योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-24

तानप्यन्तरमासाद्य जघ्नुर्देवा भयानकाः ।
व्योमान्तरगताः श्येनाः कलविङ्कानिवाकुलान् ॥ २४ ॥

tānapyantaramāsādya jaghnurdevā bhayānakāḥ ,
vyomāntaragatāḥ śyenāḥ kalaviṅkānivākulān 24

24. tān api antaram āsādya jaghnuḥ devāḥ bhayānakāḥ
vyomāntaragatāḥ śyenāḥ kalaviṅkān iva ākulān

24. bhayānakāḥ devāḥ vyomāntaragatāḥ śyenāḥ ākulān
kalaviṅkān iva tān api antaram āsādya jaghnuḥ

24. The terrifying gods, having entered their ranks, killed even them, just as falcons soaring in the sky kill distressed sparrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - their midst, among them (interior, middle, interval)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having entered [their ranks] (having approached, having obtained, having reached)

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful

• व्योमान्तरगताः (vyomāntaragatāḥ) - soaring in the sky (gone into the sky, moving in the atmosphere)

• श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - falcons, eagles

• कलविङ्कान् (kalaviṅkān) - sparrows, small birds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकुलान् (ākulān) - distressed, agitated, bewildered

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the enemies mentioned previously.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - their midst, among them (interior, middle, interval)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, within

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having entered [their ranks] (having approached, having obtained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root sad (to sit) with upasarga ā (towards) and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they struck

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of han

Perfect active third plural

Root: han (class 2)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

भयानकाः (bhayānakāḥ) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - terrifying, dreadful, frightening

Derived from bhaya (fear)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ.

व्योमान्तरगताः (vyomāntaragatāḥ) - soaring in the sky (gone into the sky, moving in the atmosphere)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyomāntaragata

vyomāntaragata - gone into the sky, moving in the atmosphere

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+antara+gata)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, middle, within
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śyenāḥ.

श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - falcons, eagles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śyena

śyena - falcon, eagle, hawk

Note: Subject of the simile.

कलविङ्कान् (kalaviṅkān) - sparrows, small birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kalaviṅka

kalaviṅka - sparrow, a small bird

Note: Object of the simile's action.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

आकुलान् (ākulān) - distressed, agitated, bewildered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ākula

ākula - distressed, agitated, bewildered, confused

Derived from root kul (to collect) with upasarga ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: kul

Note: Agrees with kalaviṅkān.