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

ऐरावते क्षीणरवे पलायनपरायणे ।
प्रवृद्धे दानवानीके मध्याह्न इव भास्करे ॥ ४ ॥

airāvate kṣīṇarave palāyanaparāyaṇe ,
pravṛddhe dānavānīke madhyāhna iva bhāskare 4

4. airāvate kṣīṇarave palāyanaparāyaṇe
pravṛddhe dānavānīke madhyāhne iva bhāskare

4. airāvate kṣīṇarave palāyanaparāyaṇe
dānavānīke pravṛddhe madhyāhne iva bhāskare

4. While Airāvata, with its roar diminished, was intent on flight; and as the army of demons swelled, resembling the sun at midday.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐरावते (airāvate) - when Airāvata (Indra's elephant) (in/on Airāvata)

• क्षीणरवे (kṣīṇarave) - whose roar was diminished (with diminished sound/roar)

• पलायनपरायणे (palāyanaparāyaṇe) - who was intent on flight (intent on flight, devoted to escaping)

• प्रवृद्धे (pravṛddhe) - as the mighty (army) (in the grown, in the increased, in the mighty)

• दानवानीके (dānavānīke) - in the army of demons

• मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• भास्करे (bhāskare) - in the sun, in the sun-god

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावते (airāvate) - when Airāvata (Indra's elephant) (in/on Airāvata)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of airāvata

airāvata - Airāvata (the elephant of Indra)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

क्षीणरवे (kṣīṇarave) - whose roar was diminished (with diminished sound/roar)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇarava

kṣīṇarava - having a diminished sound/roar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+rava)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted, wasted, weakened
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣi' (to decay, waste away) + kta suffix.
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• rava – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Agrees with airāvate.

पलायनपरायणे (palāyanaparāyaṇe) - who was intent on flight (intent on flight, devoted to escaping)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of palāyanaparāyaṇa

palāyanaparāyaṇa - intent on flight, devoted to escaping, having flight as the main object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (palāyana+parāyaṇa)

• palāyana – flight, escape, running away
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From pra- + ayana (from root i 'to go').
  Prefix: palā
  Root: i (class 2)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate aim, refuge, devoted to
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with airāvate.

प्रवृद्धे (pravṛddhe) - as the mighty (army) (in the grown, in the increased, in the mighty)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - grown, increased, mighty, formidable

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + vṛdh (to grow, increase) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dānavānīke. Used in locative absolute construction.

दानवानीके (dānavānīke) - in the army of demons

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dānavānīka

dānavānīka - army of Dānavas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+anīka)

• dānava – demon (offspring of Danu)
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, array
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, at noon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhna

madhyāhna - midday, noon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+ahna)

• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ahna – day
  noun (neuter)
  Alternate form of ahan in compounds.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

भास्करे (bhāskare) - in the sun, in the sun-god

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-god, maker of light

From bhās (light) + kara (maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)