योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-13

यावन्न क्वचिदेवात्र पश्याम्याशासु केवलम् ।
तरन्ति तरलास्फालमुल्मुकाशनिवृष्टयः ॥ १३ ॥

yāvanna kvacidevātra paśyāmyāśāsu kevalam ,
taranti taralāsphālamulmukāśanivṛṣṭayaḥ 13

13. yāvat na kvacit eva atra paśyāmi āśāsu kevalam
taranti taralā-sphālam ulmukāśani-vṛṣṭayaḥ

13. atra yāvat na kvacit eva paśyāmi,
kevalam āśāsu ulmukāśani-vṛṣṭayaḥ taralā-sphālam taranti

13. Here, as far as I could see nothing else, but only in all directions, showers of firebrands and lightning floated with agitated flashes.

13. אך לא ראיתי דבר מלבד מטרי גחלים וברקים המרחפים ומתנגשים בכל עברי האופק.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until, all that

• न (na) - not, no

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, in any respect

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I perceive

• आशासु (āśāsu) - in the directions, in the regions

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

• तरन्ति (taranti) - they float, they cross, they swim

• तरला-स्फालम् (taralā-sphālam) - with agitated flashes/movements

• उल्मुकाशनि-वृष्टयः (ulmukāśani-vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers of firebrands and lightning

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, until, all that

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at any time, in any respect

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' (Pashyādi group, 4th conjugation)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आशासु (āśāsu) - in the directions, in the regions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āśā

āśā - direction, quarter of the sky, region, hope

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

तरन्ति (taranti) - they float, they cross, they swim

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of tṛ

Root: tṛ (class 1)

तरला-स्फालम् (taralā-sphālam) - with agitated flashes/movements

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tarala+sphāla)

• tarala – trembling, agitated, restless, fluid
  adjective (masculine)
• sphāla – flash, sparkle, movement, surge, stroke
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of a noun acting adverbially).

उल्मुकाशनि-वृष्टयः (ulmukāśani-vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers of firebrands and lightning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ulmukāśani-vṛṣṭi

ulmukāśani-vṛṣṭi - showers of firebrands and lightning

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (ulmuka+aśani+vṛṣṭi)

• ulmuka – firebrand, burning log, torch
  noun (neuter)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning, Indra's weapon
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, downpour
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

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