योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-9

वज्रास्त्रमसृजद्दीप्तं चेरुर्वज्रगणास्ततः ।
पिबन्तोऽद्रीन्द्रतिमिरमग्निदाहमिवाग्नयः ॥ ९ ॥

vajrāstramasṛjaddīptaṃ cerurvajragaṇāstataḥ ,
pibanto'drīndratimiramagnidāhamivāgnayaḥ 9

9. vajrāstram asṛjat dīptam ceruḥ vajragaṇāḥ tataḥ
pibantaḥ adrīndratimiram agnidāham iva agnayaḥ

9. (saḥ) dīptam vajrāstram asṛjat.
tataḥ vajragaṇāḥ agnayaḥ agnidāham iva,
adrīndratimiram pibantaḥ ceruḥ

9. He discharged the blazing thunderbolt weapon. Then, hosts of thunderbolts moved about, consuming the darkness covering the great mountains, just as fires consume a raging conflagration.

Words meanings summery:

• वज्रास्त्रम् (vajrāstram) - thunderbolt weapon

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - he discharged, he created, he released

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed

• चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they moved, they wandered, they grazed

• वज्रगणाः (vajragaṇāḥ) - hosts of thunderbolts, multitude of thunderbolts

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that, hence

• पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - Metaphorically consuming the darkness. (drinking, absorbing, consuming)

• अद्रीन्द्रतिमिरम् (adrīndratimiram) - the darkness of the chief mountains, the gloom of the great mountains

• अग्निदाहम् (agnidāham) - A raging fire or its fuel, for comparison in the simile. (burning by fire, conflagration, fuel for fire)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, flames

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रास्त्रम् (vajrāstram) - thunderbolt weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajrāstra

vajrāstra - thunderbolt weapon, weapon in the form of a thunderbolt

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vajra+astra)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'asṛjat'.

असृजत् (asṛjat) - he discharged, he created, he released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular of √sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From √dīp (to shine) + kta

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vajrāstram'.

चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they moved, they wandered, they grazed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of car

Past Perfect Active

3rd person plural of √car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'vajragaṇāḥ'.

वज्रगणाः (vajragaṇāḥ) - hosts of thunderbolts, multitude of thunderbolts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajragaṇa

vajragaṇa - host of thunderbolts, group of thunderbolts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+gaṇa)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'ceruḥ' and 'pibantaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, then, from that, hence

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions in the verse.

पिबन्तः (pibantaḥ) - Metaphorically consuming the darkness. (drinking, absorbing, consuming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pibat

pibat - drinking

Present Active Participle

From √pā (to drink) + śatṛ. The root pā changes to piba in present stem.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vajragaṇāḥ'.

अद्रीन्द्रतिमिरम् (adrīndratimiram) - the darkness of the chief mountains, the gloom of the great mountains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adrīndratimira

adrīndratimira - darkness of the lord of mountains, gloom of the great mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri-indra+timira)

• adri-indra – chief of mountains, great mountain
  noun (masculine)
• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'pibantaḥ'.

अग्निदाहम् (agnidāham) - A raging fire or its fuel, for comparison in the simile. (burning by fire, conflagration, fuel for fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agnidāha

agnidāha - burning by fire, conflagration, heat of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+dāha)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• dāha – burning, combustion, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
  From √dah (to burn) + ghañ
  Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison with 'pibantaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms the simile.

अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires, flames

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of the simile.