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5,23

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-15

तत्रासिमुसलप्रासवज्रचक्रगदादयः ।
हेतयः कुण्ठतां यान्ति दृषदीवोत्पलाहतिः ॥ १५ ॥
tatrāsimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ ,
hetayaḥ kuṇṭhatāṃ yānti dṛṣadīvotpalāhatiḥ 15
15. tatra asimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ
hetayaḥ kuṇṭhatām yānti dṛṣadi iva utpalāhatiḥ
15. tatra asimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ
hetayaḥ dṛṣadi utpalāhatiḥ iva kuṇṭhatām yānti
15. Against that, weapons such as swords, maces, spears, thunderbolts, discs, and clubs become blunt, just as the strike of a lotus blossom upon a stone would.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - against the power/entity previously described (there, in that place, in that situation)
  • असिमुसलप्रासवज्रचक्रगदादयः (asimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ) - various types of weapons (swords, maces, spears, thunderbolts, discs, clubs, and so on)
  • हेतयः (hetayaḥ) - weapons, instruments
  • कुण्ठताम् (kuṇṭhatām) - becoming ineffective (dullness, bluntness, ineffectiveness (accusative))
  • यान्ति (yānti) - they become (dull) (they go, they attain)
  • दृषदि (dṛṣadi) - on a stone, on a rock
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • उत्पलाहतिः (utpalāhatiḥ) - strike of a lotus, impact of a lotus

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - against the power/entity previously described (there, in that place, in that situation)
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem tad + suffix tral
असिमुसलप्रासवज्रचक्रगदादयः (asimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ) - various types of weapons (swords, maces, spears, thunderbolts, discs, clubs, and so on)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asimusalaprāsavajracakragadādi
asimusalaprāsavajracakragadādi - swords, maces, spears, thunderbolts, discs, clubs, and others
A dvandva compound listing various weapons, suffixed with ādi (etc.)
Compound type : dvandva (asi+musala+prāsa+vajra+cakra+gadā+ādi)
  • asi – sword
    noun (masculine)
  • musala – mace, club, pestle
    noun (masculine)
  • prāsa – spear, dart, javelin
    noun (masculine)
    Root: as (class 4)
  • vajra – thunderbolt, diamond, Indra's weapon
    noun (neuter)
  • cakra – wheel, disc, army, region
    noun (neuter)
  • gadā – club, mace
    noun (feminine)
  • ādi – beginning, source, first, and so on
    noun (masculine)
Note: The entire compound acts as a single nominative plural noun.
हेतयः (hetayaḥ) - weapons, instruments
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of heti
heti - weapon, missile, instrument, cause
Root: hi (class 3)
Note: Refers to the collective group of weapons mentioned.
कुण्ठताम् (kuṇṭhatām) - becoming ineffective (dullness, bluntness, ineffectiveness (accusative))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kuṇṭhatā
kuṇṭhatā - dullness, bluntness, sluggishness, ineffectiveness
From kuṇṭha (dull, blunt) + suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix)
Note: Used with yānti ("go to dullness") to mean "become dull."
यान्ति (yānti) - they become (dull) (they go, they attain)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
दृषदि (dṛṣadi) - on a stone, on a rock
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of dṛṣad
dṛṣad - stone, rock
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
उत्पलाहतिः (utpalāhatiḥ) - strike of a lotus, impact of a lotus
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of utpalāhati
utpalāhati - strike of a lotus, impact of a lotus
Compound of utpala (lotus) and āhati (strike)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpala+āhati)
  • utpala – lotus (Nymphaea esculenta), water-lily
    noun (neuter)
  • āhati – strike, blow, impact, shock, injury
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: han (class 2)