योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-109, verse-38

रत्नाश्वदेहकुसुमोत्करपूर्णदेहाश्चत्वार इन्दुहसितैरवभासयन्तः ।
सन्मूर्तयो हरय एव यथाब्धयो वा वेदा इवाहुतिहुतादनलात्प्रसस्रुः ॥ ३८ ॥

ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadehāścatvāra induhasitairavabhāsayantaḥ ,
sanmūrtayo haraya eva yathābdhayo vā vedā ivāhutihutādanalātprasasruḥ 38

38. ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadehāḥ
catvāraḥ induhasitaiḥ avabhāsayantaḥ
sanmūrtayaḥ harayaḥ eva yathā abdhayaḥ vā
vedāḥ iva āhutihutāt analāt prasasruḥ

38. catvāraḥ ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadehāḥ
induhasitaiḥ avabhāsayantaḥ yathā
sanmūrtayaḥ eva vā harayaḥ vā abdhayaḥ vā
vedāḥ iva āhutihutāt analāt prasasruḥ

38. The four figures, whose bodies were adorned with jewels, horses, and abundant flowers, radiated light with smiles like the moon. They emerged from the sacrificial fire where oblations had been offered, just like auspicious forms, or indeed like lions, or like oceans, or like the Vedas themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• रत्नाश्वदेहकुसुमोत्करपूर्णदेहाः (ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadehāḥ) - whose bodies were full of jewels, horses, and heaps of flowers; having bodies filled with jewels, horses, and masses of flowers

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• इन्दुहसितैः (induhasitaiḥ) - by moon-like smiles; with smiles resembling the moon

• अवभासयन्तः (avabhāsayantaḥ) - illuminating, radiating light, causing to shine

• सन्मूर्तयः (sanmūrtayaḥ) - good forms, auspicious forms, true forms

• हरयः (harayaḥ) - lions

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, like (when used with yathā)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अब्धयः (abdhayaḥ) - oceans, seas

• वा (vā) - or

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (sacred texts)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आहुतिहुतात् (āhutihutāt) - from which oblations have been offered, from where sacrifices were performed

• अनलात् (analāt) - from the fire

• प्रसस्रुः (prasasruḥ) - they emerged, they flowed forth, they came forth

Words meanings and morphology

रत्नाश्वदेहकुसुमोत्करपूर्णदेहाः (ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadehāḥ) - whose bodies were full of jewels, horses, and heaps of flowers; having bodies filled with jewels, horses, and masses of flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadeha

ratnāśvadehakusumotkarapūrṇadeha - having bodies filled with jewels, horses, and masses of flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratna+aśva+deha+kusuma+utkara+pūrṇa+deha)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• kusuma – flower
  noun (neuter)
• utkara – heap, pile, abundance, mass
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound describing the four figures.

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the four figures.

इन्दुहसितैः (induhasitaiḥ) - by moon-like smiles; with smiles resembling the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of induhasita

induhasita - moon-like smile, smile resembling the moon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (indu+hasita)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• hasita – smile, laughter
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root has (to laugh)
  Root: has (class 1)

Note: Describes how they radiated light.

अवभासयन्तः (avabhāsayantaḥ) - illuminating, radiating light, causing to shine

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avabhāsayat

avabhāsayat - illuminating, radiating light

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative of root bhās (to shine), with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'catvāraḥ'.

सन्मूर्तयः (sanmūrtayaḥ) - good forms, auspicious forms, true forms

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sanmūrti

sanmūrti - good form, auspicious form, true image

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+mūrti)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective
• mūrti – form, embodiment, image
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in comparison.

हरयः (harayaḥ) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hari

hari - lion, Vishnu, Indra, monkey, horse, green/yellow color

Note: Used in comparison.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, like (when used with yathā)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'iva' or 'eva' for comparisons.

अब्धयः (abdhayaḥ) - oceans, seas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (literally, 'receiver of water')

Note: Used in comparison.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, Veda, knowledge

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Used for similes.

आहुतिहुतात् (āhutihutāt) - from which oblations have been offered, from where sacrifices were performed

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āhutihuta

āhutihuta - where oblations have been offered, from which a sacrifice has been performed

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (āhuti+huta)

• āhuti – oblation, offering, sacrifice
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)
• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'analāt'.

अनलात् (analāt) - from the fire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire (literally, 'not enough', 'insatiable')

Negative compound of na + ala (enough).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ala)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• ala – enough, sufficient
  adjective

Note: Source of emergence.

प्रसस्रुः (prasasruḥ) - they emerged, they flowed forth, they came forth

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root sṛ with prefix pra-. Perfect tense formation (lit).

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.