योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-3

सरित्केसरिकानालमध्येऽवश्यायबिन्दुकम् ।
शर्वरिभ्रमरीभ्रान्तं भूतौघमशकाकुलम् ॥ ३ ॥

saritkesarikānālamadhye'vaśyāyabindukam ,
śarvaribhramarībhrāntaṃ bhūtaughamaśakākulam 3

3. sarit-kesarikā-nāla-madhye avaśyāya-bindukam
śarvari-bhramarī-bhrāntam bhūta-ogha-maśaka-ākulam

3. sarit-kesarikā-nāla-madhye avaśyāya-bindukam
śarvari-bhramarī-bhrāntam bhūta-ogha-maśaka-ākulam

3. It is like a dewdrop in the middle of a river-lotus filament's stalk, bewildered like a night-bee, and troubled by a multitude of mosquito-like beings (bhūta-ogha).

Words meanings summery:

• सरित्-केसरिका-नाल-मध्ये (sarit-kesarikā-nāla-madhye) - in the middle of the stalk of a river's lotus filament; in the middle of the stem of an aquatic plant's filament

• अवश्याय-बिन्दुकम् (avaśyāya-bindukam) - a dewdrop; a drop of dew

• शर्वरि-भ्रमरी-भ्रान्तम् (śarvari-bhramarī-bhrāntam) - bewildered by a night-bee; confused like a night-bee

• भूत-ओघ-मशक-आकुलम् (bhūta-ogha-maśaka-ākulam) - troubled by a multitude of mosquito-like beings; distressed by swarms of phantom-mosquitoes

Words meanings and morphology

सरित्-केसरिका-नाल-मध्ये (sarit-kesarikā-nāla-madhye) - in the middle of the stalk of a river's lotus filament; in the middle of the stem of an aquatic plant's filament

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarit+kesarikā+nāla+madhya)

• sarit – river; stream
  noun (feminine)
• kesarikā – lotus filament; stigma of a lotus; a small river
  noun (feminine)
• nāla – stalk; stem; tube
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle; center
  noun (neuter)

Note: The ending 'e' signifies locative singular of 'madhya', used adverbially here.

अवश्याय-बिन्दुकम् (avaśyāya-bindukam) - a dewdrop; a drop of dew

(noun)

neuter, singular of avaśyāya-binduka

avaśyāya-binduka - dewdrop

Compound type : Tatpurusha (avaśyāya+binduka)

• avaśyāya – dew; hoarfrost
  noun (masculine)
• binduka – drop; dot; particle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as a predicate noun or adjective describing the implied subject.

शर्वरि-भ्रमरी-भ्रान्तम् (śarvari-bhramarī-bhrāntam) - bewildered by a night-bee; confused like a night-bee

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śarvari-bhramarī-bhrānta

śarvari-bhramarī-bhrānta - bewildered by a night-bee

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root BHRAM (भ्रम्) 'to wander, err'. 'śarvarī-bhramarī' (night-bee) is the agent of bewilderment or the comparison.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śarvarī-bhramarī+bhrānta)

• śarvarī – night
  noun (feminine)
• bhramarī – female bee; bumblebee
  noun (feminine)
• bhrānta – wandered; confused; bewildered; mistaken
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root BHRAM (भ्रम्) 'to wander'.
  Root: BHRAM (भ्रम्) (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject.

भूत-ओघ-मशक-आकुलम् (bhūta-ogha-maśaka-ākulam) - troubled by a multitude of mosquito-like beings; distressed by swarms of phantom-mosquitoes

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhūta-ogha-maśaka-ākula

bhūta-ogha-maśaka-ākula - troubled by a multitude of mosquito-like beings

Compound type : Tatpurusha (Upamāna-pūrva-pada) (bhūta-ogha+maśaka+ākula)

• bhūta – being; creature; element; ghost
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood; stream; multitude; heap
  noun (masculine)
• maśaka – mosquito; gnat
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated; distressed; confused; crowded
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Describes the implied subject.