योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-3

अन्योन्यकठिनास्फोटविकटे भटपेटके ।
कवत्कटकटाटोपे कटुकुट्टितकङ्कटे ॥ ३ ॥

anyonyakaṭhināsphoṭavikaṭe bhaṭapeṭake ,
kavatkaṭakaṭāṭope kaṭukuṭṭitakaṅkaṭe 3

3. anyonya-kaṭhina-āsphoṭa-vikaṭe bhaṭapeṭake
kavat-kaṭakaṭāṭope kaṭukuṭṭita-kaṅkaṭe

3. bhaṭapeṭake anyonya-kaṭhina-āsphoṭa-vikaṭe
kavat-kaṭakaṭāṭope kaṭukuṭṭita-kaṅkaṭe

3. Amidst the throng of formidable soldiers, fierce in their mutual clashing, characterized by the loud, clanking din and the violent pounding of their armors.

3. בתוך התנגשותן האכזרית של פלוגות הלוחמים אלו באלו, אל מול קול חריקת השריונות הנכתשים והנחבטים בעוצמה,

Words meanings summery:

• अन्योन्य-कठिन-आस्फोट-विकटे (anyonya-kaṭhina-āsphoṭa-vikaṭe) - formidable with fierce mutual clashing

• भटपेटके (bhaṭapeṭake) - amidst the mass/throng of soldiers

• कवत्-कटकटाटोपे (kavat-kaṭakaṭāṭope) - with the loud, clanking din (of armor)

• कटुकुट्टितकङ्कटे (kaṭukuṭṭitakaṅkaṭe) - where armors were fiercely pounded/shattered

Words meanings and morphology

अन्योन्य-कठिन-आस्फोट-विकटे (anyonya-kaṭhina-āsphoṭa-vikaṭe) - formidable with fierce mutual clashing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of anyonya-kaṭhina-āsphoṭa-vikaṭa

anyonya-kaṭhina-āsphoṭa-vikaṭa - fierce due to mutual hard clashing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anyonya+kaṭhina+āsphoṭa+vikaṭa)

• anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, one another
  pronoun
• kaṭhina – hard, firm, strong, severe, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• āsphoṭa – clashing, striking, splitting, breaking
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• vikaṭa – huge, formidable, terrible, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kaṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaṭapeṭake' or the implied battlefield.

भटपेटके (bhaṭapeṭake) - amidst the mass/throng of soldiers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhaṭapeṭaka

bhaṭapeṭaka - a mass or throng of soldiers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaṭa+peṭaka)

• bhaṭa – soldier, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• peṭaka – basket, box; a mass, a heap, a collection
  noun (neuter)

कवत्-कटकटाटोपे (kavat-kaṭakaṭāṭope) - with the loud, clanking din (of armor)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kavat-kaṭakaṭāṭopa

kavat-kaṭakaṭāṭopa - the din or commotion of clanging sounds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kavat+kaṭakaṭāṭopa)

• kavat – onomatopoeic word for the sound of clanking, clattering
  indeclinable
• kaṭakaṭāṭopa – din, uproar, clanking noise (onomatopoeic)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaṭapeṭake' or the implied battlefield.

कटुकुट्टितकङ्कटे (kaṭukuṭṭitakaṅkaṭe) - where armors were fiercely pounded/shattered

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kaṭukuṭṭitakaṅkaṭa

kaṭukuṭṭitakaṅkaṭa - with armor fiercely smashed or broken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṭu+kuṭṭita+kaṅkaṭa)

• kaṭu – sharp, harsh, fierce, intense
  adjective (masculine)
• kuṭṭita – pounded, shattered, broken, crushed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kuṭṭ' (to pound, crush).
  Root: kuṭṭ (class 10)
• kaṅkaṭa – armor, mail, cuirass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhaṭapeṭake' or the implied battlefield.

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