योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-9

आसुरी जनता भूमौ पपातागतसंभ्रमा ।
मत्तलीलाभ्रनादेन राजहंसावली यथा ॥ ९ ॥

āsurī janatā bhūmau papātāgatasaṃbhramā ,
mattalīlābhranādena rājahaṃsāvalī yathā 9

9. āsurī janatā bhūmau papāta āgatasaṃbhramā
mattalīlābhranādena rājahamsāvalī yathā

9. bhūmau āsurī janatā āgatasaṃbhramā papāta
yathā mattalīlābhranādena rājahamsāvalī

9. The demonic people (janatā) on the earth fell down, completely terrified, just as a flock of royal swans (rājahamsa) would by the roar of intoxicated, playful clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• आसुरी (āsurī) - demonic, belonging to asuras

• जनता (janatā) - people, populace, crowd

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, to the ground

• पपात (papāta) - fell down

• आगतसंभ्रमा (āgatasaṁbhramā) - agitated, terrified, having experienced agitation/fear

• मत्तलीलाभ्रनादेन (mattalīlābhranādena) - by the sound of playful, intoxicated clouds

• राजहम्सावली (rājahamsāvalī) - a flock of royal swans

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

आसुरी (āsurī) - demonic, belonging to asuras

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsura

āsura - demonic, relating to asuras; a demon

Note: Feminine form, agrees with janatā.

जनता (janatā) - people, populace, crowd

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janatā

janatā - people, populace, multitude, community

Root: jan (class 4)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth, to the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

पपात (papāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: pat (class 1)

आगतसंभ्रमा (āgatasaṁbhramā) - agitated, terrified, having experienced agitation/fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgatasaṃbhrama

āgatasaṁbhrama - whose agitation/fear has arrived, terrified

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āgata+saṃbhrama)

• āgata – arrived, come, obtained, experienced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, dismay, fear
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agrees with janatā.

मत्तलीलाभ्रनादेन (mattalīlābhranādena) - by the sound of playful, intoxicated clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mattalīlābhranāda

mattalīlābhranāda - sound of playful, intoxicated clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matta+līlā+abhra+nāda)

• matta – intoxicated, excited, delighted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mad (to rejoice, be intoxicated)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• līlā – play, sport, amusement, grace
  noun (feminine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

राजहम्सावली (rājahamsāvalī) - a flock of royal swans

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājahamsāvalī

rājahamsāvalī - a row/flock of royal swans

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājahamsa+āvalī)

• rājahamsa – royal swan, a flamingo
  noun (masculine)
• āvalī – row, line, series, flock
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

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