योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-26, verse-9

चेरुः परस्पराघातहतहेतिसमुत्थिताः ।
लोलानलकणाःकल्पविशीर्णा इव तारकाः ॥ ९ ॥

ceruḥ parasparāghātahatahetisamutthitāḥ ,
lolānalakaṇāḥkalpaviśīrṇā iva tārakāḥ 9

9. ceruḥ parasparāghātahatahetisamutthitāḥ
lolānalakaṇāḥ kalpa-viśīrṇāḥ iva tārakāḥ

9. lolānalakaṇāḥ parasparāghātahatahetisamutthitāḥ
kalpa-viśīrṇāḥ iva tārakāḥ ceruḥ

9. Flickering fire sparks, which had arisen from weapons shattered by mutual blows, moved about like stars scattered at the end of an eon (kalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they moved about (referring to sparks) (they moved about, they roamed)

• परस्पराघातहतहेतिसमुत्थिताः (parasparāghātahatahetisamutthitāḥ) - referring to the sparks, having originated from the impact of weapons (risen from weapons destroyed by mutual blows)

• लोलानलकणाः (lolānalakaṇāḥ) - fire sparks arising from battle (flickering fire sparks)

• कल्प-विशीर्णाः (kalpa-viśīrṇāḥ) - like stars scattered during the cosmic dissolution (scattered at the end of an eon)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as, similar to)

• तारकाः (tārakāḥ) - stars

Words meanings and morphology

चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they moved about (referring to sparks) (they moved about, they roamed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of √car

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Root car, Class 1

Root: car (class 1)

परस्पराघातहतहेतिसमुत्थिताः (parasparāghātahatahetisamutthitāḥ) - referring to the sparks, having originated from the impact of weapons (risen from weapons destroyed by mutual blows)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of parasparāghātahatahetisamutthita

parasparāghātahatahetisamutthita - risen from weapons destroyed by mutual blows

Bahuvrihi compound: parasparāghāta (mutual blow) + hata (struck) + heti (weapon) + samutthita (risen)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paraspara+āghāta+hata+heti+samutthita)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  adjective (masculine)
• āghāta – blow, stroke, impact, wound
  noun (masculine)
  From root han (to strike) with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)
• hata – struck, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike)
  Root: han (class 2)
• heti – weapon, missile, projectile
  noun (feminine)
• samutthita – risen, originated, produced, erect
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand) with upasargas sam and ut
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `lolānalakaṇāḥ` (feminine plural).

लोलानलकणाः (lolānalakaṇāḥ) - fire sparks arising from battle (flickering fire sparks)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lolānalakaṇa

lolānalakaṇa - flickering fire spark

Compound: lola (flickering) + anala (fire) + kaṇa (particle)

Compound type : tatpurusha (lola+anala+kaṇa)

• lola – flickering, trembling, unsteady, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
• anala – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – particle, grain, atom, drop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Though `kaṇa` is typically masculine, its plural `kaṇāḥ` is often treated as feminine here, agreeing with other feminine plural adjectives.

कल्प-विशीर्णाः (kalpa-viśīrṇāḥ) - like stars scattered during the cosmic dissolution (scattered at the end of an eon)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kalpaviśīrṇa

kalpaviśīrṇa - scattered/shattered at the time of kalpa (world-destruction)

Tatpurusha compound: kalpa (eon) + viśīrṇa (scattered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpa+viśīrṇa)

• kalpa – eon, cosmic cycle, world period
  noun (masculine)
• viśīrṇa – scattered, shattered, crumbled, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śṝ (to tear, to break) with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `tārakāḥ` (feminine plural).

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as, similar to)

(indeclinable)

तारकाः (tārakāḥ) - stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārakā

tārakā - star, pupil of the eye