योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-72

स्रवन्ति सिकतास्तैलं पठन्त्युपलपुत्रिकाः ।
गर्जन्ति चित्रजलदा इतीवेदं वचः प्रभो ॥ ७२ ॥

sravanti sikatāstailaṃ paṭhantyupalaputrikāḥ ,
garjanti citrajaladā itīvedaṃ vacaḥ prabho 72

72. sravanti sikatāḥ tailam paṭhanti upalaputrikāḥ
garjanti citrajaladāḥ iti iva idam vacaḥ prabho

72. prabho,
sikatāḥ tailam sravanti,
upalaputrikāḥ paṭhanti,
citrajaladāḥ garjanti,
iti iva idam vacaḥ

72. Sands yield oil, stone dolls read, and painted clouds roar—such, O Lord, are these words [you speak/I hear].

Words meanings summery:

• स्रवन्ति (sravanti) - they yield (oil) (they flow, they trickle, they yield)

• सिकताः (sikatāḥ) - sands, grains of sand

• तैलम् (tailam) - oil

• पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - they read, they recite

• उपलपुत्रिकाः (upalaputrikāḥ) - stone dolls, stone figures

• गर्जन्ति (garjanti) - they roar, they thunder

• चित्रजलदाः (citrajaladāḥ) - painted clouds, depicted clouds

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed, in this manner

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, indeed

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

स्रवन्ति (sravanti) - they yield (oil) (they flow, they trickle, they yield)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sru

Root: sru (class 1)

सिकताः (sikatāḥ) - sands, grains of sand

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sikatā

sikatā - sand, gritty soil

तैलम् (tailam) - oil

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taila

taila - oil (esp. sesame oil)

पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - they read, they recite

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paṭh

Root: paṭh (class 1)

उपलपुत्रिकाः (upalaputrikāḥ) - stone dolls, stone figures

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upalaputrikā

upalaputrikā - stone doll, stone image

Compound type : tatpurusha (upala+putrikā)

• upala – stone, rock, gem
  noun (masculine)
• putrikā – daughter, doll, puppet, image
  noun (feminine)

गर्जन्ति (garjanti) - they roar, they thunder

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of garj

Root: garj (class 1)

चित्रजलदाः (citrajaladāḥ) - painted clouds, depicted clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of citrajalada

citrajalada - painted cloud, variegated cloud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citra+jalada)

• citra – painted, variegated, wonderful, picture
  adjective
• jalada – cloud (lit. water-giver)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dā (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed, in this manner

(indeclinable)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were, indeed

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: can also be accusative

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, statement

Root: vac

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, ruler

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)