योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-17

तेन तत्तारमप्याशु वचोऽन्तर्धानमाययौ ।
मौनं जलदनादेन मायूर इव निस्वनः ॥ १७ ॥

tena tattāramapyāśu vaco'ntardhānamāyayau ,
maunaṃ jaladanādena māyūra iva nisvanaḥ 17

17. tena tat tāram api āśu vacaḥ antardhānam āyayau
maunam jaladanādena māyūraḥ iva nisvanaḥ

17. tena tat tāram api vacaḥ āśu maunam antardhānam āyayau,
yathā jaladanādena māyūraḥ nisvanaḥ iva

17. By that (loud sound), even that high-pitched speech quickly faded into silence, just as a peacock's cry is silenced by the roar of thunder.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that loud sound (mentioned in previous verse) (by that, by him, by it)

• तत् (tat) - that, such

• तारम् (tāram) - loud, high-pitched

• अपि (api) - even, also

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, voice

• अन्तर्धानम् (antardhānam) - disappearance, vanishing

• आययौ (āyayau) - went, attained, reached

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

• जलदनादेन (jaladanādena) - by the sound of a cloud, by thunder

• मायूरः (māyūraḥ) - pertaining to a peacock, peacock's

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound, noise, cry

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that loud sound (mentioned in previous verse) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, such

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, such, it

Note: Used here as an adjective for 'tāram' (which functions adverbially for 'vacaḥ')

तारम् (tāram) - loud, high-pitched

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tāra

tāra - high-pitched, loud, clear (sound)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying the quality of 'vacaḥ' (speech).

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, voice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance

अन्तर्धानम् (antardhānam) - disappearance, vanishing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antardhāna

antardhāna - disappearance, concealment, vanishing

आययौ (āyayau) - went, attained, reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of i

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quietness

Note: Accusative case, indicating the state achieved or into which it went.

जलदनादेन (jaladanādena) - by the sound of a cloud, by thunder

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jaladanāda

jaladanāda - sound of a cloud, thunder

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jalada+nāda)

• jalada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)

मायूरः (māyūraḥ) - pertaining to a peacock, peacock's

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyūra

māyūra - of a peacock, peacock-like

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound, noise, cry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise, cry, echo