योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-39

चितिश्चटचटास्फोटैः शवमाशु ददाह सा ।
शुष्केन्धनबहूच्छूनज्वालाजालजटावली ॥ ३९ ॥

citiścaṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ śavamāśu dadāha sā ,
śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī 39

39. citiḥ caṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ śavam āśu dadāha
sā śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī

39. sā citiḥ śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī
caṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ śavam āśu dadāha

39. That pyre, a thick mass of flames greatly intensified by dry fuel, quickly consumed the corpse with crackling sounds.

Words meanings summery:

• चितिः (citiḥ) - pyre, funeral pile, heap

• चटचटास्फोटैः (caṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ) - with crackling bursts, with snapping sounds

• शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• ददाह (dadāha) - burnt, consumed by fire

• सा (sā) - that (pyre) (she, that)

• शुष्केन्धनबहूच्छूनज्वालाजालजटावली (śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī) - describing the pyre as a formidable mass of intensely burning flames (a dense mass of flames greatly swollen by dry fuel)

Words meanings and morphology

चितिः (citiḥ) - pyre, funeral pile, heap

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - pyre, funeral pile, heap, accumulation

Derived from root `ci` (class 5, `cinoti`) + `kti` suffix.

Root: ci (class 5)

चटचटास्फोटैः (caṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ) - with crackling bursts, with snapping sounds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caṭacaṭāsphoṭa

caṭacaṭāsphoṭa - crackling burst, snapping sound

Compound of `caṭacaṭā` (onomatopoeic for crackling sound) and `āsphoṭa` (burst, explosion).

Compound type : tatpurusha (caṭacaṭā+āsphoṭa)

• caṭacaṭā – crackling, snapping sound (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable
• āsphoṭa – burst, explosion, sudden sound
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `sphuṭ` (class 6, `sphuṭati`) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

ददाह (dadāha) - burnt, consumed by fire

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipada.

Root: dah (class 1)

सा (sā) - that (pyre) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `citiḥ`.

शुष्केन्धनबहूच्छूनज्वालाजालजटावली (śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī) - describing the pyre as a formidable mass of intensely burning flames (a dense mass of flames greatly swollen by dry fuel)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī

śuṣkendhanabahūcchūnajvālājālajaṭāvalī - a dense mass of flames greatly swollen by dry fuel

Compound type : tatpurusha (śuṣka+indhana+bahu+ucchūna+jvālā+jāla+jaṭāvalī)

• śuṣka – dry, dried up
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `śuṣ` (class 4, `śuṣyati`) + `ka` suffix.
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• indhana – fuel, firewood
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `indh` (class 7, `inddhe`) + `ana` suffix.
  Root: indh (class 7)
• bahu – much, many, greatly
  adjective (masculine)
• ucchūna – swollen, inflated, grown
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `śvi` (class 1, `śvayati`) with prefix `ut`.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: śvi (class 1)
• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• jaṭāvalī – dense mass, cluster, tangled braid
  noun (feminine)

Note: Compound noun, functioning as an epithet for `citiḥ`.