योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-34

धरागोलकमन्तस्थसुरासुरगणास्पदम् ।
वेष्ट्यते धिष्ण्यचक्रेण पक्वाक्षोटमिव त्वचा ॥ ३४ ॥

dharāgolakamantasthasurāsuragaṇāspadam ,
veṣṭyate dhiṣṇyacakreṇa pakvākṣoṭamiva tvacā 34

34. dharāgolakamantastasurāsuragaṇāspadam
veṣṭyate dhiṣṇyacakreṇa pakvākṣoṭam iva tvacā

34. dharāgolakamantastasurāsuragaṇāspadam
dhiṣṇyacakreṇa pakvākṣoṭam iva tvacā veṣṭyate

34. The earthly globe, which is the abode of hosts of gods and asuras residing within it, is enveloped by the cosmic circle of stars, just as a ripe walnut is by its shell.

Words meanings summery:

• धरागोलकमन्तस्तसुरासुरगणास्पदम् (dharāgolakamantastasurāsuragaṇāspadam) - the earthly globe, which is the abode of hosts of gods and asuras residing within it (the earthly globe which is the abode of groups of gods and asuras located within)

• वेष्ट्यते (veṣṭyate) - is enveloped (is enveloped, is surrounded, is covered)

• धिष्ण्यचक्रेण (dhiṣṇyacakreṇa) - by the cosmic circle of stars (by the circle of celestial bodies/stars, by the zodiac)

• पक्वाक्षोटम् (pakvākṣoṭam) - a ripe walnut

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• त्वचा (tvacā) - by its shell (in the context of a walnut) (by the skin, by the bark, by the rind, by the shell)

Words meanings and morphology

धरागोलकमन्तस्तसुरासुरगणास्पदम् (dharāgolakamantastasurāsuragaṇāspadam) - the earthly globe, which is the abode of hosts of gods and asuras residing within it (the earthly globe which is the abode of groups of gods and asuras located within)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharāgolakamantastasurāsuragaṇāspada

dharāgolakamantastasurāsuragaṇāspada - earthly globe, inside which are abodes of groups of gods and asuras

Compound of 'dharāgolaka' (earth-globe) and 'antastasurāsuragaṇāspada' (abode of gods and asuras within).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharā+golaka+antastha+sura+asura+gaṇa+āspada)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• golaka – globe, ball, sphere
  noun (masculine)
• antastha – situated within, internal
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'antar' (within) + 'sthā' (to stand)
  Prefix: antar
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• āspada – abode, seat, place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'veṣṭyate'.

वेष्ट्यते (veṣṭyate) - is enveloped (is enveloped, is surrounded, is covered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of veṣṭ

passive voice, present indicative

Passive form of root 'veṣṭ' (class 1).

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

धिष्ण्यचक्रेण (dhiṣṇyacakreṇa) - by the cosmic circle of stars (by the circle of celestial bodies/stars, by the zodiac)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhiṣṇyacakra

dhiṣṇyacakra - circle of stars/constellations/celestial mansions, zodiac

Compound of 'dhiṣṇya' (celestial abode/star) and 'cakra' (circle/wheel).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhiṣṇya+cakra)

• dhiṣṇya – seat, abode, celestial mansion, star, planet
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, circle, disc, army
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of the enveloping action.

पक्वाक्षोटम् (pakvākṣoṭam) - a ripe walnut

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakvākṣoṭa

pakvākṣoṭa - ripe walnut

Compound of 'pakva' (ripe) and 'akṣoṭa' (walnut).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pakva+akṣoṭa)

• pakva – ripe, cooked, mature
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pac' (to cook/ripen) + 'kta' suffix
  Root: pac (class 1)
• akṣoṭa – walnut (tree or fruit)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a simile.

त्वचा (tvacā) - by its shell (in the context of a walnut) (by the skin, by the bark, by the rind, by the shell)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark, rind, shell

Root 'tvac' (to cover).

Root: tvac

Note: Instrument of the enveloping action in the simile.