योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-55

तानि वध्यसहस्राणि जग्राह भुजमण्डले ।
धारानिकरजालानि मेघमालेव कोटरे ॥ ५५ ॥

tāni vadhyasahasrāṇi jagrāha bhujamaṇḍale ,
dhārānikarajālāni meghamāleva koṭare 55

55. tāni vadhyasahasrāṇi jagrāha bhujamaṇḍale
dhārānikarājālāni meghamālā iva koṭare

55. sā tāni vadhyasahasrāṇi bhujamaṇḍale jagrāha
meghamālā iva koṭare dhārānikarājālāni [jagrāha]

55. She seized those thousands of victims in her multitude of arms, just as a series of clouds holds masses of rain streams within its hollow.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those

• वध्यसहस्राणि (vadhyasahasrāṇi) - thousands of victims

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - she seized (she seized, she held)

• भुजमण्डले (bhujamaṇḍale) - in her multitude of arms (in the circle of arms, in the multitude of arms)

• धारानिकराजालानि (dhārānikarājālāni) - masses of rain streams (networks of rain streams, masses of continuous showers)

• मेघमाला (meghamālā) - series of clouds (series of clouds, cloud garland)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• कोटरे (koṭare) - within its hollow (in a hollow, in a cavity)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the victims.

वध्यसहस्राणि (vadhyasahasrāṇi) - thousands of victims

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vadhyasahasra

vadhyasahasra - thousand of those to be killed/victims

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vadhya+sahasra)

• vadhya – to be killed, victim
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root 'han' (to kill) with suffix '-ya' (vadh-ya)
  Root: han (class 2)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of `jagrāha`.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - she seized (she seized, she held)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject is the demoness from the previous verse.

भुजमण्डले (bhujamaṇḍale) - in her multitude of arms (in the circle of arms, in the multitude of arms)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhujamaṇḍala

bhujamaṇḍala - circle of arms, multitude of arms

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (bhuja+maṇḍala)

• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, multitude, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where the victims were held.

धारानिकराजालानि (dhārānikarājālāni) - masses of rain streams (networks of rain streams, masses of continuous showers)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dhārānikarājāla

dhārānikarājāla - masses of flowing streams, networks of continuous showers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhārā+nikara+jāla)

• dhārā – stream, flow, shower
  noun (feminine)
• nikara – heap, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in a simile, compared to `vadhyasahasrāṇi`.

मेघमाला (meghamālā) - series of clouds (series of clouds, cloud garland)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of meghamālā

meghamālā - garland of clouds, series of clouds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (megha+mālā)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• mālā – garland, series, string
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

कोटरे (koṭare) - within its hollow (in a hollow, in a cavity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of koṭara

koṭara - hollow, cavity (esp. of a tree)

Note: Location in the simile.