योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-4

विदूरथोऽथ तत्याज पार्वतास्त्रं महास्त्रवित् ।
व्योमापि घनतोयेन समादातुमिवोद्यतम् ॥ ४ ॥

vidūratho'tha tatyāja pārvatāstraṃ mahāstravit ,
vyomāpi ghanatoyena samādātumivodyatam 4

4. vidūrarathaḥ atha tatyāja pārvasatram mahāstravit
vyoma api ghanatoyena samādātum iva udyatam

4. atha mahāstravit vidūrarathaḥ pārvasatram tatyāja
vyoma api ghanatoyena samādātum iva udyatam

4. Then Vidūratha, a master of great weapons, released the mountain (pārvata) weapon. It was as if even the sky was preparing to engulf everything with dense clouds and rain.

4. אז וִידוּרַתְהָה, המומחה הגדול בנשקים קסומים, שילח את נשק ההרים (פָּארְוַואתָאסְתְרַה), והשמיים נראו כאילו התכסו בעננים כבדים הטעונים מים.

Words meanings summery:

• विदूररथः (vidūrarathaḥ) - Vidūratha

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• तत्याज (tatyāja) - released, cast, abandoned

• पार्वसत्रम् (pārvasatram) - the mountain weapon

• महास्त्रवित् (mahāstravit) - master of great weapons, expert in great weapons

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere

• अपि (api) - even, also

• घनतोयेन (ghanatoyena) - by dense water, by thick clouds and rain

• समादातुम् (samādātum) - to gather, to collect, to engulf

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• उद्यतम् (udyatam) - prepared, ready, exerted

Words meanings and morphology

विदूररथः (vidūrarathaḥ) - Vidūratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidūraratha

vidūraratha - name of a king or warrior

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

तत्याज (tatyāja) - released, cast, abandoned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of tyaj

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From the root √tyaj, perfect tense (liṭ) form.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पार्वसत्रम् (pārvasatram) - the mountain weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pārvasatra

pārvasatra - mountain weapon (astra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārvata+astra)

• pārvata – related to mountains, mountain-born, mountain-like
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'parvata' (mountain)
• astra – weapon, missile, magical weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of 'tatyāja'.

महास्त्रवित् (mahāstravit) - master of great weapons, expert in great weapons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāstravit

mahāstravit - one who knows great weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+astra+vit)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• vit – knower, expert
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: An epithet for Vidūratha.

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, air

Note: Subject of the simile.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the sky.

घनतोयेन (ghanatoyena) - by dense water, by thick clouds and rain

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ghanatoya

ghanatoya - dense water, thick rain/clouds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+toya)

• ghana – dense, thick, compact; cloud
  adjective (masculine)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tu (class 1)

समादातुम् (samādātum) - to gather, to collect, to engulf

(verb)

infinitive of samādā

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root √dā (to give, here with prefixes to take/collect)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

उद्यतम् (udyatam) - prepared, ready, exerted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udyata

udyata - prepared, ready, exerted, raised

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root √yam with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vyoma'.

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