योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-49

उद्दामपावकवनोपमहेतिसार्थमेघानलाकुलजनाशनिवर्षपातैः ।
आसन्बलानि चपलाब्धिजलाबलानि पर्याकुलानि वडवाग्निमिवाविशन्ति ॥ ४९ ॥

uddāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapātaiḥ ,
āsanbalāni capalābdhijalābalāni paryākulāni vaḍavāgnimivāviśanti 49

49. udrāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapātaiḥ
āsan balāni capalābdhijalābalāni
paryākulāni vaḍavāgnim iva āviśanti

49. balāni
udrāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapātaiḥ
capalābdhijalābalāni
paryākulāni vaḍavāgnim iva āviśanti āsan

49. The armies became utterly distressed, as powerless as the restless ocean waters, and it was as if they were plunging into a submarine fire (vaḍavāgni). This state was brought about by the barrage of thunderbolts, fiery clouds, and masses of weapons, all of which resembled a fierce forest fire and caused widespread agitation.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्रामपावकवनोपमहेतिसार्थमेघानलाकुलजनाशनिवर्षपातैः (udrāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapātaiḥ) - by the barrage of thunderbolts, fiery clouds, and masses of weapons, resembling a fierce forest fire and causing widespread agitation (by showers of thunderbolts, fiery clouds, and multitudes of weapons resembling a fierce forest fire, causing agitation to people)

• आसन् (āsan) - were, they were

• बलानि (balāni) - armies, military forces (armies, forces, strengths)

• चपलाब्धिजलाबलानि (capalābdhijalābalāni) - rendered powerless like the restless waters of the ocean (powerless like restless ocean water)

• पर्याकुलानि (paryākulāni) - utterly distressed (greatly agitated, thoroughly disturbed, utterly distressed)

• वडवाग्निम् (vaḍavāgnim) - submarine fire, mare's fire

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• आविशन्ति (āviśanti) - plunging into (entering, going into)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्रामपावकवनोपमहेतिसार्थमेघानलाकुलजनाशनिवर्षपातैः (udrāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapātaiḥ) - by the barrage of thunderbolts, fiery clouds, and masses of weapons, resembling a fierce forest fire and causing widespread agitation (by showers of thunderbolts, fiery clouds, and multitudes of weapons resembling a fierce forest fire, causing agitation to people)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of udrāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapāta

udrāmapāvakavanopamahetisārthameghānalākulajanāśanivarṣapāta - showers of thunderbolts, fiery clouds, and multitudes of weapons resembling a fierce forest fire, causing agitation to people

Compound type : tatpurusha (udrāma+pāvaka+vana+upama+heti+sārtha+megha+anala+ākula+jana+aśani+varṣa+pāta)

• udrāma – fierce, intense, mighty
  adjective
• pāvaka – fire, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resembling, comparable to
  adjective
• heti – weapon, missile
  noun (feminine)
• sārtha – multitude, host, crowd
  noun (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: megh
• anala – fire, heat
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, distressed, confused
  adjective
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• jana – person, people, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• pāta – fall, descent, shower, attack
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: The compound is `(udrāma pāvaka vana upama) (heti sārtha) (megha anala) (ākula jana) (aśani varṣa) pāta`. All previous parts describe the nature of the `pāta`.

आसन् (āsan) - were, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect 3rd Plural

luṅ-pratyaya (लङ्), ātmanepada

Root: as (class 2)

बलानि (balāni) - armies, military forces (armies, forces, strengths)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, army, force

चपलाब्धिजलाबलानि (capalābdhijalābalāni) - rendered powerless like the restless waters of the ocean (powerless like restless ocean water)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of capalābdhijalābala

capalābdhijalābala - powerless like restless ocean water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (capala+abdhi+jala+abala)

• capala – restless, unsteady, flickering
  adjective
  Root: camp (class 1)
• abdhi – ocean, sea (lit. container of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ap
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weak, powerless
  adjective
  a (negation) + bala (strength)
  Prefix: a

Note: Agreement with `balāni`.

पर्याकुलानि (paryākulāni) - utterly distressed (greatly agitated, thoroughly disturbed, utterly distressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of paryākula

paryākula - greatly agitated, thoroughly disturbed, utterly distressed

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `balāni`.

वडवाग्निम् (vaḍavāgnim) - submarine fire, mare's fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaḍavāgni

vaḍavāgni - submarine fire, mare's fire, a mythical fire believed to be at the bottom of the ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vaḍava+agni)

• vaḍava – mare, female horse
  noun (feminine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

आविशन्ति (āviśanti) - plunging into (entering, going into)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āviśat

āviśat - entering, penetrating

Present Active Participle

From root viś (to enter) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `balāni` (neuter plural nominative).