Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.33.29

Translation

the sky's tresses the rows of shards of swords broken by bhuśuṇḍīs; the gleam of the lances like a fire laid in a forest of bamboo, lit across the sky;

Word by word

bhuśuṇḍī

by bhuśuṇḍīs

bhagna

broken

khaḍga

of swords

ōgha

the masses

khaṇḍa

of shards

ālī

the rows

vyōma

the sky's

kuntalaḥ

tresses

kunta

of the lances

vēṇu

of bamboo

vana

in a forest

nyasta

laid

tāpa

a fire

ambara

across the sky

kacac

(kacat) lit

chaviḥ

the gleam

Meaning

The bhuśuṇḍī is a missile weapon, perhaps a kind of sling or club; another commentary takes it as a gun. The broken blades hang in the air like the sky's hair. The lances, close as bamboo, flash like a forest fire in a bamboo grove. Both commentaries give the forest-fire image.