योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-26

कुर्वज्जलाद्रिनिष्पेषैर्दिक्पालपुरकुट्टनम् ।
निपतद्देवदैत्येन्द्रसिद्धगन्धर्वपत्तनम् ॥ २६ ॥

kurvajjalādriniṣpeṣairdikpālapurakuṭṭanam ,
nipataddevadaityendrasiddhagandharvapattanam 26

26. kurvat jala-adri-niṣpeṣaiḥ dikpāla-pura-kuṭṭanam
nipatad deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva-pattanam

26. kurvat dikpāla-pura-kuṭṭanam jala-adri-niṣpeṣaiḥ
nipatad deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva-pattanam

26. The deluge, by crushing water-mountains, was shattering the cities of the guardians of the directions, and causing the collapse of the settlements of gods, chief demons, Siddhas, and Gandharvas.

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्वत् (kurvat) - causing, performing (doing, making, performing)

• जल-अद्रि-निष्पेषैः (jala-adri-niṣpeṣaiḥ) - by the crushing impact of the immense water-masses (mountains of water) (by the crushing of water-mountains)

• दिक्पाल-पुर-कुट्टनम् (dikpāla-pura-kuṭṭanam) - the pulverization of the capital cities of the Lokapalas (the smashing of the cities of the guardians of the directions)

• निपतद् (nipatad) - causing the collapse of (falling, collapsing, destroying, causing to fall)

• देव-दैत्य-इन्द्र-सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-पत्तनम् (deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva-pattanam) - the collective settlements of various celestial and mythical beings (the cities/settlements of gods, chief demons, Siddhas, and Gandharvas)

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वत् (kurvat) - causing, performing (doing, making, performing)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with '-at' suffix. Nominative Singular Neuter, agreeing with 'jalam' (the water) from the previous verse.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying the implied subject 'jalam'.

जल-अद्रि-निष्पेषैः (jala-adri-niṣpeṣaiḥ) - by the crushing impact of the immense water-masses (mountains of water) (by the crushing of water-mountains)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jala-adri-niṣpeṣa

jala-adri-niṣpeṣa - crushing of water-mountains

Compound noun in instrumental plural. 'jala-adri' forms a tatpuruṣa meaning 'mountain of water' (i.e., colossal waves).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jala+adri+niṣpeṣa)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal (class 1)
• adri – mountain, stone
  noun (masculine)
• niṣpeṣa – crushing, pounding, grinding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'piṣ' (to crush) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: piṣ (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means by which the smashing is performed.

दिक्पाल-पुर-कुट्टनम् (dikpāla-pura-kuṭṭanam) - the pulverization of the capital cities of the Lokapalas (the smashing of the cities of the guardians of the directions)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dikpāla-pura-kuṭṭana

dikpāla-pura-kuṭṭana - smashing of the cities of the guardians of the directions

Compound noun in accusative singular. 'dikpāla-pura' refers to the cities of the guardians of directions, and 'kuṭṭana' is the act of smashing.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dikpāla+pura+kuṭṭana)

• dikpāla – guardian of a direction (Lokapala)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: 'diś' (direction) + 'pāla' (protector).
  Root: pā (class 2)
• pura – city, fortress, capital
  noun (neuter)
• kuṭṭana – pounding, pulverizing, smashing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kuṭṭ' (to pound).
  Root: kuṭṭ (class 10)

Note: The direct object of 'kurvat'.

निपतद् (nipatad) - causing the collapse of (falling, collapsing, destroying, causing to fall)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nipatant

nipatant - falling, collapsing, descending, destroying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'ni' and '-ant' suffix. Nominative Singular Neuter, agreeing with 'jalam' (implied). The 't' of the stem becomes 'd' before a voiced consonant or pause.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying the implied subject 'jalam'.

देव-दैत्य-इन्द्र-सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-पत्तनम् (deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva-pattanam) - the collective settlements of various celestial and mythical beings (the cities/settlements of gods, chief demons, Siddhas, and Gandharvas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva-pattana

deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva-pattana - settlement of gods, chief demons, Siddhas, and Gandharvas

Long compound noun in accusative singular. 'deva-daitya-indra-siddha-gandharva' forms a dvandva-like list of beings, whose 'pattana' (settlement) is the object.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (deva+daitya+indra+siddha+gandharva+pattana)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• daitya – demon (son of Diti)
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (the king of gods)
  noun (masculine)
• siddha – perfected being, adept, demigod
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sidh' (to succeed, be perfected).
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• gandharva – celestial musician, demigod
  noun (masculine)
• pattana – city, town, settlement
  noun (neuter)

Note: The direct object of 'nipatad'.