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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-9

शस्त्रास्त्रसरितां तासां व्योम्नि युद्धमवर्तत ।
रोदोरन्ध्रक्षयकरं कुलशैलेन्द्रदारणम् ॥ ९ ॥
śastrāstrasaritāṃ tāsāṃ vyomni yuddhamavartata ,
rodorandhrakṣayakaraṃ kulaśailendradāraṇam 9
9. śastra astra saritām tāsām vyomni yuddham avartata
rodas randhra kṣayakaram kula śaila indra dāraṇam
9. tāsām śastra astra saritām yuddham vyomni avartata
rodas randhra kṣayakaram kula śaila indra dāraṇam
9. In the sky, a battle of those rivers of weapons and missiles took place, which was destructive to the interspaces of heaven and earth and capable of tearing apart the chief mountains.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • शस्त्र (śastra) - weapon, arm
  • अस्त्र (astra) - missile, projectile
  • सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers
  • तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (rivers of weapons) (of those)
  • व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
  • अवर्तत (avartata) - it occurred, took place
  • रोदोरन्ध्रक्षयकरम् (rodorandhrakṣayakaram) - causing destruction to the interspaces of heaven and earth
  • कुलशैलेन्द्रदारणम् (kulaśailendradāraṇam) - tearing apart the chief mountains

Words meanings and morphology

शस्त्र (śastra) - weapon, arm
(noun)
neuter of śastra
śastra - weapon (held in hand), arm
Note: Part of the compound 'śastrāstrasaritām'
अस्त्र (astra) - missile, projectile
(noun)
neuter of astra
astra - missile, projectile, divine weapon
Note: Part of the compound 'śastrāstrasaritām'
सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit
śastrāstrasarit - river of weapons and missiles
Compound type : tatpurusha (śastrāstra+sarit)
  • śastrāstra – weapons and missiles
    noun (neuter)
  • sarit – river
    noun (feminine)
    Root: sṛ (class 1)
तासाम् (tāsām) - of those (rivers of weapons) (of those)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the 'rivers' (nadyaḥ) from the previous verse.
व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, air, atmosphere, space
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yudh (to fight) with suffix -kta
Root: yudh (class 4)
अवर्तत (avartata) - it occurred, took place
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
रोदोरन्ध्रक्षयकरम् (rodorandhrakṣayakaram) - causing destruction to the interspaces of heaven and earth
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rodorandhrakṣayakara
rodorandhrakṣayakara - destroying the interspaces of heaven and earth
Compound type : tatpurusha (rodas+randhra+kṣayakara)
  • rodas – heaven and earth (dual form used for both)
    noun (neuter)
  • randhra – gap, interstice, opening, defect
    noun (neuter)
  • kṣayakara – causing destruction, destructive
    adjective
    Agent noun from verb
    Derived from kṣaya (destruction) + kṛ (to make/do) + aṇ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'
कुलशैलेन्द्रदारणम् (kulaśailendradāraṇam) - tearing apart the chief mountains
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kulaśailendradāraṇa
kulaśailendradāraṇa - tearing apart the chief mountains
Compound type : tatpurusha (kulaśaila+indra+dāraṇa)
  • kulaśaila – a mythical chief or family mountain
    noun (masculine)
  • indra – chief, best, lord
    noun (masculine)
  • dāraṇa – tearing, splitting, breaking
    noun (neuter)
    Agent noun/Action noun
    Derived from root dṛ (to tear, split) + ṇic (causative) + lyuṭ
    Root: dṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'