योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-20

उत्तस्थुरवतंसेभ्यो भूभृतां भ्रमरस्रजः ।
ईषत्करालवाहाभ्यः सरिद्भ्योऽम्बुकणा इव ॥ २० ॥

uttasthuravataṃsebhyo bhūbhṛtāṃ bhramarasrajaḥ ,
īṣatkarālavāhābhyaḥ saridbhyo'mbukaṇā iva 20

20. uttasthuḥ avataṃsebhyas bhūbhṛtām bhramarasrajaḥ
īṣatkarālavāhābhyaḥ saridbhyaḥ ambukaṇāḥ iva

20. bhūbhṛtām avataṃsebhyas bhramarasrajaḥ uttasthuḥ
īṣatkarālavāhābhyaḥ saridbhyaḥ ambukaṇāḥ iva

20. From the peaks of the mountains, garlands of buzzing bees rose, much like drops of water emerge from rivers whose currents are slightly turbulent.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तस्थुः (uttasthuḥ) - rose up, ascended, emerged

• अवतंसेभ्यस् (avataṁsebhyas) - from the crests, from the peaks

• भूभृताम् (bhūbhṛtām) - of the mountains (of the mountains, of kings)

• भ्रमरस्रजः (bhramarasrajaḥ) - garlands of bees

• ईषत्करालवाहाभ्यः (īṣatkarālavāhābhyaḥ) - from those whose currents are slightly turbulent/fierce

• सरिद्भ्यः (saridbhyaḥ) - from the rivers

• अम्बुकणाः (ambukaṇāḥ) - water drops

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तस्थुः (uttasthuḥ) - rose up, ascended, emerged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of uttasthā

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: From √sthā (to stand) with prefix ut (up).

अवतंसेभ्यस् (avataṁsebhyas) - from the crests, from the peaks

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of avataṃsa

avataṁsa - crest, peak, summit, ear-ornament, chaplet, diadem

भूभृताम् (bhūbhṛtām) - of the mountains (of the mountains, of kings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūbhṛt

bhūbhṛt - earth-supporter, mountain, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining
  adjective
  agent noun from √bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to mountains here.

भ्रमरस्रजः (bhramarasrajaḥ) - garlands of bees

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhramarasraj

bhramarasraj - garland of bees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhramara+sraj)

• bhramara – bee, buzzing insect
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• sraj – garland, wreath, string of flowers
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the verb uttasthuḥ.

ईषत्करालवाहाभ्यः (īṣatkarālavāhābhyaḥ) - from those whose currents are slightly turbulent/fierce

(adjective)

Ablative, feminine, plural of īṣatkarālavāhā

īṣatkarālavāhā - having somewhat fierce/turbulent currents

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īṣat+karāla+vāha)

• īṣat – a little, slightly, somewhat
  indeclinable
• karāla – formidable, fierce, dreadful, turbulent, gaping (mouth)
  adjective (masculine)
• vāha – current, flow, carrying, bearing, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
  from √vah
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies saridbhyaḥ.

सरिद्भ्यः (saridbhyaḥ) - from the rivers

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अम्बुकणाः (ambukaṇāḥ) - water drops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambukaṇa

ambukaṇa - drop of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+kaṇa)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇa – drop, grain, particle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a simile.