योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-30, verse-11

तत्र ते करुणाक्रन्दाः ससुहृद्दारबन्धवः ।
प्रदग्धाः पर्णविटपा वृक्षा इव वनानिलैः ॥ ११ ॥

tatra te karuṇākrandāḥ sasuhṛddārabandhavaḥ ,
pradagdhāḥ parṇaviṭapā vṛkṣā iva vanānilaiḥ 11

11. tatra te karuṇākrandāḥ sasuhṛddārabandhavaḥ
pradagdhāḥ parṇaviṭapāḥ vṛkṣāḥ iva vanānilaiḥ

11. tatra te sasuhṛddārabandhavaḥ karuṇākrandāḥ
parṇaviṭapāḥ vṛkṣāḥ vanānilaiḥ iva pradagdhāḥ

11. There, they, along with their friends, wives, and relatives, were utterly consumed by fire, emitting piteous cries, just as trees, with their leaves and branches, are burnt by forest fires.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in those dreadful regions mentioned in the previous verse) (there, in that place, in that matter)

• ते (te) - they (the asuras) (they)

• करुणाक्रन्दाः (karuṇākrandāḥ) - uttering piteous cries (having piteous cries, lamenting piteously)

• ससुहृद्दारबन्धवः (sasuhṛddārabandhavaḥ) - along with their friends, wives, and relatives (along with friends, wives, and relatives)

• प्रदग्धाः (pradagdhāḥ) - were utterly consumed by fire (consumed, burnt up, completely destroyed by fire)

• पर्णविटपाः (parṇaviṭapāḥ) - with their leaves and branches (having leaves and branches)

• वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• वनानिलैः (vanānilaiḥ) - by forest fires (by forest winds, by forest fires)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (in those dreadful regions mentioned in the previous verse) (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from 'tad'.

ते (te) - they (the asuras) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of "pradagdhāḥ".

करुणाक्रन्दाः (karuṇākrandāḥ) - uttering piteous cries (having piteous cries, lamenting piteously)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karuṇākranda

karuṇākranda - one whose cries are piteous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karuṇā+ākranda)

• karuṇā – pity, compassion, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• ākranda – cry, wail, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From √krand (to cry, shout) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: krand (class 1)

ससुहृद्दारबन्धवः (sasuhṛddārabandhavaḥ) - along with their friends, wives, and relatives (along with friends, wives, and relatives)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sasuhṛddārabandhava

sasuhṛddārabandhava - with friends, wives, and relatives

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+suhṛd+dāra+bandhu)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• suhṛd – friend, good-hearted
  noun (masculine)
• dāra – wife, wives (masculine plural in this sense)
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

प्रदग्धाः (pradagdhāḥ) - were utterly consumed by fire (consumed, burnt up, completely destroyed by fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradagdha

pradagdha - completely burnt, consumed, destroyed by fire

Past Passive Participle

From root √dah (to burn) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the state of being burnt.

पर्णविटपाः (parṇaviṭapāḥ) - with their leaves and branches (having leaves and branches)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parṇaviṭapa

parṇaviṭapa - having leaves and branches

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parṇa+viṭapa)

• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• viṭapa – branch, sprout
  noun (masculine)

वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: The noun being compared.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

वनानिलैः (vanānilaiḥ) - by forest fires (by forest winds, by forest fires)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vanānila

vanānila - forest wind, fire (metaphorically, or 'wind of the forest fire')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+anila)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• anila – wind, air, a god of wind
  noun (masculine)