योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-20

सा सुरानीकिनी देवं क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनम् ।
जगाम शरणं शैलं वातार्तेवाब्दमालिका ॥ २० ॥

sā surānīkinī devaṃ kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinam ,
jagāma śaraṇaṃ śailaṃ vātārtevābdamālikā 20

20. sā surānīkinī devam kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinam jagāma
śaraṇam śailam vāta-ārtā iva abda-mālikā

20. sā surānīkinī vāta-ārtā abda-mālikā iva śailam
kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinam devam śaraṇam jagāma

20. That army of gods, like a garland of clouds distressed by the wind, went for refuge to the deity (Viṣṇu), who is firm like a mountain and reposes on the milk ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (referring to the army of gods) (that, she)

• सुरानीकिनी (surānīkinī) - army of gods, divine host

• देवम् (devam) - to the deity (Viṣṇu) (god, deity)

• क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनम् (kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinam) - reposing on the milk ocean (referring to Viṣṇu) (reposing on the milk ocean)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went (for refuge) (went)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - for refuge (refuge, shelter)

• शैलम् (śailam) - mountain-like, firm (as an epithet for the deity) (mountain, rock; mountain-like, firm, unshakeable)

• वात-आर्ता (vāta-ārtā) - distressed by wind

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अब्द-मालिका (abda-mālikā) - garland of clouds, cloud formation

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (referring to the army of gods) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुरानीकिनी (surānīkinī) - army of gods, divine host

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of surānīkinī

surānīkinī - army of gods, divine host

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+anīkinī)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• anīkinī – army, host
  noun (feminine)

देवम् (devam) - to the deity (Viṣṇu) (god, deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity

क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनम् (kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinam) - reposing on the milk ocean (referring to Viṣṇu) (reposing on the milk ocean)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣīrodārṇavaśāyin

kṣīrodārṇavaśāyin - one who reposes on the milk ocean

agent noun

derived from śī + kṣīrodārṇava (locative compound)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kṣīrodārṇava+śāyin)

• kṣīrodārṇava – milk ocean
  noun (masculine)
• śāyin – reposing, lying down
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  root śī + ṇini
  Root: śī (class 2)

जगाम (jagāma) - went (for refuge) (went)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect (lit)

Root verb gam, 3rd person singular perfect active

Root: gam (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - for refuge (refuge, shelter)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection

Note: Used adverbially

शैलम् (śailam) - mountain-like, firm (as an epithet for the deity) (mountain, rock; mountain-like, firm, unshakeable)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock; made of rock, firm, unshakeable

Derived from śilā (rock)

Note: Used as an adjective for `devam`.

वात-आर्ता (vāta-ārtā) - distressed by wind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāta-ārta

vāta-ārta - distressed by wind, wind-afflicted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+ārta)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root ṛ (to go, to reach, to suffer) + kta suffix
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अब्द-मालिका (abda-mālikā) - garland of clouds, cloud formation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abda-mālikā

abda-mālikā - garland of clouds, cloud formation

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (abda+mālikā)

• abda – cloud; year
  noun (masculine)
• mālikā – garland, wreath; row, series
  noun (feminine)

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