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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-160, verse-49

चक्रवज्रगदाप्रासशूलासिशरवर्षणम् ।
शाल्मलीग्रहणं पाशं कुशक्तिशततोदनम् ॥ ४९ ॥
cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāsiśaravarṣaṇam ,
śālmalīgrahaṇaṃ pāśaṃ kuśaktiśatatodanam 49
49. cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāśiśaravarṣaṇam
śālmalīgrahaṇam pāśam kuśaktiśatatodanam
49. cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāśiśaravarṣaṇam
śālmalīgrahaṇam pāśam kuśaktiśatatodanam
49. The showering of discs, thunderbolts, maces, javelins, pikes, swords, and arrows; the seizing of the silk-cotton tree (śālmalī); a noose; and the torment of being pierced by hundreds of cruel implements (śakti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • चक्रवज्रगदाप्रासशूलाशिशरवर्षणम् (cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāśiśaravarṣaṇam) - showering of discs, thunderbolts, maces, javelins, pikes, swords, and arrows
  • शाल्मलीग्रहणम् (śālmalīgrahaṇam) - the torment involving climbing or embracing the thorny silk-cotton tree (śālmalī) (seizing of the silk-cotton tree)
  • पाशम् (pāśam) - snare, noose, fetter
  • कुशक्तिशततोदनम् (kuśaktiśatatodanam) - piercing by hundreds of cruel implements

Words meanings and morphology

चक्रवज्रगदाप्रासशूलाशिशरवर्षणम् (cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāśiśaravarṣaṇam) - showering of discs, thunderbolts, maces, javelins, pikes, swords, and arrows
(noun)
neuter, singular of cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāśiśaravarṣaṇa
cakravajragadāprāsaśūlāśiśaravarṣaṇa - showering of discs, thunderbolts, maces, javelins, pikes, swords, and arrows
Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (cakra+vajra+gadā+prāsa+śūla+asi+śara+varṣaṇa)
  • cakra – disc, wheel, discus (weapon)
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from the root √kṛ (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
    noun (neuter)
  • gadā – mace, club
    noun (feminine)
  • prāsa – javelin, spear, dart
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from pra-√as (to throw, cast).
    Prefix: pra
    Root: as (class 4)
  • śūla – pike, lance, trident, stake
    noun (neuter)
  • asi – sword
    noun (masculine)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from the root √śṛ (to break, crush).
    Root: śṛ (class 1)
  • varṣaṇa – showering, raining, shedding
    noun (neuter)
    Action noun
    Derived from the root √vṛṣ (to rain, shower) with the suffix -ana.
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: The ending -am can indicate either nominative or accusative singular for neuter nouns. In this context, it functions as a descriptive noun in a list.
शाल्मलीग्रहणम् (śālmalīgrahaṇam) - the torment involving climbing or embracing the thorny silk-cotton tree (śālmalī) (seizing of the silk-cotton tree)
(noun)
neuter, singular of śālmalīgrahaṇa
śālmalīgrahaṇa - seizing of the silk-cotton tree
Compound type : tatpurusha (śālmalī+grahaṇa)
  • śālmalī – silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), associated with a tree of torment in Naraka
    noun (feminine)
  • grahaṇa – seizing, grasping, taking, eclipse
    noun (neuter)
    Action noun
    Derived from the root √grah (to seize, take) with the suffix -ana.
    Root: grah (class 9)
Note: The ending -am can indicate either nominative or accusative singular for neuter nouns. In this context, it functions as a descriptive noun in a list.
पाशम् (pāśam) - snare, noose, fetter
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśa
pāśa - snare, noose, fetter, bond
कुशक्तिशततोदनम् (kuśaktiśatatodanam) - piercing by hundreds of cruel implements
(noun)
neuter, singular of kuśaktiśatatodana
kuśaktiśatatodana - piercing by hundreds of cruel implements
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuśakti+śata+todana)
  • kuśakti – evil power, bad implement, cruel weapon
    noun (feminine)
    Compound of 'ku-' (bad) and 'śakti' (power, spear). Here, likely a weapon/implement.
  • śata – hundred
    noun (neuter)
  • todana – piercing, tormenting, goading
    noun (neuter)
    Action noun
    Derived from the root √tud (to push, strike, torment) with the suffix -ana.
    Root: tud (class 6)
Note: The ending -am can indicate either nominative or accusative singular for neuter nouns. In this context, it functions as a descriptive noun in a list.