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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-4

पङ्क्तयः स्फारचक्राणां शतार्कीकृतदिक्तटाः ।
गदानामभियान्तीनां शतवंशीकृताम्बराः ॥ ४ ॥
paṅktayaḥ sphāracakrāṇāṃ śatārkīkṛtadiktaṭāḥ ,
gadānāmabhiyāntīnāṃ śatavaṃśīkṛtāmbarāḥ 4
4. paṅktayaḥ sphāracakrāṇām śatārkīkṛtadiktāṭāḥ
gadānām abhiyāntīnām śatavaṃśīkṛtāmbarāḥ
4. sphāracakrāṇām paṅktayaḥ śatārkīkṛtadiktāṭāḥ
abhiyāntīnām gadānām śatavaṃśīkṛtāmbarāḥ
4. Rows of expanding disc weapons (cakras) made the cardinal directions appear as though filled with a hundred suns. And lines of maces, as they came forward, caused the sky to resemble a hundred flutes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पङ्क्तयः (paṅktayaḥ) - rows, lines, multitudes, series
  • स्फारचक्राणाम् (sphāracakrāṇām) - of disc weapons that are vast or numerous (of expanding/extensive discs/wheels/weapons)
  • शतार्कीकृतदिक्ताटाः (śatārkīkṛtadiktāṭāḥ) - making the quarters of the sky appear as if having a hundred suns
  • गदानाम् (gadānām) - of maces
  • अभियान्तीनाम् (abhiyāntīnām) - of the maces that were approaching (of those approaching/advancing)
  • शतवंशीकृताम्बराः (śatavaṁśīkṛtāmbarāḥ) - making the sky appear as if having a hundred flutes/bamboo pipes

Words meanings and morphology

पङ्क्तयः (paṅktayaḥ) - rows, lines, multitudes, series
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of paṅkti
paṅkti - row, line, multitude, series
Note: Subject of the implied verb.
स्फारचक्राणाम् (sphāracakrāṇām) - of disc weapons that are vast or numerous (of expanding/extensive discs/wheels/weapons)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sphāracakra
sphāracakra - expanding/extensive disc weapon
sphāra (extensive) + cakra (disc)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sphāra+cakra)
  • sphāra – expanding, extensive, large, vast
    adjective
    From root sphāy (to swell).
    Root: sphāy (class 1)
  • cakra – disc, wheel, discus weapon
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'paṅktayaḥ' indirectly (rows of chakras).
शतार्कीकृतदिक्ताटाः (śatārkīkṛtadiktāṭāḥ) - making the quarters of the sky appear as if having a hundred suns
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śatārkīkṛtadiktāṭa
śatārkīkṛtadiktāṭa - having made the quarters of the sky like a hundred suns
Compound of śata (hundred), arka (sun), īkṛta (made to be), dik (direction), taṭa (region).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+arka+kṛta+dik+taṭa)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral
  • arka – sun, ray, praise
    noun (masculine)
  • kṛta – made, done, created
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • dik – direction, quarter of the sky, space
    noun (feminine)
  • taṭa – side, shore, bank, region
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'paṅktayaḥ'.
गदानाम् (gadānām) - of maces
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of gadā
gadā - mace, club
Note: Refers to the maces which are approaching.
अभियान्तीनाम् (abhiyāntīnām) - of the maces that were approaching (of those approaching/advancing)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of abhiyāntī
abhiyāntī - approaching, advancing (feminine)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix abhi (towards).
Prefix: abhi
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'gadānām'.
शतवंशीकृताम्बराः (śatavaṁśīkṛtāmbarāḥ) - making the sky appear as if having a hundred flutes/bamboo pipes
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śatavaṃśīkṛtāmbara
śatavaṁśīkṛtāmbara - having made the sky like a hundred flutes
Compound of śata (hundred), vaṃśī (flute), kṛta (made), ambara (sky).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+vaṃśī+kṛta+ambara)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral
  • vaṃśī – flute, bamboo pipe
    noun (feminine)
  • kṛta – made, done, created
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'paṅktayaḥ' (implied for maces).