योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-12

पिपीलिकानां महतां व्योम्नि वर्तुललोष्टके ।
दशदिक्कमधः पादाः पृष्ठमूर्ध्वमुदाहृतम् ॥ १२ ॥

pipīlikānāṃ mahatāṃ vyomni vartulaloṣṭake ,
daśadikkamadhaḥ pādāḥ pṛṣṭhamūrdhvamudāhṛtam 12

12. pipīlikānām mahatām vyomni vartulaloṣṭake
daśadikkam adhaḥ pādāḥ pṛṣṭham ūrdhvam udāhṛtam

12. vyomni vartulaloṣṭake mahatām pipīlikānām daśadikkam,
pādāḥ adhaḥ,
pṛṣṭham ūrdhvam udāhṛtam.

12. It is declared that for large ants (pipīlikā) on a spherical clod of earth (vartulaloṣṭaka) in space (vyoman), the ten directions (daśadikka), 'below' (adhaḥ) for their feet (pāda), and 'above' (ūrdhvam) for their back (pṛṣṭha), are all relative perspectives.

Words meanings summery:

• पिपीलिकानाम् (pipīlikānām) - of ants

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great, of the large

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• वर्तुललोष्टके (vartulaloṣṭake) - on a round clod of earth, on a spherical lump of clay

• दशदिक्कम् (daśadikkam) - the ten directions

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

• पादाः (pādāḥ) - feet

• पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back, surface, top

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, aloft

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared, is spoken, is stated, is exemplified

Words meanings and morphology

पिपीलिकानाम् (pipīlikānām) - of ants

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - an ant

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great, of the large

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Modifies 'pipīlikānām', taking feminine ending implicitly in agreement or as a general adj.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

वर्तुललोष्टके (vartulaloṣṭake) - on a round clod of earth, on a spherical lump of clay

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartulaloṣṭaka

vartulaloṣṭaka - a round clod of earth, a spherical lump of clay

Compound type : karmadharaya (vartula+loṣṭaka)

• vartula – round, circular, spherical
  adjective (masculine)
• loṣṭaka – a clod of earth, a lump of clay
  noun (masculine)

दशदिक्कम् (daśadikkam) - the ten directions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daśadik

daśadik - the ten directions (North, South, East, West, NE, NW, SE, SW, Up, Down)

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+dik)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• dik – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

पादाः (pādāḥ) - feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, verse-foot

पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back, surface, top

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, hind part, surface, top

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, aloft

(indeclinable)

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared, is spoken, is stated, is exemplified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, spoken, exemplified, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From √hṛ 'to carry' with prefixes ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicate, implying 'it is declared'.