योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-18

आक्षुब्धा क्षुब्धपक्षालिः पञ्जरस्था खगावली ।
भूकम्पे तरसाऽऽतालीपल्लवेव वनावली ॥ १८ ॥

ākṣubdhā kṣubdhapakṣāliḥ pañjarasthā khagāvalī ,
bhūkampe tarasā''tālīpallaveva vanāvalī 18

18. ākṣubdhā kṣubdhapakṣāliḥ pañjarasthā khagāvalī
bhūkampe tarasā ātālīpallavā iva vanāvalī

18. pañjarasthā kṣubdhapakṣāliḥ ākṣubdhā khagāvalī
yathā bhūkampe tarasā ātālīpallavā iva vanāvalī

18. The caged rows of birds, with their rows of wings agitated, became greatly disturbed, just as a line of forest trees, with its leaves trembling vigorously, would be in an earthquake.

Words meanings summery:

• आक्षुब्धा (ākṣubdhā) - greatly agitated, highly disturbed

• क्षुब्धपक्षालिः (kṣubdhapakṣāliḥ) - having agitated rows of wings

• पञ्जरस्था (pañjarasthā) - caged, situated in cages

• खगावली (khagāvalī) - flock/row of birds

• भूकम्पे (bhūkampe) - in an earthquake

• तरसा (tarasā) - forcefully, vigorously, quickly

• आतालीपल्लवा (ātālīpallavā) - describing how the forest line shakes (like a row of trembling leaves/sprouts)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वनावली (vanāvalī) - a line of forest, a row of trees

Words meanings and morphology

आक्षुब्धा (ākṣubdhā) - greatly agitated, highly disturbed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṣubdha

ākṣubdha - greatly agitated, disturbed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣubh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kṣubh (class 1)

क्षुब्धपक्षालिः (kṣubdhapakṣāliḥ) - having agitated rows of wings

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣubdhapakṣāli

kṣubdhapakṣāli - having agitated rows of wings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣubdha+pakṣa+āli)

• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣubh
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
• āli – row, line, multitude
  noun (feminine)

पञ्जरस्था (pañjarasthā) - caged, situated in cages

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pañjarastha

pañjarastha - situated in a cage, caged

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañjara+stha)

• pañjara – cage
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

खगावली (khagāvalī) - flock/row of birds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khagāvalī

khagāvalī - row of birds, flock of birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaga+āvalī)

• khaga – bird (moving in the sky)
  noun (masculine)
• āvalī – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

भूकम्पे (bhūkampe) - in an earthquake

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūkampa

bhūkampa - earthquake, trembling of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+kampa)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• kampa – trembling, shaking
  noun (masculine)

तरसा (tarasā) - forcefully, vigorously, quickly

(indeclinable)

Note: Instrumental singular of 'taras' used adverbially.

आतालीपल्लवा (ātālīpallavā) - describing how the forest line shakes (like a row of trembling leaves/sprouts)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātālīpallava

ātālīpallava - a row of tender leaves/sprouts, or leaves of the tālī palm tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātālī+pallava)

• ātālī – a row, a line, or a type of palm tree (tālī)
  noun (feminine)
• pallava – sprout, tender leaf, foliage
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वनावली (vanāvalī) - a line of forest, a row of trees

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vanāvalī

vanāvalī - line of forest, row of trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+āvalī)

• vana – forest, wood, tree
  noun (neuter)
• āvalī – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

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