योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-11

तेरुर्हतगजेन्द्रासु भ्रान्तभूरिशिवासु च ।
भेरीभांकारभीमासु संग्रामार्णववीथिषु ॥ ११ ॥

terurhatagajendrāsu bhrāntabhūriśivāsu ca ,
bherībhāṃkārabhīmāsu saṃgrāmārṇavavīthiṣu 11

11. teruḥ hatagajendrāsu bhrāntabhūriśivāsu ca
bherībhāṃkārabhīmāsu saṃgrāmārṇavavīthiṣu

11. te ruḥ saṃgrāmārṇavavīthiṣu bherībhāṃkārabhīmāsu
hatagajendrāsu bhrāntabhūriśivāsu ca

11. They traversed the paths of the ocean of battle, which were made dreadful by the booming sound of war drums, where mighty elephants lay slain, and where numerous jackals roamed.

Words meanings summery:

• तेरुः (teruḥ) - they traversed, they crossed.

• हतगजेन्द्रासु (hatagajendrāsu) - where great elephants were slain.

• भ्रान्तभूरिशिवासु (bhrāntabhūriśivāsu) - where many jackals roamed.

• च (ca) - and.

• भेरीभांकारभीमासु (bherībhāṁkārabhīmāsu) - terrifying with the roar of drums; dreadful due to the booming sound of war drums.

• संग्रामार्णववीथिषु (saṁgrāmārṇavavīthiṣu) - on the paths of the ocean of battle; in the lanes of the war-ocean.

Words meanings and morphology

तेरुः (teruḥ) - they traversed, they crossed.

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of tṛ

Perfect 3rd plural active.

Derived from root `tṛ` (to cross).

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Represents the perfect tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

हतगजेन्द्रासु (hatagajendrāsu) - where great elephants were slain.

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of hatagajendra

hatagajendra - having great elephants slain.

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+gajendra)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed, struck.
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `han` (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• gajendra – lordly elephant, great elephant, king of elephants.
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound `gaja` (elephant) + `indra` (chief/lord).

Note: Agrees with `vīthiṣu`.

भ्रान्तभूरिशिवासु (bhrāntabhūriśivāsu) - where many jackals roamed.

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of bhrāntabhūriśivā

bhrāntabhūriśivā - having many jackals roaming about.

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrānta+bhūri+śivā)

• bhrānta – wandered, roamed, confused.
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhram` (to wander, to err).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• bhūri – much, many, abundant, numerous.
  adjective (neuter)
• śivā – female jackal, auspicious.
  noun (feminine)
  From `śiva` (auspicious), but here specifically referring to a jackal in a battlefield context.

Note: Agrees with `vīthiṣu`.

च (ca) - and.

(indeclinable)

भेरीभांकारभीमासु (bherībhāṁkārabhīmāsu) - terrifying with the roar of drums; dreadful due to the booming sound of war drums.

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of bherībhāṃkārabhīmā

bherībhāṁkārabhīmā - dreadful with the sound of kettle-drums.

Tatpuruṣa compound `bherībhāṃkāra` followed by an adjective `bhīmā` which then forms a bahuvrīhi with the preceding part.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bherī+bhāṃkāra+bhīmā)

• bherī – kettle-drum, war-drum.
  noun (feminine)
• bhāṃkāra – sound, roar, booming sound.
  noun (masculine)
  From onomatopoeic `bhām` + `kāra` (making).
• bhīmā – dreadful, terrible, fearful.
  adjective (feminine)
  From root `bhī` (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `vīthiṣu`.

संग्रामार्णववीथिषु (saṁgrāmārṇavavīthiṣu) - on the paths of the ocean of battle; in the lanes of the war-ocean.

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of saṃgrāmārṇavavīthi

saṁgrāmārṇavavīthi - paths/lanes in the ocean of battle.

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃgrāma+arṇava+vīthi)

• saṃgrāma – battle, war, combat.
  noun (masculine)
  From `saṃ` + `grām` (to fight).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grām
• arṇava – ocean, sea.
  noun (masculine)
• vīthi – path, street, lane, row, series.
  noun (feminine)
  From root `rī` (to go, flow).
  Root: rī (class 5)