योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-107

दिनैः कतिपयैरेव स्फुरिता धरणीतले ।
वराकास्तेन ते नष्टा मशकाः कुहरेष्विव ॥ १०७ ॥

dinaiḥ katipayaireva sphuritā dharaṇītale ,
varākāstena te naṣṭā maśakāḥ kuhareṣviva 107

107. dinaiḥ katipayaiḥ eva sphuritā dharaṇītale
varākāḥ tena te naṣṭāḥ maśakāḥ kuhareṣu iva

107. katipayaiḥ dinaiḥ eva dharaṇītale sphuritā
tena te varākāḥ maśakāḥ kuhareṣu iva naṣṭāḥ

107. Within just a few days, a calamity manifested on the surface of the earth. Due to that, those wretched mosquitos were destroyed, as if (they vanished) into crevices.

Words meanings summery:

• दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - in a period of days (by the days, in days)

• कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - in a few (days) (by a few, by some)

• एव (eva) - just, only (only, just, indeed)

• स्फुरिता (sphuritā) - (a calamity) manifested (manifested, arisen, trembled, flashed)

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth

• वराकाः (varākāḥ) - wretched (creatures) (wretched, poor, miserable)

• तेन (tena) - due to that (calamity/reason) (by that, by him, by it, therefore)

• ते (te) - those (mosquitos) (those, they)

• नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - were destroyed (destroyed, lost, perished)

• मशकाः (maśakāḥ) - mosquitos

• कुहरेषु (kuhareṣu) - in holes, in crevices

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

दिनैः (dinaiḥ) - in a period of days (by the days, in days)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

कतिपयैः (katipayaiḥ) - in a few (days) (by a few, by some)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of katipaya

katipaya - a few, some

Note: Agrees with 'dinaiḥ'.

एव (eva) - just, only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

स्फुरिता (sphuritā) - (a calamity) manifested (manifested, arisen, trembled, flashed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphurita

sphurita - manifested, arisen, trembled, flashed, throbbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sphur' (to throb, flash, manifest).

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Implied subject like 'āpat' (calamity) or 'vyādhi' (disease).

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - earth's surface

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, base
  noun (neuter)

वराकाः (varākāḥ) - wretched (creatures) (wretched, poor, miserable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varāka

varāka - wretched, miserable, poor, insignificant

Note: Agrees with 'maśakāḥ'.

तेन (tena) - due to that (calamity/reason) (by that, by him, by it, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - those (mosquitos) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - were destroyed (destroyed, lost, perished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, be lost).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'maśakāḥ'.

मशकाः (maśakāḥ) - mosquitos

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maśaka

maśaka - mosquito, gnat

कुहरेषु (kuhareṣu) - in holes, in crevices

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kuhara

kuhara - hole, cavity, crevice, cave

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)