muṣṭi – fist, handful
  noun (feminine)
  Root: muṣ
• grāhya – to be grasped, to be seized, perceptible
  participle (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root grah 'to seize, grasp'.
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (piśācas).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - at all (used with negation 'na' to mean "nothing at all") (anything, something)

(indeclinable)

Combination of kim (what/anything) + cana (particle for indefiniteness).