योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-41

शैलार्णद्युधराशृङ्गजगदूर्णायुसौनिकः ।
प्रत्यहं पिबते प्रेक्ष्य तारारक्तकणानपि ॥ ४१ ॥

śailārṇadyudharāśṛṅgajagadūrṇāyusaunikaḥ ,
pratyahaṃ pibate prekṣya tārāraktakaṇānapi 41

41. śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat-ūrṇāyu-saunikaḥ
pratyaham pibate prekṣya tāra-rakta-kaṇān api

41. śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat-ūrṇāyu-saunikaḥ
pratyaham tāra-rakta-kaṇān api prekṣya pibate

41. This butcher, who destroys the cosmic web (like a spider's creation) made of mountains, oceans, heavens, earth, and celestial peaks, daily observes and drinks even the drops of star-blood.

Words meanings summery:

• शैल-अर्ण-द्यु-धरा-श्र्̥ङ्ग-जगत्-ऊर्णायु-सौनिकः (śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat-ūrṇāyu-saunikaḥ) - the destroyer of the cosmic web (like a spider's creation) comprising all elements of the universe (the butcher of the spider-like creation of mountains, oceans, sky, earth, peaks, and worlds)

• प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day

• पिबते (pibate) - he/she/it consumes (he/she/it drinks)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having observed, having perceived

• तार-रक्त-कणान् (tāra-rakta-kaṇān) - drops of blood from stars, implying destruction of celestial bodies (star-blood-drops)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

शैल-अर्ण-द्यु-धरा-श्र्̥ङ्ग-जगत्-ऊर्णायु-सौनिकः (śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat-ūrṇāyu-saunikaḥ) - the destroyer of the cosmic web (like a spider's creation) comprising all elements of the universe (the butcher of the spider-like creation of mountains, oceans, sky, earth, peaks, and worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat-ūrṇāyu-saunika

śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat-ūrṇāyu-saunika - one who butchers the spider (creator) of the universe

A complex Tatpuruṣa compound. The final part `saunika` (butcher) is the head noun, qualified by `ūrṇāyu` (spider) which in turn refers to the creator of `śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat` (mountains, oceans, sky, earth, peaks, world).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila-arṇa-dyu-dharā-śr̥ṅga-jagat+ūrṇāyu+saunika)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• arṇa – ocean, sea, water
  noun (neuter)
• dyu – sky, heaven, light
  noun (feminine)
• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• śr̥ṅga – peak (of a mountain), horn
  noun (neuter)
• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
• ūrṇāyu – spider (lit. 'wool-producer')
  noun (masculine)
• saunika – butcher, slayer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a cosmic destroyer, possibly Time (kāla) or a fierce deity.

प्रत्यहम् (pratyaham) - daily, every day

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, from 'prati' (every) + 'ahan' (day).

पिबते (pibate) - he/she/it consumes (he/she/it drinks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pā

Present Middle Active 3rd person singular

Root 'pā' (1P/A) in present tense, middle voice, 3rd singular.

Root: pā (class 1)

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having observed, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'ya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तार-रक्त-कणान् (tāra-rakta-kaṇān) - drops of blood from stars, implying destruction of celestial bodies (star-blood-drops)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tāra-rakta-kaṇa

tāra-rakta-kaṇa - drops of star-blood

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'tārā' (star), 'rakta' (blood), and 'kaṇa' (drop).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tārā+rakta+kaṇa)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• rakta – blood, red, dyed
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇa – drop, grain, particle
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.