योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-119, verse-23

पार्श्वच्छायां हरन्तो विचलितविदलत्क्लिन्नकङ्कालगन्धास्तन्वन्तो भूरिभस्मप्रविततमिहिकामाधुनानाः शवानाम् ।
केशानाकाशकोशे शशिगलितशराकारिणः शांकराणामस्थीनां टांकृतेनारचितखरगिरस्तत्र वाता वहन्ति ॥ २३ ॥

pārśvacchāyāṃ haranto vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandhāstanvanto bhūribhasmapravitatamihikāmādhunānāḥ śavānām ,
keśānākāśakośe śaśigalitaśarākāriṇaḥ śāṃkarāṇāmasthīnāṃ ṭāṃkṛtenāracitakharagirastatra vātā vahanti 23

23. pārśvacchāyām harantaḥ vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandhāḥ
tanvantaḥ bhūribhasmapravitatamihikām ādhunānāḥ
śavānām keśān ākāśakośe śaśigalitaśarākāriṇaḥ śāṅkarāṇām
asthīnām ṭāṅkṛtena aracitakharagiraḥ tatra vātāḥ vahanti

23. tatra vātāḥ pārśvacchāyām harantaḥ
vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandhāḥ bhūribhasmapravitatamihikām ādhunānāḥ
śavānām keśān ākāśakośe śaśigalitaśarākāriṇaḥ
śāṅkarāṇām asthīnām ṭāṅkṛtena aracitakharagiraḥ vahanti

23. There, the winds (vāta) blow, carrying away peripheral shadows, and permeated with the scent of agitated, bursting, moist skeletons. They spread a dense mist (mihikā) infused with abundant ash, shaking the hairs of corpses in the expanse of the sky. These winds, appearing like arrows fallen from the moon, also create harsh sounds through the tinkling of the bones of Śaṅkara's devotees.

Words meanings summery:

• पार्श्वच्छायाम् (pārśvacchāyām) - The object that the winds are carrying away, contributing to the eerie atmosphere. (peripheral shadow, shadow on the side)

• हरन्तः (harantaḥ) - Describes the winds' action of sweeping away shadows. (carrying away, seizing, removing)

• विचलितविदलत्क्लिन्नकङ्कालगन्धाः (vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandhāḥ) - Describes the foul and disturbing odor carried by the winds in the cremation ground. (whose smell is of agitated, bursting, moist skeletons)

• तन्वन्तः (tanvantaḥ) - Describes the winds' action of disseminating mist. (spreading, extending, stretching)

• भूरिभस्मप्रविततमिहिकाम् (bhūribhasmapravitatamihikām) - The object that the winds are spreading. (a mist greatly spread with ashes)

• आधुनानाः (ādhunānāḥ) - Describes the winds' action of shaking the hairs of corpses. (shaking, agitating)

• शवानाम् (śavānām) - Possessive, indicating whose hairs are being shaken. (of corpses, of dead bodies)

• केशान् (keśān) - The object that the winds are shaking. (hairs, locks of hair)

• आकाशकोशे (ākāśakośe) - Indicates the vastness of the area where the winds are active. (in the expanse of the sky, in the space of the atmosphere)

• शशिगलितशराकारिणः (śaśigalitaśarākāriṇaḥ) - Describes the visual effect created by the winds or objects carried by them. (whose forms resemble arrows fallen from the moon)

• शाङ्कराणाम् (śāṅkarāṇām) - Possessive, indicating the origin or association of the bones. (of Śaṅkara, of Śaṅkara's followers/devotees)

• अस्थीनाम् (asthīnām) - Possessive, indicating the source of the tinkling sound. (of bones)

• टाङ्कृतेन (ṭāṅkṛtena) - Instrumental, referring to the sound produced by the bones. (by the tinkling sound, by the harsh sound)

• अरचितखरगिरः (aracitakharagiraḥ) - Describes the winds, which produce harsh sounds due to the bones. (having made harsh sounds, having produced sharp voices)

• तत्र (tatra) - Indicates the location of the described phenomena (the cremation ground). (there, in that place)

• वाताः (vātāḥ) - The subject of the main verb 'vahanti'. (winds, breezes)

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - The main action of the winds. (they blow, they carry, they bear)

Words meanings and morphology

पार्श्वच्छायाम् (pārśvacchāyām) - The object that the winds are carrying away, contributing to the eerie atmosphere. (peripheral shadow, shadow on the side)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pārśvacchāyā

pārśvacchāyā - peripheral shadow, shadow on the side

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārśva+cchāyā)

• pārśva – side, flank
  noun (neuter)
• cchāyā – shadow, shade, reflection
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'harantaḥ'.

हरन्तः (harantaḥ) - Describes the winds' action of sweeping away shadows. (carrying away, seizing, removing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of harat

harat - carrying away, seizing, removing

Present Active Participle

From root हृ (hṛ) 'to carry, seize'

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vātāḥ'.

विचलितविदलत्क्लिन्नकङ्कालगन्धाः (vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandhāḥ) - Describes the foul and disturbing odor carried by the winds in the cremation ground. (whose smell is of agitated, bursting, moist skeletons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandha

vicalitavidalatklinnakaṅkālagandha - whose smell is of agitated, bursting, moist skeletons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicalita+vidalat+klinna+kaṅkāla+gandha)

• vicalita – agitated, disturbed, shaken
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root चल् (cal) 'to move' with upasarga वि (vi)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cal (class 1)
• vidalat – bursting, splitting, cracking
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root दल् (dal) 'to burst' with upasarga वि (vi)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dal (class 1)
• klinna – moist, wet, soaked
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root क्लिद् (klid) 'to be wet'
  Root: klid (class 4)
• kaṅkāla – skeleton, bony framework
  noun (masculine)
• gandha – smell, odor, perfume
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vātāḥ'.

तन्वन्तः (tanvantaḥ) - Describes the winds' action of disseminating mist. (spreading, extending, stretching)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tanvat

tanvat - spreading, extending, stretching

Present Active Participle

From root तन् (tan) 'to spread, extend'

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vātāḥ'.

भूरिभस्मप्रविततमिहिकाम् (bhūribhasmapravitatamihikām) - The object that the winds are spreading. (a mist greatly spread with ashes)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūribhasmapravitatamihikā

bhūribhasmapravitatamihikā - a mist greatly spread with ashes

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūri+bhasma+pravitata+mihikā)

• bhūri – abundant, much, extensive
  adjective (neuter)
• bhasma – ash, cinders
  noun (neuter)
• pravitata – spread out, extensive, diffused
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root तन् (tan) 'to spread' with upasarga प्र (pra) and वि (vi)
  Prefixes: pra+vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• mihikā – mist, fog, haze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Object of 'tanvantaḥ'.

आधुनानाः (ādhunānāḥ) - Describes the winds' action of shaking the hairs of corpses. (shaking, agitating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādhunāna

ādhunāna - shaking, agitating

Present Middle Participle

From root धू (dhū) 'to shake' with upasarga आ (ā)

Prefix: ā

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vātāḥ'.

शवानाम् (śavānām) - Possessive, indicating whose hairs are being shaken. (of corpses, of dead bodies)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śava

śava - corpse, dead body

Note: Relates to 'keśān'.

केशान् (keśān) - The object that the winds are shaking. (hairs, locks of hair)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of keśa

keśa - hair, lock of hair

Note: Object of 'ādhunānāḥ'.

आकाशकोशे (ākāśakośe) - Indicates the vastness of the area where the winds are active. (in the expanse of the sky, in the space of the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśakośa

ākāśakośa - expanse of the sky, space of the atmosphere

Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśa+kośa)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• kośa – sheath, case, treasury, expanse
  noun (masculine)

शशिगलितशराकारिणः (śaśigalitaśarākāriṇaḥ) - Describes the visual effect created by the winds or objects carried by them. (whose forms resemble arrows fallen from the moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaśigalitaśarākārin

śaśigalitaśarākārin - whose forms resemble arrows fallen from the moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśi+galita+śara+ākārin)

• śaśi – moon
  noun (masculine)
• galita – fallen, dropped, oozed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root गल् (gal) 'to drop, fall'
  Root: gal (class 1)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ākārin – having the form of, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ākāra' (form) with suffix -in

Note: Agrees with 'vātāḥ'.

शाङ्कराणाम् (śāṅkarāṇām) - Possessive, indicating the origin or association of the bones. (of Śaṅkara, of Śaṅkara's followers/devotees)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śāṅkara

śāṅkara - pertaining to Śaṅkara (Śiva), follower of Śaṅkara

Derived from 'Śaṅkara'.

Note: Refers to the devotees whose bones are in the cremation ground. Modifies 'asthīnām'.

अस्थीनाम् (asthīnām) - Possessive, indicating the source of the tinkling sound. (of bones)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of asthi

asthi - bone

Note: Relates to 'ṭāṅkṛtena'.

टाङ्कृतेन (ṭāṅkṛtena) - Instrumental, referring to the sound produced by the bones. (by the tinkling sound, by the harsh sound)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ṭāṅkṛta

ṭāṅkṛta - tinkling sound, harsh sound

अरचितखरगिरः (aracitakharagiraḥ) - Describes the winds, which produce harsh sounds due to the bones. (having made harsh sounds, having produced sharp voices)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aracitakharagira

aracitakharagira - having made harsh sounds, having produced sharp voices

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aracita+khara+gir)

• aracita – made, produced, composed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root रच् (rac) 'to make, arrange' with upasarga आ (ā)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rac (class 10)
• khara – harsh, sharp, rough
  adjective (neuter)
• gir – sound, voice, speech
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'vātāḥ'.

तत्र (tatra) - Indicates the location of the described phenomena (the cremation ground). (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

वाताः (vātāḥ) - The subject of the main verb 'vahanti'. (winds, breezes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāta

vāta - wind, breeze, air

From root वा (vā) 'to blow'.

Root: vā (class 2)

वहन्ति (vahanti) - The main action of the winds. (they blow, they carry, they bear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Root: vah (class 1)