योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-18

रत्नसीकरनीहारसंध्याभ्रपटलानतम् ।
क्वचित्पांसुपयोवाहपीतहेतिपयोधरम् ॥ १८ ॥

ratnasīkaranīhārasaṃdhyābhrapaṭalānatam ,
kvacitpāṃsupayovāhapītahetipayodharam 18

18. ratnasīkaranīhārasandhyābhrapaṭalānatam
kvacit pāṃsupayovāhapītahetipayodharam

18. ratnasīkaranīhārasandhyābhrapaṭalānatam
kvacit pāṃsupayovāhapītahetipayodharam

18. (The battle ocean) was covered by masses of twilight clouds, mist, and jeweled spray, and in some places, it had dust-clouds and clouds that had absorbed the glow of weapon-flames.

Words meanings summery:

• रत्नसीकरनीहारसन्ध्याभ्रपटलानतम् (ratnasīkaranīhārasandhyābhrapaṭalānatam) - (describing the battle-ocean) covered by masses of twilight clouds, mist, and jeweled spray (bowed down/covered by masses of clouds, twilight, mist, and jeweled spray)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (sometimes, in some place, here and there)

• पांसुपयोवाहपीतहेतिपयोधरम् (pāṁsupayovāhapītahetipayodharam) - having dust-clouds and clouds that had absorbed the glow of weapon-flames (having clouds that have absorbed dust and weapon-flames; having clouds like dust-clouds and weapon-flames)

Words meanings and morphology

रत्नसीकरनीहारसन्ध्याभ्रपटलानतम् (ratnasīkaranīhārasandhyābhrapaṭalānatam) - (describing the battle-ocean) covered by masses of twilight clouds, mist, and jeweled spray (bowed down/covered by masses of clouds, twilight, mist, and jeweled spray)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ratnasīkaranīhārasandhyābhrapaṭalānata

ratnasīkaranīhārasandhyābhrapaṭalānata - covered by mass of cloud-twilight-mist-spray-jewel

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ratna+sīkara+nīhāra+sandhyā+abhra+paṭala+ānata)

• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• sīkara – spray, fine rain, mist
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: sic (class 6)
• nīhāra – mist, fog, dew
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• sandhyā – twilight, juncture of day and night
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• paṭala – mass, multitude, layer, heap
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: paṭ (class 1)
• ānata – bowed, bent, humbled, covered
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nam (to bend) with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Describes the battle-ocean (raṇāmbhodhi) from the subsequent verse.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (sometimes, in some place, here and there)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

पांसुपयोवाहपीतहेतिपयोधरम् (pāṁsupayovāhapītahetipayodharam) - having dust-clouds and clouds that had absorbed the glow of weapon-flames (having clouds that have absorbed dust and weapon-flames; having clouds like dust-clouds and weapon-flames)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṃsupayovāhapītahetipayodhara

pāṁsupayovāhapītahetipayodhara - having clouds (payodhara) yellowed/swallowed by weapon-flames (pīta-heti) and dust-clouds (pāṃsu-payovāha)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pāṃsu+payovāha+pīta+heti+payodhara)

• pāṃsu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paṃs (class 1)
• payovāha – cloud (water-bearer)
  noun (masculine)
  compound of payas (water) + vāha (bearer)
  Root: vah (class 1)
• pīta – drunk, swallowed, absorbed; yellow, golden, reddish
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pā (to drink) + kta, or from root pī (to swell, grow yellow) + kta
  Root: pā / pī (class 1)
• heti – weapon, missile, flame, ray
  noun (feminine)
  from root hi (to send, throw)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• payodhara – cloud (water-bearer), breast
  noun (masculine)
  compound of payas (water) + dhara (bearer)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the battle-ocean (raṇāmbhodhi) from the subsequent verse.