योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-36

कचच्चक्रगदाप्रासकुन्तकाननकान्तिभिः ।
वलिता नोऽरिभिर्भूमिर्लोकालोकतटैरिव ॥ ३६ ॥

kacaccakragadāprāsakuntakānanakāntibhiḥ ,
valitā no'ribhirbhūmirlokālokataṭairiva 36

36. kacat-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kāntibhiḥ
valitā naḥ aribhiḥ bhūmiḥ loka-aloka-taṭaiḥ iva

36. naḥ bhūmiḥ valitā aribhiḥ
kacat-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kāntibhiḥ loka-aloka-taṭaiḥ iva

36. Our land (naḥ bhūmiḥ) has been surrounded (valitā) by enemies (aribhiḥ), whose multitude of flashing discus, maces, spears, and lances glitter like a forest (kacac-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kāntibhiḥ), just as if (iva) it were encircled by the ranges (taṭaiḥ) of the Lokāloka mountain.

36. ארצנו מוקפת באויבים הנוצצים כמו יער של גלגלי דיסקוס, אלות, חניתות ורטונים, כאילו הוקפה במדרונות הר לֹוקָאלֹוקַה!

Words meanings summery:

• कचत्-चक्र-गदा-प्रास-कुन्त-कानन-कान्तिभिः (kacat-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kāntibhiḥ) - Describes the impressive and fearsome appearance of the enemy's weaponry. (with the splendor of a forest of flashing discus, maces, spears, and lances)

• वलिता (valitā) - Describes the state of the land, completely enclosed by enemies. (surrounded, encircled, enveloped)

• नः (naḥ) - Indicates possession, 'our land'. (our, to us, by us)

• अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - The agents performing the action of surrounding the land. (by enemies, by foes)

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - The territory that is under siege. (land, earth, ground, country)

• लोक-अलोक-तटैः (loka-aloka-taṭaiḥ) - A mythical comparison emphasizing the vastness and impregnability of the enemy's encirclement. (by the mountain ranges of Lokāloka)

• इव (iva) - Introduces the simile comparing the enemy's presence to the Lokāloka mountains. (as if, like, as)

Words meanings and morphology

कचत्-चक्र-गदा-प्रास-कुन्त-कानन-कान्तिभिः (kacat-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kāntibhiḥ) - Describes the impressive and fearsome appearance of the enemy's weaponry. (with the splendor of a forest of flashing discus, maces, spears, and lances)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kacat-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kānti

kacat-cakra-gadā-prāsa-kunta-kānana-kānti - splendor/radiance (kānti) of a forest (kānana) of discus (cakra), maces (gadā), spears (prāsa), lances (kunta) that are flashing (kacat).

Instrumental plural of a feminine compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kacat+cakra+gadā+prāsa+kunta+kānana+kānti)

• kacat – flashing, gleaming, glittering
  participle
  present active participle
  From √kac (to shine), present active participle.
  Root: kac (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, discus (weapon)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cak (class 1)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• prāsa – spear, javelin, dart
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: as (class 4)
• kunta – lance, spear, dart
  noun (masculine)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
• kānti – beauty, splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially, describing the manner of being surrounded.

वलिता (valitā) - Describes the state of the land, completely enclosed by enemies. (surrounded, encircled, enveloped)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of valita

valita - surrounded, encircled, entwined, covered

past passive participle

From √val (to cover, to move), past passive participle.

Root: val (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - Indicates possession, 'our land'. (our, to us, by us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of the pronoun asmad, equivalent to genitive plural.

अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - The agents performing the action of surrounding the land. (by enemies, by foes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ari

ari - enemy, foe, adversary

Instrumental plural of masculine noun ari.

Root: ṛ (class 3)

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - The territory that is under siege. (land, earth, ground, country)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, country, soil, territory

Nominative singular of feminine noun bhūmi.

Root: bhū (class 1)

लोक-अलोक-तटैः (loka-aloka-taṭaiḥ) - A mythical comparison emphasizing the vastness and impregnability of the enemy's encirclement. (by the mountain ranges of Lokāloka)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of loka-aloka-taṭa

loka-aloka-taṭa - the mountain ranges of Lokāloka (a mythical mountain range separating the visible world from the world of darkness)

Instrumental plural of masculine compound loka-aloka-taṭa.

Compound type : dvandva (loka+aloka+taṭa)

• loka – world, realm, people, visible world
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• aloka – non-world, unseen realm, region of darkness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: lok (class 1)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope, range (of mountains)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with kāntibhiḥ.

इव (iva) - Introduces the simile comparing the enemy's presence to the Lokāloka mountains. (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

A particle denoting comparison.

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