योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-110, verse-11

कोटकोटिकुटीकुड्यकण्टकोद्भटसद्भटम् ।
चठत्कुण्ठितकोटाट्टकृटाटननटच्छटम् ॥ ११ ॥

koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭam ,
caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananaṭacchaṭam 11

11. koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭam
caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananataṭchaṭam

11. koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭam
caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananataṭchaṭam

11. A scene filled with excellent warriors, fierce as thorns, protecting countless huts, walls, and battlements; where a multitude of dancing/flickering forms moved amidst the cracking sounds, blunted weapon-tips, and splintering fortress-towers.

Words meanings summery:

• कोटकोटिकुटीकुड्यकण्टकोद्भटसद्भटम् (koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭam) - describing a battle with densely packed, formidable warriors defending fortifications (having excellent warriors fierce as thorns protecting countless huts, walls, and battlements)

• चठत्कुण्ठितकोटाट्टकृटाटननतट्छटम् (caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananataṭchaṭam) - describing the chaotic movement, destruction, and sounds of a battle (having a multitude of flickering forms amidst the cracking sounds, blunted weapon-tips, and splintering fortress-towers)

Words meanings and morphology

कोटकोटिकुटीकुड्यकण्टकोद्भटसद्भटम् (koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭam) - describing a battle with densely packed, formidable warriors defending fortifications (having excellent warriors fierce as thorns protecting countless huts, walls, and battlements)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭa

koṭakoṭikuṭīkuḍyakaṇṭakodbhaṭasadbhaṭa - characterized by excellent warriors (sadbhaṭa), prominent/fierce (udbhaṭa) like thorns (kaṇṭaka), (guarding/filling) countless (koṭakoṭi) huts (kuṭī) and walls (kuḍya)

Compound acting as an adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (koṭi+koṭi+kuṭī+kuḍya+kaṇṭaka+udbhaṭa+sat+bhaṭa)

• koṭi – myriad, ten million, tip, point, peak
  noun (feminine)
• koṭi – myriad, ten million, tip, point, peak
  noun (feminine)
• kuṭī – hut, cottage, small house
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kuṭ (class 1)
• kuḍya – wall (of a house or fort)
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇṭaka – thorn, prickle, enemy, obstacle, spike
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kaṇṭ (class 1)
• udbhaṭa – fierce, prominent, excellent, brave
  adjective (masculine)
  From ud-bhaṭa (ud + bhaṭa)
  Prefix: ud
• sat – good, true, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (of as 'to be')
  Root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• bhaṭa – soldier, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaṭ (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implied neuter singular noun, likely 'battle' or 'place'.

चठत्कुण्ठितकोटाट्टकृटाटननतट्छटम् (caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananataṭchaṭam) - describing the chaotic movement, destruction, and sounds of a battle (having a multitude of flickering forms amidst the cracking sounds, blunted weapon-tips, and splintering fortress-towers)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananataṭchaṭa

caṭhatkuṇṭhitakoṭāṭṭakṛṭāṭananataṭchaṭa - characterized by a multitude (chaṭā) of dancing/flickering (naṭat) forms amidst the splintering (kṛṭāṭana) of blunted (kuṇṭhita) weapon-tips (koṭa) and fortress-towers (aṭṭa), accompanied by cracking sounds (caṭhat)

Compound acting as an adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (caṭhat+kuṇṭhita+koṭa+aṭṭa+kṛṭāṭana+naṭat+chaṭā)

• caṭhat – cracking, snapping (making a 'chaṭ' sound)
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root caṭh (to crack, break), often onomatopoeic
  Root: caṭh (class 1)
• kuṇṭhita – blunted, dulled, obstructed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kuṇṭh (to be blunt, dull)
  Root: kuṇṭh (class 1)
• koṭa – tip, point, weapon-tip
  noun (masculine)
• aṭṭa – watchtower, rampart, fort, turret
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aṭ (class 1)
• kṛṭāṭana – splintering, shattering, cutting into pieces
  noun (neuter)
  Inferred meaning: from kṛt (to cut, divide) + āṭana (movement/act)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• naṭat – dancing, moving dramatically, flickering
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root naṭ (to dance, act)
  Root: naṭ (class 1)
• chaṭā – multitude, cluster, gleam, flash
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to an implied neuter singular noun, likely 'battle' or 'place'.

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