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.

49. תחת מטר הברקים, האש הניצחת ומבול כלי הנשק, הצבאות המבוהלים והחלשים נבוכו, ודמו לגלי ים סוערים הצוללים ישר לתוך אש המצולות הלוהטת.

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).

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