योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-76, verse-20

स ज्वालविलसद्वातो दुष्टोऽनलदृशं व्रजन् ।
हेमाद्रीणां सपक्षाणामनीकं द्रवतामिव ॥ २० ॥

sa jvālavilasadvāto duṣṭo'naladṛśaṃ vrajan ,
hemādrīṇāṃ sapakṣāṇāmanīkaṃ dravatāmiva 20

20. saḥ jvāla-vilasad-vātaḥ duṣṭaḥ anala-dṛśam vrajan
hema-adrīṇām sa-pakṣāṇām anīkam dravatām iva

20. saḥ jvāla-vilasad-vātaḥ duṣṭaḥ anala-dṛśam vrajan
sa-pakṣāṇām hema-adrīṇām dravatām anīkam iva

20. He, with winds ablaze with flames, malicious, moving towards the fiery gaze, was like an army of winged golden mountains melting away.

20. הרוח העזה והמרהיבה של הלהבות, שעה שנעה לעבר האש, נראתה כאילו המיסה את הרי הזהב בעלי הכנפיים.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ज्वाल-विलसद्-वातः (jvāla-vilasad-vātaḥ) - with winds shining with flames, having flame-shining wind

• दुष्टः (duṣṭaḥ) - wicked, evil, malicious, corrupted

• अनल-दृशम् (anala-dṛśam) - to the fiery gaze, to the sight of fire

• व्रजन् (vrajan) - going, moving, proceeding

• हेम-अद्रीणाम् (hema-adrīṇām) - of golden mountains

• स-पक्षाणाम् (sa-pakṣāṇām) - of those with wings, winged

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, array

• द्रवताम् (dravatām) - of those flowing, melting, moving swiftly

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ज्वाल-विलसद्-वातः (jvāla-vilasad-vātaḥ) - with winds shining with flames, having flame-shining wind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvāla-vilasad-vāta

jvāla-vilasad-vāta - one whose winds shine with flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvālā+vilasat+vāta)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• vilasat – shining, radiant
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root 'las' (to shine) with upasarga 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound qualifying 'saḥ'

दुष्टः (duṣṭaḥ) - wicked, evil, malicious, corrupted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - wicked, evil, corrupted

Past Passive Participle

from root 'duṣ' (to be corrupted)

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'

अनल-दृशम् (anala-dṛśam) - to the fiery gaze, to the sight of fire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anala-dṛś

anala-dṛś - fiery gaze, sight of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anala+dṛś)

• anala – fire
  noun (masculine)
• dṛś – sight, vision, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vrajan'

व्रजन् (vrajan) - going, moving, proceeding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vrajat

vrajat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from root 'vraj' (to go)

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ', indicating simultaneous action

हेम-अद्रीणाम् (hema-adrīṇām) - of golden mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hema-adri

hema-adri - golden mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hema+adri)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

स-पक्षाणाम् (sa-pakṣāṇām) - of those with wings, winged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sa-pakṣa

sa-pakṣa - with wings, winged

Bahuvrihi compound 'saha pakṣaiḥ yasya saḥ'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+pakṣa)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'hema-adrīṇām'

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, array

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, array

Note: Predicate nominative with 'iva'

द्रवताम् (dravatām) - of those flowing, melting, moving swiftly

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dravat

dravat - flowing, melting, moving swiftly

Present Active Participle

from root 'dru' (to run, flow, melt)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'hema-adrīṇām sa-pakṣāṇām'

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

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