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.

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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