योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-21

देवासुराः समरसंभ्रममाकुलास्ते अन्योन्यमङ्गदलनाकुलहेतिहस्ताः ।
नागेन्द्रडिम्भपृतनापृथुपीठपेषैः कीर्णश्रियो नभसि बभ्रमुरक्षिपन्तः ॥ २१ ॥

devāsurāḥ samarasaṃbhramamākulāste anyonyamaṅgadalanākulahetihastāḥ ,
nāgendraḍimbhapṛtanāpṛthupīṭhapeṣaiḥ kīrṇaśriyo nabhasi babhramurakṣipantaḥ 21

21. devāsurāḥ samarasaṃbhramākulāḥ te
anyonyam aṅgadalanaākulahetihastāḥ
nāgendraḍimbhapṛtanāpṛthupīṭhapeṣaiḥ
kīrṇaśriyaḥ nabhasī babhramuḥ akṣipantaḥ

21. samarasaṃbhramākulāḥ anyonyam
aṅgadalanaākulahetihastāḥ
nāgendraḍimbhapṛtanāpṛthupīṭhapeṣaiḥ kīrṇaśriyaḥ te
devāsurāḥ nabhasī akṣipantaḥ babhramuḥ

21. Agitated by the tumult of battle, the gods and demons, with weapons in their hands, eager to dismember one another, their glory scattered by the mighty crushing of the ranks of young elephants, roamed through the sky, relentlessly hurling (weapons).

Words meanings summery:

• देवासुराः (devāsurāḥ) - gods and demons

• समरसंभ्रमाकुलाः (samarasaṁbhramākulāḥ) - agitated by the confusion/tumult of battle

• ते (te) - they, those

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, one another

• अङ्गदलनआकुलहेतिहस्ताः (aṅgadalanaākulahetihastāḥ) - with weapons in hand, eager for limb-tearing

• नागेन्द्रडिम्भपृतनापृथुपीठपेषैः (nāgendraḍimbhapṛtanāpṛthupīṭhapeṣaiḥ) - by the vast crushing of the ranks of young chief-elephants

• कीर्णश्रियः (kīrṇaśriyaḥ) - with scattered splendor/glory

• नभसी (nabhasī) - in the sky

• बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - they roamed/wandered

• अक्षिपन्तः (akṣipantaḥ) - hurling, throwing

Words meanings and morphology

देवासुराः (devāsurāḥ) - gods and demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva-asura

deva-asura - gods and demons

Compound of deva (god) and asura (demon).

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
  From root div (to shine).
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  Etymologically 'possessing vital power'.
  Root: as

समरसंभ्रमाकुलाः (samarasaṁbhramākulāḥ) - agitated by the confusion/tumult of battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samara-saṃbhrama-ākula

samara-saṁbhrama-ākula - agitated by the confusion/tumult of battle

Compound: 'agitated by the tumult of battle'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samara+saṃbhrama+ākula)

• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + ṛ (to go, move).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, bustle, turmoil
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + bhram (to wander).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• ākula – agitated, confused, filled with, bewildered
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā + kul (to collect).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Qualifies devāsurāḥ.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to devāsurāḥ.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, one another

(indeclinable)

Repetition of anya (other).

अङ्गदलनआकुलहेतिहस्ताः (aṅgadalanaākulahetihastāḥ) - with weapons in hand, eager for limb-tearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅga-dalana-ākula-heti-hasta

aṅga-dalana-ākula-heti-hasta - with weapons in hand, eager for limb-tearing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅga+dalana+ākula+heti+hasta)

• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)
• dalana – tearing, breaking
  noun (neuter)
  From root dal (to burst).
  Root: dal (class 1)
• ākula – eager, agitated, full of
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā + kul (to collect).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 10)
• heti – weapon, missile
  noun (feminine)
  From root han (to strike).
  Root: han (class 2)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies devāsurāḥ.

नागेन्द्रडिम्भपृतनापृथुपीठपेषैः (nāgendraḍimbhapṛtanāpṛthupīṭhapeṣaiḥ) - by the vast crushing of the ranks of young chief-elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga-indra-ḍimbha-pṛtanā-pṛthu-pīṭha-peṣa

nāga-indra-ḍimbha-pṛtanā-pṛthu-pīṭha-peṣa - by the vast crushing of the ranks of young chief-elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra+ḍimbha+pṛtanā+pṛthu+pīṭha+peṣa)

• nāga – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord
  noun (masculine)
• ḍimbha – young, child
  adjective (masculine)
• pṛtanā – army, host, troop, ranks
  noun (feminine)
• pṛthu – broad, vast, great
  adjective (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, base, foundation, pedestal
  noun (neuter)
• peṣa – crushing, grinding
  noun (masculine)
  From root piṣ (to crush).
  Root: piṣ (class 7)

Note: Describes the cause of scattered splendor.

कीर्णश्रियः (kīrṇaśriyaḥ) - with scattered splendor/glory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrṇa-śrī

kīrṇa-śrī - whose splendor/glory is scattered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kīrṇa+śrī)

• kīrṇa – scattered, strewn
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to scatter).
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• śrī – splendor, glory, fortune, beauty
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies devāsurāḥ.

नभसी (nabhasī) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven

बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - they roamed/wandered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhram

Perfect Tense

reduplicated form

Root: bhram (class 1)

अक्षिपन्तः (akṣipantaḥ) - hurling, throwing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākṣipat

ākṣipat - hurling, throwing, casting

Present Active Participle

From ā + kṣip (to throw).

Prefix: ā

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Acts as a modifier to the main verb babhramuḥ.

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