योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-8

दैत्याभावे सुरश्रेणी निर्जिगीषुपदं गता ।
शममेष्यत्यदृष्टाब्दपटलेषु सरिद्यथा ॥ ८ ॥

daityābhāve suraśreṇī nirjigīṣupadaṃ gatā ,
śamameṣyatyadṛṣṭābdapaṭaleṣu saridyathā 8

8. daityābhāve suraśreṇī nirjigīṣupadam gatā
śamam eṣyati adṛṣṭābdapaṭaleṣu sarit yathā

8. daityābhāve suraśreṇī nirjigīṣupadam gatā
adṛṣṭābdapaṭaleṣu sarit yathā śamam eṣyati

8. In the absence of demons, the host of gods, having reached a state where they no longer desire conquest, will attain peace, just as a river does in years without any sight of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• दैत्याभावे (daityābhāve) - in the absence of demons; when demons are absent

• सुरश्रेणी (suraśreṇī) - host of gods; array of deities

• निर्जिगीषुपदम् (nirjigīṣupadam) - state of not desiring conquest; position of being without a wish to conquer

• गता (gatā) - having gone; having reached; having attained

• शमम् (śamam) - peace; cessation; tranquility

• एष्यति (eṣyati) - will go; will attain; will reach

• अदृष्टाब्दपटलेषु (adṛṣṭābdapaṭaleṣu) - in cloudless years; in seasons without seeing clouds

• सरित् (sarit) - river

• यथा (yathā) - just as; like; in which way

Words meanings and morphology

दैत्याभावे (daityābhāve) - in the absence of demons; when demons are absent

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daityābhāva

daityābhāva - absence of demons, state of being without demons

Compound of 'daitya' (demon) and 'abhāva' (absence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+abhāva)

• daitya – demon, son of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, negation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'a-' (not) + 'bhāva' (being/existence)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सुरश्रेणी (suraśreṇī) - host of gods; array of deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suraśreṇī

suraśreṇī - host of gods, array of deities

Compound of 'sura' (god) and 'śreṇī' (row, line, host)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+śreṇī)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṇī – row, line, series, host, multitude
  noun (feminine)

निर्जिगीषुपदम् (nirjigīṣupadam) - state of not desiring conquest; position of being without a wish to conquer

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirjigīṣupada

nirjigīṣupada - state of not desiring victory/conquest, position of being without a wish to conquer

Compound of 'nir-' (without), 'jigīṣu' (desiring victory), and 'pada' (state/position)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nir+jigīṣu+pada)

• nir – without, free from, out, non-
  indeclinable
  Prefix or indeclinable
• jigīṣu – desiring victory, desirous of conquest, wishing to overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative Stem Noun/Adjective
  Desiderative form of root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• pada – state, position, abode, condition
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'gatā'

गता (gatā) - having gone; having reached; having attained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'suraśreṇī'

शमम् (śamam) - peace; cessation; tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - peace, tranquility, cessation, quietude, control of the senses

Root: śam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'eṣyati'

एष्यति (eṣyati) - will go; will attain; will reach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of eṣyati

Future tense form of root 'i' (to go)

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'suraśreṇī'

अदृष्टाब्दपटलेषु (adṛṣṭābdapaṭaleṣu) - in cloudless years; in seasons without seeing clouds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of adṛṣṭābdapaṭala

adṛṣṭābdapaṭala - years without seeing clouds, cloudless seasons, during a drought

Compound of 'a-' (not), 'dṛṣṭa' (seen), 'abda' (year/cloud), and 'paṭala' (multitude/layer)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dṛṣṭa+abda+paṭala)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• abda – year, cloud
  noun (masculine)
• paṭala – multitude, mass, collection, layer, cover
  noun (neuter)

सरित् (sarit) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarit

sarit - river, stream

From root 'sṛ' (to flow)

Root: sṛ (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as; like; in which way

(indeclinable)