योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-16

उदपतन्नसुरावसुधातलाद्गगनमद्रितटादिव पक्षिणः ।
अतिबलादपतन्विबुधा भुवि प्रलयचालितशैलशिला इव ॥ १६ ॥

udapatannasurāvasudhātalādgaganamadritaṭādiva pakṣiṇaḥ ,
atibalādapatanvibudhā bhuvi pralayacālitaśailaśilā iva 16

16. udapatan asurāḥ vasudhā-talāt
gaganam adri-taṭāt iva pakṣiṇaḥ
ati-balāt apatan vibudhāḥ bhuvi
pralaya-cālita-śaila-śilāḥ iva

16. asurāḥ vasudhā-talāt gaganam
adri-taṭāt pakṣiṇaḥ iva udapatan
vibudhāḥ ati-balāt bhuvi
pralaya-cālita-śaila-śilāḥ iva apatan

16. The asuras ascended from the surface of the earth into the sky, just as birds take flight from a mountain peak. Meanwhile, the gods, with immense force, fell onto the earth, resembling mountain rocks dislodged during the cosmic dissolution (pralaya).

Words meanings summery:

• उदपतन् (udapatan) - flew up, rose, ascended

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, asuras

• वसुधा-तलात् (vasudhā-talāt) - from the surface of the earth

• गगनम् (gaganam) - to the sky, atmosphere

• अद्रि-तटात् (adri-taṭāt) - from a mountain slope/peak

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

• अति-बलात् (ati-balāt) - with great force, very powerfully

• अपतन् (apatan) - fell down

• विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - gods (lit. 'the wise ones')

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth

• प्रलय-चालित-शैल-शिलाः (pralaya-cālita-śaila-śilāḥ) - mountain rocks moved by cosmic dissolution (pralaya)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

उदपतन् (udapatan) - flew up, rose, ascended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect

3rd person plural, imperfect active, with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, asuras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit (opposed to sura/deva)

Prefix: a

Root: su (class 5)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

वसुधा-तलात् (vasudhā-talāt) - from the surface of the earth

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vasudhā-tala

vasudhā-tala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth (lit. 'producer of wealth')
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• tala – surface, plain, level ground, bottom
  noun (neuter)

गगनम् (gaganam) - to the sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates direction of movement.

अद्रि-तटात् (adri-taṭāt) - from a mountain slope/peak

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of adri-taṭa

adri-taṭa - mountain slope, mountain peak

Compound type : tatpurusha (adri+taṭa)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• taṭa – slope, bank, shore, flank
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

Derived from pakṣa (wing).

अति-बलात् (ati-balāt) - with great force, very powerfully

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+bala)

• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'with great force'.

अपतन् (apatan) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect

3rd person plural, imperfect active, with prefix a- (though here often meaning 'down').

Prefix: a

Root: pat (class 1)

विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - gods (lit. 'the wise ones')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - god, deity (lit. 'one who is awakened/wise')

Derived from root budh with vi- prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

प्रलय-चालित-शैल-शिलाः (pralaya-cālita-śaila-śilāḥ) - mountain rocks moved by cosmic dissolution (pralaya)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pralaya-cālita-śaila-śilā

pralaya-cālita-śaila-śilā - mountain rocks moved/dislodged by cosmic dissolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (pralaya+cālita+śaila+śilā)

• pralaya – cosmic dissolution, destruction, annihilation (pralaya)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root lī with pra- prefix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• cālita – moved, agitated, dislodged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from causative of root cal.
  Root: cal (class 1)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from śilā (rock).
• śilā – rock, stone, boulder
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

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