योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-45

श्रृङ्गसंघट्टसदृशाः क्रेंकारोत्करकर्कशाः ।
नदीर्मुक्तालतापातसस्रग्दामनभस्तलाः ॥ ४५ ॥

śrṛṅgasaṃghaṭṭasadṛśāḥ kreṃkārotkarakarkaśāḥ ,
nadīrmuktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastalāḥ 45

45. śṛṅgasaṃghaṭṭasadṛśāḥ kreṃkārotkarakarkaśāḥ
nadīḥ muktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastalāḥ

45. śṛṅgasaṃghaṭṭasadṛśāḥ kreṃkārotkarakarkaśāḥ
muktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastalāḥ nadīḥ

45. They were like the collision of horns, harsh with multitudes of dreadful roars. They affected rivers, and their sky-regions appeared as garlands and ropes due to the falling of pearl-like creepers.

Words meanings summery:

• शृङ्गसंघट्टसदृशाः (śṛṅgasaṁghaṭṭasadṛśāḥ) - resembling the clash of horns

• क्रेंकारोत्करकर्कशाः (kreṁkārotkarakarkaśāḥ) - harsh with multitudes of roars/screams

• नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers

• मुक्तालतापातसस्रग्दामनभस्तलाः (muktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastalāḥ) - whose sky-regions are like garlands and ropes due to the falling of pearl-creepers

Words meanings and morphology

शृङ्गसंघट्टसदृशाः (śṛṅgasaṁghaṭṭasadṛśāḥ) - resembling the clash of horns

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śṛṅgasaṃghaṭṭasadṛśa

śṛṅgasaṁghaṭṭasadṛśa - like the collision of horns

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śṛṅgasaṃghaṭṭa+sadṛśa)

• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• saṃghaṭṭa – collision, clashing, friction
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

क्रेंकारोत्करकर्कशाः (kreṁkārotkarakarkaśāḥ) - harsh with multitudes of roars/screams

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kreṃkārotkarakarkaśa

kreṁkārotkarakarkaśa - harsh with multitudes of roars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kreṃkāra+utkara+karkaśa)

• kreṃkāra – roar, cry (of an elephant, lion); dreadful sound
  noun (masculine)
• utkara – multitude, heap, mass
  noun (masculine)
• karkaśa – harsh, rough, hard, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

मुक्तालतापातसस्रग्दामनभस्तलाः (muktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastalāḥ) - whose sky-regions are like garlands and ropes due to the falling of pearl-creepers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastala

muktālatāpātasasragdāmanabhastala - whose sky-regions are adorned with garlands and ropes, [created by] the falling of pearl-creepers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (muktālatāpāta+sasragdāma+nabhastala)

• muktā – pearl, released
  noun (feminine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• pāta – fall, falling, descent
  noun (masculine)
• sasrag – having garlands, garlanded
  adjective (masculine)
• dāman – rope, cord, string, garland
  noun (neuter)
• nabhastala – sky-region, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)

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