योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-24

त्वादृशानां सहस्राणि मशकानामिवाबले ।
अस्माकं धीरतावात्याव्यूढानि तृणपर्णवत् ॥ २४ ॥

tvādṛśānāṃ sahasrāṇi maśakānāmivābale ,
asmākaṃ dhīratāvātyāvyūḍhāni tṛṇaparṇavat 24

24. tvādṛśānām sahasrāṇi maśakānām iva abale
asmākam dhīratāvātyā vyūḍhāni tṛṇaparṇavat

24. abale tvādṛśānām maśakānām iva sahasrāṇi asmākam dhīratāvātyā tṛṇaparṇavat vyūḍhāni.

24. O powerless one, thousands like you, like mosquitoes, have been swept away by the storm of our steadfastness, just as grass and leaves are.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वादृशानाम् (tvādṛśānām) - of those like you, of such as you

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• मशकानाम् (maśakānām) - of mosquitoes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अबले (abale) - An address to someone considered weak or feeble (feminine). (O weak one, O powerless one)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• धीरतावात्या (dhīratāvātyā) - by the storm of steadfastness/courage

• व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - carried away, swept away, dispersed

• तृणपर्णवत् (tṛṇaparṇavat) - like grass and leaves

Words meanings and morphology

त्वादृशानाम् (tvādṛśānām) - of those like you, of such as you

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tvādṛśa

tvādṛśa - like you, such as you

From pronominal base tvā (you) and dṛś (seeing, resembling)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun, like 'people' or 'beings'.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'have been swept away'.

मशकानाम् (maśakānām) - of mosquitoes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of maśaka

maśaka - mosquito, gnat

Note: Genitive of comparison, 'like mosquitoes'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अबले (abale) - An address to someone considered weak or feeble (feminine). (O weak one, O powerless one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of abalā

abalā - weak, powerless, a weak woman

From a-bala (without strength), feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we

Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive plural

Note: Possessive adjective, qualifying 'dhīratāvātyā'.

धीरतावात्या (dhīratāvātyā) - by the storm of steadfastness/courage

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhīratāvātyā

dhīratāvātyā - storm of courage, tempest of firmness

Compound of dhīratā (steadfastness) and vātyā (storm)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhīratā+vātyā)

• dhīratā – steadfastness, courage, firmness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from dhīra (steadfast) + -tā (abstract suffix)
• vātyā – storm, hurricane
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vāta (wind)

Note: Agent of the passive action 'vyūḍhāni'.

व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - carried away, swept away, dispersed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vyūḍha

vyūḍha - carried away, swept away, dispersed, arranged, spread out

Past Passive Participle

From root ūh (to carry, move) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.

तृणपर्णवत् (tṛṇaparṇavat) - like grass and leaves

(indeclinable)

Compound of tṛṇa (grass) and parṇa (leaf) with -vat (like) suffix

Compound type : dvandva (tṛṇa+parṇa)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)