योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-14

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शैलास्त्रशस्त्रगरुडाचलचालितोच्चनागं महासुरगणाङ्गणमन्तरिक्षम् ।
आसीत्क्षणं जलधिभिः क्षणमग्निपूरैः पूर्णं क्षणं दिनकरैः क्षणमन्धकारैः ॥ १४ ॥

śailāstraśastragaruḍācalacālitoccanāgaṃ mahāsuragaṇāṅgaṇamantarikṣam ,
āsītkṣaṇaṃ jaladhibhiḥ kṣaṇamagnipūraiḥ pūrṇaṃ kṣaṇaṃ dinakaraiḥ kṣaṇamandhakāraiḥ 14

14. śaila-astra-śastra-garuḍa-acala-cālita-ucca-nāgam
mahā-asura-gaṇa-aṅgaṇam antarikṣam
āsīt kṣaṇam jaladhibhiḥ kṣaṇam agni-pūraiḥ
pūrṇam kṣaṇam dinakaraiḥ kṣaṇam andhakāraiḥ

14. mahā-asura-gaṇa-aṅgaṇam
śaila-astra-śastra-garuḍa-acala-cālita-ucca-nāgam antarikṣam
kṣaṇam jaladhibhiḥ pūrṇam āsīt kṣaṇam
agni-pūraiḥ kṣaṇam dinakaraiḥ kṣaṇam andhakāraiḥ

14. The atmosphere (antarikṣa), which served as an arena for the vast legions of asuras and was agitated by mountains, missiles, weapons, Garuḍas, and soaring serpents, momentarily filled with oceans, then with floods of fire, then with suns, and then, for a moment, with darkness.

Words meanings summery:

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शैल-अस्त्र-शस्त्र-गरुड-अचल-चालित-उच्च-नागम् (śaila-astra-śastra-garuḍa-acala-cālita-ucca-nāgam) - agitated by mountains, missiles, weapons, Garuḍas, (other) mountains, and mighty (or high-flying) serpents/elephants

महा-असुर-गण-अङ्गणम् (mahā-asura-gaṇa-aṅgaṇam) - a courtyard/arena for great hosts of asuras

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - the sky, atmosphere, space

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, became

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

जलधिभिः (jaladhibhiḥ) - by oceans

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

अग्नि-पूरैः (agni-pūraiḥ) - by floods of fire

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, filled

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

दिनकरैः (dinakaraiḥ) - by suns

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

अन्धकारैः (andhakāraiḥ) - by darknesses

Words meanings and morphology

शैल-अस्त्र-शस्त्र-गरुड-अचल-चालित-उच्च-नागम् (śaila-astra-śastra-garuḍa-acala-cālita-ucca-nāgam) - agitated by mountains, missiles, weapons, Garuḍas, (other) mountains, and mighty (or high-flying) serpents/elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaila-astra-śastra-garuḍa-acala-cālita-ucca-nāga

śaila-astra-śastra-garuḍa-acala-cālita-ucca-nāga - (an entity) agitated by mountains, missiles, weapons, Garuḍas, mountains, and lofty serpents/elephants

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śaila+astra+śastra+garuḍa+acala+cālita+ucca+nāga)

śaila – mountain, rock, rocky
noun (masculine)
Derived from śilā (rock).
astra – missile, weapon (thrown)
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4)
śastra – weapon (held, cut with)
noun (neuter)
Derived from root śas (to cut, to kill).
Root: śas (class 2)
garuḍa – Garuḍa (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)
proper noun (masculine)
acala – mountain (lit. 'immovable')
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a
Root: cal (class 1)
cālita – moved, agitated, dislodged
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from causative of root cal.
Root: cal (class 1)
ucca – high, lofty, elevated
adjective
nāga – serpent, elephant (often refers to divine serpents, or large, powerful entities)
noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies antarikṣam.

महा-असुर-गण-अङ्गणम् (mahā-asura-gaṇa-aṅgaṇam) - a courtyard/arena for great hosts of asuras

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahā-asura-gaṇa-aṅgaṇa

mahā-asura-gaṇa-aṅgaṇa - arena for great hosts of asuras (demons)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+asura+gaṇa+aṅgaṇa)

mahā – great, mighty
adjective
asura – demon, evil spirit (opposed to sura/deva)
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a
Root: su (class 5)
gaṇa – host, multitude, troop, collection
noun (masculine)
aṅgaṇa – courtyard, arena, open space
noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies antarikṣam.

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - the sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space, intermediate region

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

3rd person singular, imperfect active.

Root: as (class 2)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of accusative case.

जलधिभिः (jaladhibhiḥ) - by oceans

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jaladhi

jaladhi - ocean, sea (lit. 'water-holder')

Compound of jala (water) and dhā (to hold/place).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+dhi)

jala – water
noun (neuter)
dhi – holder, receptacle (from root dhā)
noun (masculine)
Substantive form of the root dhā (to hold).
Root: dhā (class 3)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of accusative case.

अग्नि-पूरैः (agni-pūraiḥ) - by floods of fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agni-pūra

agni-pūra - flood/stream of fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+pūra)

agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
noun (masculine)
pūra – flood, stream, abundance
noun (masculine)
Derived from root pṝ (to fill).
Root: pṝ (class 1)

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṝ.

Root: pṝ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for antarikṣam.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - Used adverbially to denote duration. (for a moment)

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of accusative case.