योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-21

चर उवाच ।
उत्तराशाबलाध्यक्षो देवारिभिरुपद्रुतः ।
इत आयाति सबलो भग्नसेत्वम्बुपूरवत् ॥ २१ ॥

cara uvāca ,
uttarāśābalādhyakṣo devāribhirupadrutaḥ ,
ita āyāti sabalo bhagnasetvambupūravat 21

21. caraḥ uvāca uttarāśābalādhyakṣaḥ devāribhiḥ
upadrutaḥ itaḥ āyāti sabalaḥ bhagnasetvambupūravat

21. caraḥ uvāca devāribhiḥ upadrutaḥ uttarāśābalādhyakṣaḥ
sabalaḥ itaḥ bhagnasetvambupūravat āyāti

21. The messenger said: 'The commander of the northern region's army, harassed by the enemies of the gods (devāris), is coming here with his forces, like a surge of water from a broken dam.'

Words meanings summery:

• चरः (caraḥ) - messenger, spy, wanderer

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उत्तराशाबलाध्यक्षः (uttarāśābalādhyakṣaḥ) - commander of the northern region's army

• देवारिभिः (devāribhiḥ) - by the enemies of the gods (devāris)

• उपद्रुतः (upadrutaḥ) - harassed, tormented, afflicted

• इतः (itaḥ) - coming hither (from here, hither, hence)

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches

• सबलः (sabalaḥ) - accompanied by his forces (with an army, accompanied by forces, powerful)

• भग्नसेत्वम्बुपूरवत् (bhagnasetvambupūravat) - like a flood of water from a broken dam

Words meanings and morphology

चरः (caraḥ) - messenger, spy, wanderer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cara

cara - goer, wanderer, messenger, spy

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तराशाबलाध्यक्षः (uttarāśābalādhyakṣaḥ) - commander of the northern region's army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttarāśābalādhyakṣa

uttarāśābalādhyakṣa - commander of the army of the northern direction

Compound type : Tatpurusha (uttarāśā+bala+adhyakṣa)

• uttarāśā – northern direction/region
  noun (feminine)
• bala – army, force, strength
  noun (neuter)
• adhyakṣa – superintendent, commander, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: akṣ

देवारिभिः (devāribhiḥ) - by the enemies of the gods (devāris)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devāri

devāri - enemy of the gods, demon

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+ari)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

उपद्रुतः (upadrutaḥ) - harassed, tormented, afflicted

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upadruta

upadruta - harassed, distressed, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dru (to run, flee) with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: dru (class 1)

इतः (itaḥ) - coming hither (from here, hither, hence)

(indeclinable)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āyāti

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

सबलः (sabalaḥ) - accompanied by his forces (with an army, accompanied by forces, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabala

sabala - with strength, powerful, accompanied by an army

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+bala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bala – army, force, strength
  noun (neuter)

भग्नसेत्वम्बुपूरवत् (bhagnasetvambupūravat) - like a flood of water from a broken dam

(indeclinable)

Derived from the noun bhagnasetvambupūra with the suffix vat (like, as).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhagnasetu+ambupūra+vat)

• bhagnasetu – broken dam/bridge
  noun (masculine)
• ambupūra – flood of water, abundance of water
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable