योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-76, verse-4

भगीरथः क्षणेनैव प्रावृषीवाम्बुना सरः ।
वलितः सेनया गुर्व्या झटित्याशिश्रिये गजम् ॥ ४ ॥

bhagīrathaḥ kṣaṇenaiva prāvṛṣīvāmbunā saraḥ ,
valitaḥ senayā gurvyā jhaṭityāśiśriye gajam 4

4. bhagīrathaḥ kṣaṇena eva prāvṛṣi iva ambunā saraḥ
valitaḥ senayā gurvyā jhaṭiti āśiśriye gajam

4. kṣaṇena eva bhagīrathaḥ prāvṛṣi ambunā saraḥ
iva gurvyā senayā valitaḥ jhaṭiti gajam āśiśriye

4. In a moment, Bhāgīratha, surrounded by a mighty army – just as a lake is encompassed by water in the rainy season – quickly mounted an elephant.

Words meanings summery:

• भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhāgīratha (name)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• एव (eva) - immediately or just (emphasizing kṣaṇena) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season, in the monsoon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुना (ambunā) - by water

• सरः (saraḥ) - lake, pond

• वलितः (valitaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• सेनया (senayā) - by the army, by the force

• गुर्व्या (gurvyā) - by a mighty (by the mighty, by the heavy, by the great)

• झटिति (jhaṭiti) - quickly, instantly, suddenly

• आशिश्रिये (āśiśriye) - he mounted (he resorted to, he ascended, he took refuge in)

• गजम् (gajam) - an elephant

Words meanings and morphology

भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhāgīratha (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - Bhāgīratha (a legendary king)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, a very short period of time

Note: Indicates time 'in a moment'.

एव (eva) - immediately or just (emphasizing kṣaṇena) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season, in the monsoon

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - the rainy season, monsoon

Note: Indicates time 'in the rainy season'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

अम्बुना (ambunā) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

Note: Used as the agent in the simile.

सरः (saraḥ) - lake, pond

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

Root: √sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is surrounded' in the simile.

वलितः (valitaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valita

valita - surrounded, covered, encompassed, rolled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √val (to move, turn) or √vṛ (to cover, surround)

Root: √val (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying Bhagīrathaḥ. The context suggests 'surrounded'.

सेनया (senayā) - by the army, by the force

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, military force

Note: Agent by which Bhāgīratha is surrounded.

गुर्व्या (gurvyā) - by a mighty (by the mighty, by the heavy, by the great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gurvī

gurvī - heavy, weighty, important, great, mighty (feminine form of guru)

feminine form of 'guru'

Note: Agrees with senayā.

झटिति (jhaṭiti) - quickly, instantly, suddenly

(indeclinable)

adverb

आशिश्रिये (āśiśriye) - he mounted (he resorted to, he ascended, he took refuge in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of ā-√śri

Perfect Middle (Ātmanepada)

3rd person singular, perfect middle, ātmanepada of √śri (to resort to, cling to) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: √śri (class 1)

गजम् (gajam) - an elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Object of āśiśriye.