योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-17

इति कथितवताथ भार्गवेण स्फुटजलराशिपथा महाजवेन ।
प्लुतमलिशबले नभोन्तराले तरलतरङ्गवदाकुले ग्रहौघैः ॥ १७ ॥

iti kathitavatātha bhārgaveṇa sphuṭajalarāśipathā mahājavena ,
plutamaliśabale nabhontarāle taralataraṅgavadākule grahaughaiḥ 17

17. iti kathitavatā atha bhārgaveṇa
sphuṭajalarāśipathā mahājāvena
plutamaliśabale nabhaḥ antarāle
taralataraṅgavat ākule grahaughaiḥ

17. atha bhārgaveṇa iti kathitavatā
mahājāvena sphuṭajalarāśipathā
plutamaliśabale taralataraṅgavat
grahaughaiḥ ākule nabhaḥ antarāle

17. Thus, after Bhargava had spoken, he departed with great speed, traversing a path as clear as an ocean, into the expanse of the sky. This sky was dark and buzzing (as if with swarming bees), agitated by the multitude of planets like restless waves.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• कथितवता (kathitavatā) - by him who had spoken, by one who had told

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Shukra, the preceptor of the asuras (by Bhargava, by Shukra)

• स्फुटजलराशिपथा (sphuṭajalarāśipathā) - by a path like a clear ocean

• महाजावेन (mahājāvena) - with great speed

• प्लुतमलिशबले (plutamaliśabale) - dark and buzzing (with a sense of multitude, perhaps of stars or dark clouds, likened to bees) (filled with buzzing bees (or darkness))

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, heaven

• अन्तराले (antarāle) - in the expanse/midst of the sky (in the intermediate space, in the interval, in the midst)

• तरलतरङ्गवत् (taralataraṅgavat) - like restless waves, like moving waves

• आकुले (ākule) - agitated, disturbed (agitated, disturbed, dishevelled, crowded)

• ग्रहौघैः (grahaughaiḥ) - by multitudes of planets/celestial bodies

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

कथितवता (kathitavatā) - by him who had spoken, by one who had told

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kathitavat

kathitavat - having spoken, having told

Past Active Participle

Derived from root 'kath' (to speak, to tell) with suffix 'ktavatu'.

Root: kath (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Shukra, the preceptor of the asuras (by Bhargava, by Shukra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu, related to Bhrigu; name of Shukra, the preceptor of the asuras

स्फुटजलराशिपथा (sphuṭajalarāśipathā) - by a path like a clear ocean

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sphuṭajalarāśipatha

sphuṭajalarāśipatha - a path like a clear ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sphuṭa+jala+rāśi+patha)

• sphuṭa – clear, distinct, evident, expanded, open
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle of √sphuṭ (to burst, open), used as adjective.
  Root: sphuṭ (class 1)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, mass, quantity, collection, ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāś
• patha – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
  Root: path

Note: The compound itself functions as an adjective here describing how the path was.

महाजावेन (mahājāvena) - with great speed

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahājāva

mahājāva - great speed, great velocity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jāva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• jāva – speed, velocity, swiftness
  noun (masculine)
  From √ju (to be swift) + a.
  Root: ju

प्लुतमलिशबले (plutamaliśabale) - dark and buzzing (with a sense of multitude, perhaps of stars or dark clouds, likened to bees) (filled with buzzing bees (or darkness))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of plutamaliśabala

plutamaliśabala - filled with swarming bees; dark and noisy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pluta+ali+śabala)

• pluta – flooded, plunged, filled, dark
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From √plu (to float, swim, plunge) + kta.
  Root: plu (class 1)
• ali – bee, scorpion; (often signifies darkness or multitude when used figuratively)
  noun (masculine)
• śabala – spotted, variegated, dark, noisy, tumultuous
  adjective

Note: Agrees with `antarāle`. The compound means "darkened and noisy/swarming with bees".

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, heaven

(noun)

neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven, space

Root: nabh

Note: This is the first part of the compound `nabhontarāle` (locative).

अन्तराले (antarāle) - in the expanse/midst of the sky (in the intermediate space, in the interval, in the midst)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarāla

antarāla - intermediate space, interval, expanse, midst

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+āla)

• antar – within, between, intermediate
  indeclinable
• āla – space, place, receptacle (often as suffix)
  noun (neuter)

Note: It is `nabhaḥ` (sky) + `antarāle` (in the intermediate space) forming `nabhontarāle`.

तरलतरङ्गवत् (taralataraṅgavat) - like restless waves, like moving waves

(adjective)

neuter, singular of taralataraṅgavat

taralataraṅgavat - like restless waves, having restless waves

From 'taralataraṅga' + '-vat' suffix indicating similarity.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tarala+taraṅga+vat)

• tarala – restless, trembling, fluctuating, moving, liquid
  adjective
  Root: tṝ
• taraṅga – wave, billow, movement, surge
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tṝ' (to cross) + aṅga.
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Primary suffix -vat (vatup) indicating similarity.

Note: Adverbial usage.

आकुले (ākule) - agitated, disturbed (agitated, disturbed, dishevelled, crowded)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākula

ākula - agitated, disturbed, perplexed, crowded, full of

From prefix 'ā' + root 'kul' (to collect, crowd).

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `antarāle`.

ग्रहौघैः (grahaughaiḥ) - by multitudes of planets/celestial bodies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of grahaugha

grahaugha - multitude of planets, collection of celestial bodies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (graha+ogha)

• graha – planet, celestial body, seizer, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  From √grah (to seize, take).
  Root: grah (class 9)
• ogha – flood, current, multitude, heap, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah

Note: Used as the agent of agitation for `ākule`.