योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-21

कूजद्भृङ्गतरङ्गौघैः पुष्पकेसरराजिभिः ।
राजमानं पतन्तीभिः सरिद्भिरिव पर्वतम् ॥ २१ ॥

kūjadbhṛṅgataraṅgaughaiḥ puṣpakesararājibhiḥ ,
rājamānaṃ patantībhiḥ saridbhiriva parvatam 21

21. kūjadbhṛṅgatarangooghaiḥ puṣpakesararājibhiḥ
rājamānaṃ patantībhiḥ saridbhiḥ iva parvatam

21. parvatam iva kūjadbhṛṅgatarangooghaiḥ
puṣpakesararājibhiḥ patantībhiḥ saridbhiḥ rājamānam

21. It (the elephant) shines like a mountain adorned with masses of humming bees that resemble waves, with rows of flower filaments, and with falling rivers.

21. קורן מגלי דבורים מזמזמות ומשורות אבקני פרחים, בדיוק כהר המפואר במפלי נחלים זורמים.

Words meanings summery:

• कूजद्भृङ्गतरन्गोओघैः (kūjadbhṛṅgatarangooghaiḥ) - by masses of humming bees resembling waves (by masses of humming bee-waves)

• पुष्पकेसरराजिभिः (puṣpakesararājibhiḥ) - by rows of flower filaments

• राजमानम् (rājamānam) - shining, resplendent (shining, gleaming, resplendent, beautiful)

• पतन्तीभिः (patantībhiḥ) - by falling (by falling ones, by those falling)

• सरिद्भिः (saridbhiḥ) - by rivers

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain

Words meanings and morphology

कूजद्भृङ्गतरन्गोओघैः (kūjadbhṛṅgatarangooghaiḥ) - by masses of humming bees resembling waves (by masses of humming bee-waves)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kūjadbhṛṅgatarangoogha

kūjadbhṛṅgatarangoogha - masses of humming bee-waves (bees that are like waves and are humming)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kūjat+bhṛṅga+taraṅga+ogha)

• kūjat – humming, buzzing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root kūj-
  Root: kūj (class 1)
• bhṛṅga – bee
  noun (masculine)
• taraṅga – wave
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)

पुष्पकेसरराजिभिः (puṣpakesararājibhiḥ) - by rows of flower filaments

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of puṣpakesararāji

puṣpakesararāji - rows of flower filaments

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+kesara+rāji)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• kesara – filament, stamen
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – row, line
  noun (feminine)

राजमानम् (rājamānam) - shining, resplendent (shining, gleaming, resplendent, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājamāna

rājamāna - shining, gleaming, resplendent

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'rāj' (to shine, rule) with the śānac affix.

Root: rāj (class 1)

पतन्तीभिः (patantībhiḥ) - by falling (by falling ones, by those falling)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of patantī

patant - falling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with the śatṛ affix, then feminine 'ī' suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saridbhiḥ'.

सरिद्भिः (saridbhiḥ) - by rivers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: The object being described as shining like a mountain.

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