योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-37

कटुचंकारचीत्कारक्रेंकारपरिपीवरः ।
मृता मृता वयमिति घनकोलाहलाकुलः ॥ ३७ ॥

kaṭucaṃkāracītkārakreṃkāraparipīvaraḥ ,
mṛtā mṛtā vayamiti ghanakolāhalākulaḥ 37

37. kaṭucaṃkāracītkārakreṃkāraparipīvaraḥ
mṛtā mṛtā vayam iti ghanakolāhalākulaḥ

37. kaṭucaṃkāracītkārakreṃkāraparipīvaraḥ
mṛtā mṛtā vayam iti ghanakolāhalākulaḥ

37. Filled with harsh caws, shrieks, and piercing cries, it was agitated by a dense uproar with repeated shouts of 'We are dead! We are dead!'

Words meanings summery:

• कटुचंकारचीत्कारक्रेंकारपरिपीवरः (kaṭucaṁkāracītkārakreṁkāraparipīvaraḥ) - filled with harsh caws, shrieks, and piercing cries

• मृता (mṛtā) - dead (referring to 'we' in the direct speech) (dead)

• मृता (mṛtā) - dead (referring to 'we' in the direct speech) (dead)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, saying)

• घनकोलाहलाकुलः (ghanakolāhalākulaḥ) - agitated by a dense uproar

Words meanings and morphology

कटुचंकारचीत्कारक्रेंकारपरिपीवरः (kaṭucaṁkāracītkārakreṁkāraparipīvaraḥ) - filled with harsh caws, shrieks, and piercing cries

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭucaṃkāracītkārakreṃkāraparipīvara

kaṭucaṁkāracītkārakreṁkāraparipīvara - filled with harsh caws, shrieks, and piercing cries

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṭu+caṃkāra+cītkāra+kreṃkāra+paripīvara)

• kaṭu – harsh, sharp, bitter, severe
  adjective
• caṃkāra – a caw, a shriek, a loud cry (often onomatopoeic)
  noun (masculine)
• cītkāra – a scream, a shriek, a squeak, a piercing sound (often onomatopoeic)
  noun (masculine)
• kreṃkāra – a cry, a shriek, a scream (often onomatopoeic)
  noun (masculine)
• paripīvara – very stout; filled with, swollen with, full of
  adjective
  Prefix: pari

Note: This is the first adjectival compound describing the battle/scene.

मृता (mṛtā) - dead (referring to 'we' in the direct speech) (dead)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead; deceased; departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ (to die), suffix -ta.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used in direct speech 'We are dead!'. While 'mṛtā' is typically feminine singular, in poetic contexts, it can stand for plural, especially when followed by 'vayam'.

मृता (mṛtā) - dead (referring to 'we' in the direct speech) (dead)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead; deceased; departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mṛ (to die), suffix -ta.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Repetition for emphasis in direct speech.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Part of the direct speech.

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

घनकोलाहलाकुलः (ghanakolāhalākulaḥ) - agitated by a dense uproar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghanakolāhalākula

ghanakolāhalākula - agitated by a dense/loud uproar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghana+kolāhala+ākula)

• ghana – dense, thick, abundant, loud
  adjective
• kolāhala – uproar, great noise, tumult, clamor
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, disturbed, full of, bewildered by
  adjective

Note: This is the second adjectival compound describing the battle/scene.