योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-19

नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा माधवोऽहन्महासुरम् ।
लसत्कटकटारावं तुरङ्गममिव द्विपः ॥ १९ ॥

nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā mādhavo'hanmahāsuram ,
lasatkaṭakaṭārāvaṃ turaṅgamamiva dvipaḥ 19

19. nārasiṃham vapuḥ kṛtvā mādhavaḥ ahan mahāsuram
lasat kaṭakaṭārāvam turaṅgamam iva dvipaḥ

19. mādhavaḥ nārasiṃham vapuḥ kṛtvā mahāsuram ahan
dvipaḥ iva lasat kaṭakaṭārāvam turaṅgamam

19. Having assumed the Narasimha (man-lion) form, Madhava killed the great demon, just as an elephant (dvipa) kills a horse (turaṅgama) with a fierce, crushing sound.

Words meanings summery:

• नारसिंहम् (nārasiṁham) - the Narasimha (man-lion) form (of Narasimha, man-lion)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - divine form (form, body, appearance)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed (having done, having made, having assumed)

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Lord Vishnu (Madhava (a name of Vishnu/Krishna))

• अहन् (ahan) - killed (killed, struck)

• महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - the great demon (Hiranyakashipu) (great demon)

• लसत् (lasat) - fierce, resounding (describing the sound) (shining, sparkling)

• कटकटारावम् (kaṭakaṭārāvam) - with a fierce, crushing sound (making a cracking/crushing sound)

• तुरङ्गमम् (turaṅgamam) - a horse (horse)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant (elephant (drinker of two))

Words meanings and morphology

नारसिंहम् (nārasiṁham) - the Narasimha (man-lion) form (of Narasimha, man-lion)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārasiṃha

nārasiṁha - relating to a man-lion; the Man-Lion avatara of Vishnu

From nara (man) + siṃha (lion).

Note: Adjective here, modifying 'vapuḥ'.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - divine form (form, body, appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, appearance

From root vap (to sow, scatter, weave).

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: vapuḥ is nominative/accusative singular neuter. Here it is accusative agreeing with nārasiṃham.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed (having done, having made, having assumed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root kṛ (to do, make) + tvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms an action sequence: 'having assumed (the form), he killed'.

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Lord Vishnu (Madhava (a name of Vishnu/Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, a name of Vishnu or Krishna, relating to spring

madhu (honey, sweet, demon name) + a (patronymic suffix).

Note: Subject of the verb ahan.

अहन् (ahan) - killed (killed, struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of han

Imperfect Tense

a (augment) + han (root) + t (personal ending) - t disappears.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - the great demon (Hiranyakashipu) (great demon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon

mahā (great) + asura (demon).

Note: Object of the verb ahan.

लसत् (lasat) - fierce, resounding (describing the sound) (shining, sparkling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lasat

lasat - shining, glittering, playing, sporting

Present Active Participle

From root las (to shine, sport) + at suffix.

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying kaṭakaṭārāvam or turaṅgamam.

कटकटारावम् (kaṭakaṭārāvam) - with a fierce, crushing sound (making a cracking/crushing sound)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṭakaṭārāva

kaṭakaṭārāva - a cracking sound, a formidable sound, a roar

Onomatopoeic kaṭakaṭa + rāva (sound, roar).

Note: Adjective here, modifying turaṅgamam, or a descriptor of the sound produced by the action.

तुरङ्गमम् (turaṅgamam) - a horse (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of turaṅgama

turaṅgama - horse

turaga (swift-moving) + gama (going) - or tura (quick) + gam (to go) + a suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant (elephant (drinker of two))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. drinking twice, with trunk and mouth)

dvi (two) + pa (drinker) from root pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile.