योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-38

क्षपितानखिलान्लोकान्दुःखक्रकचदारितान् ।
वल्लीवनस्थान्नभसः पृष्ठादर्क इवेक्षते ॥ ३८ ॥

kṣapitānakhilānlokānduḥkhakrakacadāritān ,
vallīvanasthānnabhasaḥ pṛṣṭhādarka ivekṣate 38

38. kṣapitān akhilān lokān duḥkhakrakacadāritān
vallīvanasthān nabhasaḥ pṛṣṭhāt arkaḥ iva īkṣate

38. arkaḥ nabhasaḥ pṛṣṭhāt iva kṣapitān duḥkhakrakacadāritān
akhilān vallīvanasthān lokān īkṣate

38. He observes all the worlds—diminished and torn apart by the saw of sorrow, like tangled creeper-forests—just as the sun watches from above the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षपितान् (kṣapitān) - destroyed, diminished, consumed

• अखिलान् (akhilān) - all, entire, complete

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people, realms

• दुःखक्रकचदारितान् (duḥkhakrakacadāritān) - torn/split by the saw of sorrow

• वल्लीवनस्थान् (vallīvanasthān) - situated in creeper-forests, like creeper-forests

• नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the sky, from the sky

• पृष्ठात् (pṛṣṭhāt) - from above, from a high vantage point (from the back, from the surface, from above)

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun (sun, ray, praise)

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

• ईक्षते (īkṣate) - observes (with detachment) (sees, observes, looks at)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षपितान् (kṣapitān) - destroyed, diminished, consumed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣapita

kṣapita - destroyed, consumed, diminished, wasted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣi (to destroy, consume) with suffix -ta.

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lokān'.

अखिलान् (akhilān) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of akhila

akhila - all, entire, complete, whole

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'khila' (waste, gap, empty space). So, without gaps, complete.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• khila – waste, gap, empty space, remnant
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'lokān'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common folk

From root 'lok' (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'īkṣate'.

दुःखक्रकचदारितान् (duḥkhakrakacadāritān) - torn/split by the saw of sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of duḥkhakrakacadārita

duḥkhakrakacadārita - torn by the saw of sorrow

Compound adjective.

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (duḥkhakrakaca+dārita)

• duḥkhakrakaca – saw of sorrow
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of duḥkha and krakaca.
• dārita – torn, split, rent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛ (to tear, split) in causative form dārayati with suffix -ta.
  Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'lokān'.

वल्लीवनस्थान् (vallīvanasthān) - situated in creeper-forests, like creeper-forests

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vallīvanastha

vallīvanastha - situated in a creeper-forest, being like a creeper-forest

Compound.

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (vallīvana+stha)

• vallīvana – creeper-forest, thicket of creepers
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of vallī and vana.
• stha – standing, staying, situated, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root sthā
  From root sthā (to stand) with suffix -a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lokān'.

नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the sky, from the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven, cloud

Note: Used as ablative with 'pṛṣṭhāt'.

पृष्ठात् (pṛṣṭhāt) - from above, from a high vantage point (from the back, from the surface, from above)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, surface, top, rear

Root: pṛṣ

Note: Modifies the action of 'īkṣate'.

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - sun (sun, ray, praise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, fire, praise, a kind of plant

From root 'arc' (to shine, praise).

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

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

(indeclinable)

ईक्षते (īkṣate) - observes (with detachment) (sees, observes, looks at)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Present tense, Ātmanepada

From root īkṣ (same as ikṣ, from ikṣa), class 1.

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is "he" (the enlightened one).