योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-31

चतुरङ्गश्चतुर्दिक्कं बलौघः स पराङ्मुखः ।
ययौ प्रावृङ्गिरिणदीमहावाह इव द्रुतः ॥ ३१ ॥

caturaṅgaścaturdikkaṃ balaughaḥ sa parāṅmukhaḥ ,
yayau prāvṛṅgiriṇadīmahāvāha iva drutaḥ 31

31. caturaṅgaḥ catur-dikkam bala-oghaḥ saḥ parāṅ-mukhaḥ
yayau prāvṛt-giri-nadī-mahā-vāhaḥ iva drutaḥ

31. saḥ caturaṅgaḥ bala-oghaḥ,
parāṅ-mukhaḥ,
prāvṛt-giri-nadī-mahā-vāhaḥ iva drutaḥ,
catur-dikkam yayau

31. That four-limbed mass of forces, with its face turned away (in flight), fled swiftly in all four directions, like the great, rapid current of a mountain river during the monsoon.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुरङ्गः (caturaṅgaḥ) - referring to the four divisions of an army (four-limbed (referring to an army: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry))

• चतुर्-दिक्कम् (catur-dikkam) - in all four directions

• बल-ओघः (bala-oghaḥ) - mass of forces, torrent of an army

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• पराङ्-मुखः (parāṅ-mukhaḥ) - with face averted, turned away (in flight)

• ययौ (yayau) - went, fled

• प्रावृत्-गिरि-नदी-महा-वाहः (prāvṛt-giri-nadī-mahā-vāhaḥ) - the great current of a mountain river during the monsoon

• इव (iva) - like, as

• द्रुतः (drutaḥ) - swift, rapid, quickly

Words meanings and morphology

चतुरङ्गः (caturaṅgaḥ) - referring to the four divisions of an army (four-limbed (referring to an army: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturaṅga

caturaṅga - having four limbs or divisions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+aṅga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• aṅga – limb, body, component, division
  noun (neuter)

चतुर्-दिक्कम् (catur-dikkam) - in all four directions

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of accusative form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+dik)

• catur – four
  numeral
• dik – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial accusative

बल-ओघः (bala-oghaḥ) - mass of forces, torrent of an army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bala-ogha

bala-ogha - mass of troops, torrent-like army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ogha)

• bala – force, strength, army
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पराङ्-मुखः (parāṅ-mukhaḥ) - with face averted, turned away (in flight)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāṅ-mukha

parāṅ-mukha - having the face turned away, averted, retreating

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāñc+mukha)

• parāñc – turned away, backward, averted
  adjective (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

ययौ (yayau) - went, fled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of yā

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular active of root 'yā'

Root: yā (class 2)

प्रावृत्-गिरि-नदी-महा-वाहः (prāvṛt-giri-nadī-mahā-vāhaḥ) - the great current of a mountain river during the monsoon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāvṛt-giri-nadī-mahā-vāha

prāvṛt-giri-nadī-mahā-vāha - great current of a mountain river in the rainy season

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāvṛt+giri-nadī+mahā-vāha)

• prāvṛt – rainy season, monsoon
  noun (feminine)
• giri-nadī – mountain river
  noun (feminine)
• mahā-vāha – great current/stream
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

द्रुतः (drutaḥ) - swift, rapid, quickly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druta

druta - run, fled, swift, fluid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dru' (to run) with suffix 'kta'

Root: dru (class 1)