योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-10

तमस्यपेतभीतानि भूतानि मिलितान्यलम् ।
पयांसीव विसेतूनि प्रसृतानि दिशं प्रति ॥ १० ॥

tamasyapetabhītāni bhūtāni militānyalam ,
payāṃsīva visetūni prasṛtāni diśaṃ prati 10

10. tamasi apetabhītāni bhūtāni militāni alam
payāṃsi iva visetūni prasṛtāni diśam prati

10. tamasi apetabhītāni bhūtāni alam militāni.
visetūni payāṃsi iva diśam prati prasṛtāni.

10. In the darkness, the creatures, having become fearless, assembled greatly. They then spread out in every direction, like unimpeded waters.

Words meanings summery:

• तमसि (tamasi) - in the darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

• अपेतभीतानि (apetabhītāni) - having shed their fear, fearless (fearless, those from whom fear has departed)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures, living beings (creatures, beings, elements)

• मिलितानि (militāni) - assembled (gathered, met, assembled)

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, extensively (enough, sufficient, greatly, indeed)

• पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters (waters, milk)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• विसेतूनि (visetūni) - unimpeded (without dams, unimpeded)

• प्रसृतानि (prasṛtāni) - spread out (spread, flowed, extended)

• दिशम् (diśam) - every direction (when combined with prati) (direction, quarter)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, in every direction (towards, to, in the direction of)

Words meanings and morphology

तमसि (tamasi) - in the darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

Root: tam (class 4)

अपेतभीतानि (apetabhītāni) - having shed their fear, fearless (fearless, those from whom fear has departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apetabhīta

apetabhīta - fearless, one from whom fear has departed

Bahuvrihi compound (apeta bhītiḥ yasmāt saḥ).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (apeta+bhīti)

• apeta – departed, gone away
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From √i (to go) with prefix apa- (away)
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)
• bhīti – fear, apprehension
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with bhūtāni.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures, living beings (creatures, beings, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - creature, being, element, past, happened

Past Passive Participle (from √bhū)

From √bhū (to be, become), here functioning as a noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मिलितानि (militāni) - assembled (gathered, met, assembled)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of milita

milita - met, joined, assembled, gathered

Past Passive Participle

From √mil (to meet, join)

Root: mil (class 6)

Note: Agrees with bhūtāni.

अलम् (alam) - greatly, extensively (enough, sufficient, greatly, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters (waters, milk)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

विसेतूनि (visetūni) - unimpeded (without dams, unimpeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of visetu

visetu - without a dam, bridge, or barrier; unobstructed

Bahuvrihi compound (vigataḥ setuḥ yebhyaḥ tāni)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vi+setu)

• vi – without, apart, away
  prefix
• setu – dam, bridge, barrier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: si (class 5)

Note: Agrees with payāṃsi.

प्रसृतानि (prasṛtāni) - spread out (spread, flowed, extended)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prasṛta

prasṛta - spread, flowed, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From √sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix pra- (forth, forward)

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhūtāni.

दिशम् (diśam) - every direction (when combined with prati) (direction, quarter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of prati.

प्रति (prati) - towards, in every direction (towards, to, in the direction of)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix