योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-20

अनयन्नयमार्गकोविदा दलिताशेषगिरीन्द्रभित्तयः ।
ससृजुश्च समं समन्ततः करिकुम्भेष्विव पुण्यवर्षणम् ॥ २० ॥

anayannayamārgakovidā dalitāśeṣagirīndrabhittayaḥ ,
sasṛjuśca samaṃ samantataḥ karikumbheṣviva puṇyavarṣaṇam 20

20. anayan nayamārgakovidāḥ dalitāśeṣagirīndrabhittayaḥ
sasṛjuḥ ca samam samantataḥ karikumbheṣu iva puṇyavarṣaṇam

20. nayamārgakovidāḥ dalitāśeṣgirīndrabhittayaḥ
(surāsurāḥ) anayan
ca samantataḥ karikumbheṣu
iva samam puṇyavarṣaṇam sasṛjuḥ

20. And the gods and demons, skilled in the path of strategy, whose bodies were like great mountains with shattered sides, carried out their warfare, and simultaneously, from all sides, they released a devastating shower (of attacks), as if upon the frontal globes of elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• अनयन् (anayan) - they led, they waged (warfare), they carried out

• नयमार्गकोविदाः (nayamārgakovidāḥ) - skilled in the path of policy/strategy

• दलिताशेषगिरीन्द्रभित्तयः (dalitāśeṣagirīndrabhittayaḥ) - describing the gods and demons, comparing their bodies or strength to mountains whose sides were shattered (whose walls (sides) of all great mountains were shattered)

• ससृजुः (sasṛjuḥ) - they created, they released, they hurled

• च (ca) - and

• समम् (samam) - simultaneously, together, at the same time

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• करिकुम्भेषु (karikumbheṣu) - on the frontal globes/temples of elephants

• इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

• पुण्यवर्षणम् (puṇyavarṣaṇam) - A shower of destructive force or attacks, using 'puṇya' (merit/auspicious) ironically to suggest effective or well-aimed destruction in battle. (a devastating shower)

Words meanings and morphology

अनयन् (anayan) - they led, they waged (warfare), they carried out

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

नयमार्गकोविदाः (nayamārgakovidāḥ) - skilled in the path of policy/strategy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nayamārgakovida

nayamārgakovida - skilled in the path of policy, wise in strategy

Compound type : Tatpurusha (naya+mārga+kovida)

• naya – policy, conduct, guidance, strategy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• mārga – path, road, way, course
  noun (masculine)
• kovida – skilled, knowing, experienced, wise
  adjective (masculine)

दलिताशेषगिरीन्द्रभित्तयः (dalitāśeṣagirīndrabhittayaḥ) - describing the gods and demons, comparing their bodies or strength to mountains whose sides were shattered (whose walls (sides) of all great mountains were shattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dalitāśeṣagirīndrabhitti

dalitāśeṣagirīndrabhitti - whose walls (or sides) of all great mountains are shattered

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dalita+aśeṣa+girīndra+bhitti)

• dalita – shattered, broken, split
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'dal' (to split, break).
  Root: dal (class 1)
• aśeṣa – all, entire, complete, without remainder
  adjective (masculine)
• girīndra – king of mountains, great mountain
  noun (masculine)
• bhitti – wall, partition, side, fragment
  noun (feminine)

ससृजुः (sasṛjuḥ) - they created, they released, they hurled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समम् (samam) - simultaneously, together, at the same time

(indeclinable)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

करिकुम्भेषु (karikumbheṣu) - on the frontal globes/temples of elephants

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of karikumbha

karikumbha - frontal globe on an elephant's head; elephant's temple

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kari+kumbha)

• kari – elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kumbha – pot, pitcher; frontal globe on an elephant's head
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like, resembling

(indeclinable)

पुण्यवर्षणम् (puṇyavarṣaṇam) - A shower of destructive force or attacks, using 'puṇya' (merit/auspicious) ironically to suggest effective or well-aimed destruction in battle. (a devastating shower)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇyavarṣaṇa

puṇyavarṣaṇa - rain of merit/virtue; auspicious shower

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puṇya+varṣaṇa)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed; auspicious, pure, holy
  noun (neuter)
• varṣaṇa – raining, showering, shedding
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  Derived from the root 'vṛṣ' (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)