योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-24

सिंहोऽभिभवति व्याघ्रं शरभः सिंहमत्ति च ।
शरभो नाशमायाति मत्तमेघविलङ्घने ॥ २४ ॥

siṃho'bhibhavati vyāghraṃ śarabhaḥ siṃhamatti ca ,
śarabho nāśamāyāti mattameghavilaṅghane 24

24. siṃhaḥ abhibhavati vyāghram śarabhaḥ siṃham atti
ca śarabhaḥ nāśam āyāti matta-megha-vilaṅghane

24. siṃhaḥ vyāghram abhibhavati ca śarabhaḥ siṃham
atti śarabhaḥ matta-megha-vilaṅghane nāśam āyāti

24. A lion overcomes the tiger. And the mythical śarabha beast eats the lion. The śarabha, however, meets its destruction when it attempts to leap over furious clouds (or cloud-like mountains).

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion (lion)

• अभिभवति (abhibhavati) - overcomes, defeats (overcomes, defeats, predominates)

• व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - the tiger (tiger)

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - the mythical śarabha beast (mythical eight-legged animal, a species of deer)

• सिंहम् (siṁham) - the lion (lion)

• अत्ति (atti) - eats (eats, consumes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - the śarabha beast (mythical eight-legged animal, a species of deer)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

• आयाति (āyāti) - meets, obtains (comes, approaches, obtains, gets)

• मत्त-मेघ-विलङ्घने (matta-megha-vilaṅghane) - when it attempts to leap over furious clouds (or cloud-like mountains) (in the act of leaping over intoxicated/furious clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - a lion (lion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

अभिभवति (abhibhavati) - overcomes, defeats (overcomes, defeats, predominates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present tense, with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - the tiger (tiger)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - a tiger

From vi + āghrā (to smell at) or vi + ghrā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - the mythical śarabha beast (mythical eight-legged animal, a species of deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast (said to be stronger than a lion and an elephant); a species of deer; a locust

सिंहम् (siṁham) - the lion (lion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

अत्ति (atti) - eats (eats, consumes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ad

Present tense

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present tense

Root: ad (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - the śarabha beast (mythical eight-legged animal, a species of deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast (said to be stronger than a lion and an elephant); a species of deer; a locust

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, loss)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

From root naś (to perish, to be lost)

Root: naś (class 4)

आयाति (āyāti) - meets, obtains (comes, approaches, obtains, gets)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present tense

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present tense, with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

मत्त-मेघ-विलङ्घने (matta-megha-vilaṅghane) - when it attempts to leap over furious clouds (or cloud-like mountains) (in the act of leaping over intoxicated/furious clouds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of matta-megha-vilaṅghana

matta-megha-vilaṅghana - leaping over furious clouds

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matta+megha+vilaṅghana)

• matta – intoxicated, furious, proud, excited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad (to be mad, rejoice)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  From root mih (to sprinkle)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• vilaṅghana – leaping over, transgression, violation
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root laṅgh (to leap, transgress) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: laṅgh (class 1)

Note: The term can imply leaping over clouds themselves or over high mountains that appear like clouds.