योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-27, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तस्मिंस्तदा वर्तमाने घोरे समरसंभ्रमे ।
देवासुरशरीरेषु गर्तेष्वभ्रोदरेष्विव ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tasmiṃstadā vartamāne ghore samarasaṃbhrame ,
devāsuraśarīreṣu garteṣvabhrodareṣviva 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca tasmin tadā vartamāne ghore
samarasambhrame devāsurasarīreṣu garteṣu abhroudareṣu iva

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca tadā tasmin ghore samarasambhrame
vartamāne devāsurasarīreṣu abhroudareṣu iva garteṣu

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, while that terrible tumult of battle was occurring, it was as if there were pits in the bodies of gods and demons, like hollows within clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage) (the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (referring to samarasambhrame) (in that, upon that)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - occurring, happening (being, existing, occurring)

• घोरे (ghore) - terrible, fierce (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• समरसम्भ्रमे (samarasambhrame) - in the tumult of battle (in the confusion/tumult of battle)

• देवासुरसरीरेषु (devāsurasarīreṣu) - in the bodies of gods and demons

• गर्तेषु (garteṣu) - in pits or wounds (in the bodies) (in pits, in holes, in hollows)

• अभ्रोउदरेषु (abhroudareṣu) - in the hollows of clouds (in the hollows/bellies of clouds)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage) (the venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense (Lit)

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (referring to samarasambhrame) (in that, upon that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with ghore and samarasambhrame.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - occurring, happening (being, existing, occurring)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, present, current, happening

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle (śānac) of √vṛt (to be, exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

घोरे (ghore) - terrible, fierce (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

समरसम्भ्रमे (samarasambhrame) - in the tumult of battle (in the confusion/tumult of battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samarasambhrame

samarasambhrame - tumult/confusion of battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (samara+sambhrame)

• samara – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• sambhrame – confusion, tumult, agitation
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhram (to wander, to be confused) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

देवासुरसरीरेषु (devāsurasarīreṣu) - in the bodies of gods and demons

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of devāsurasarīra

devāsurasarīra - body of gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (deva+asura+śarīra)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon
  noun (masculine)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

गर्तेषु (garteṣu) - in pits or wounds (in the bodies) (in pits, in holes, in hollows)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of garta

garta - pit, hole, hollow, abyss

अभ्रोउदरेषु (abhroudareṣu) - in the hollows of clouds (in the hollows/bellies of clouds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of abhroudara

abhroudara - cloud-hollow, cloud-belly

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhra+udara)

• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, interior, hollow
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)