योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-31

क्षणमायाति पातालं क्षणं याति नभस्थलम् ।
क्षणं भ्रमति दिक्कुञ्जे तृष्णा हृत्पद्मषट्पदी ॥ ३१ ॥

kṣaṇamāyāti pātālaṃ kṣaṇaṃ yāti nabhasthalam ,
kṣaṇaṃ bhramati dikkuñje tṛṣṇā hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī 31

31. kṣaṇam āyāti pātālam kṣaṇam yāti nabhastalam
kṣaṇam bhramati dikkuñje tṛṣṇā hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī

31. For one moment it descends to the netherworld, for the next moment it ascends to the sky, and for another moment it wanders through the regions of the directions. Craving (tṛṣṇā) is like a bee within the heart's lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, instant)

• आयाति (āyāti) - descends (comes to) (comes, approaches, obtains)

• पातालम् (pātālam) - the netherworld (the netherworld, underworld)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, instant)

• याति (yāti) - ascends (implies motion upwards) (goes, proceeds)

• नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the sky (the sky, atmosphere)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, instant)

• भ्रमति (bhramati) - wanders (wanders, roams, revolves)

• दिक्कुञ्जे (dikkuñje) - in the regions of the directions (in the grove of the directions, in the regions/corners of the directions)

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (thirst, craving, desire, longing)

• हृत्पद्मषट्पदी (hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī) - a bee dwelling in the heart's lotus (a female bee in the heart-lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, instant)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

आयाति (āyāti) - descends (comes to) (comes, approaches, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to tṛṣṇā.

पातालम् (pātālam) - the netherworld (the netherworld, underworld)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - the netherworld, one of the seven regions below the earth

Note: Object of āyāti.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, instant)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

याति (yāti) - ascends (implies motion upwards) (goes, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to tṛṣṇā.

नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the sky (the sky, atmosphere)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - the sky, the firmament, the atmosphere

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, ground, plane, level
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of yāti.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, instant)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

भ्रमति (bhramati) - wanders (wanders, roams, revolves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhram

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Refers to tṛṣṇā.

दिक्कुञ्जे (dikkuñje) - in the regions of the directions (in the grove of the directions, in the regions/corners of the directions)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dikkuñja

dikkuñja - grove of directions, region of quarters

Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (diś+kuñja)

• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• kuñja – grove, thicket, bower
  noun (masculine)

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving (tṛṣṇā) (thirst, craving, desire, longing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

From root 'tṛṣ' 'to thirst'.

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

हृत्पद्मषट्पदी (hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī) - a bee dwelling in the heart's lotus (a female bee in the heart-lotus)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī

hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī - female bee in the lotus of the heart

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hṛtpadma) + upamā-compound (hṛd+padma+ṣaṭpadī)

• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• ṣaṭpadī – a female bee (having six feet)
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of 'ṣaṭpada' ('six-footed', a bee).

Note: In apposition to tṛṣṇā.