योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-39

ब्राह्ममण्डमिवाखण्डं लोकेशाः पालयन्ति तम् ।
अप्यापदि दुरन्तायां नैव गन्तव्यमक्रमे ॥ ३९ ॥

brāhmamaṇḍamivākhaṇḍaṃ lokeśāḥ pālayanti tam ,
apyāpadi durantāyāṃ naiva gantavyamakrame 39

39. brāhmamaṇḍam iva akhaṇḍam lokeśāḥ pālayanti tam
api āpadi durantāyām na eva gantavyam akrame

39. lokeśāḥ akhaṇḍam brāhmamaṇḍam iva tam pālayanti
durantāyām āpadi api akrame na eva gantavyam

39. The lords of the worlds protect it as if it were an unbroken cosmic sphere (brāhmamaṇḍa). Even in a terrible calamity, one should certainly not resort to impropriety (akrama).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्ममण्डम् (brāhmamaṇḍam) - a sphere of Brahman, the realm of Brahman, a cosmic sphere

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अखण्डम् (akhaṇḍam) - unbroken, undivided, complete, whole

• लोकेशाः (lokeśāḥ) - the lords of the worlds, rulers

• पालयन्ति (pālayanti) - they protect, they govern, they maintain

• तम् (tam) - it (referring to the brāhmamaṇḍa or the natural order) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in distress, in misfortune

• दुरन्तायाम् (durantāyām) - in a terrible, in an endless, in an extreme (calamity)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone, should be resorted to, must be approached

• अक्रमे (akrame) - in disorder, in impropriety, in lawlessness

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्ममण्डम् (brāhmamaṇḍam) - a sphere of Brahman, the realm of Brahman, a cosmic sphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmamaṇḍa

brāhmamaṇḍa - a sphere of Brahman, the realm of Brahman, the Brahmic universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhma+maṇḍa)

• brāhma – related to Brahman, divine, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
  derived from brahman with suffix aṇ (Pāṇini 4.2.115)
• maṇḍa – sphere, circle, disk, region
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अखण्डम् (akhaṇḍam) - unbroken, undivided, complete, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍa

akhaṇḍa - unbroken, undivided, whole, continuous

a (negation) + khaṇḍa (broken, piece)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• khaṇḍa – piece, fragment, broken
  noun (neuter)
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 1)

लोकेशाः (lokeśāḥ) - the lords of the worlds, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lokeśa

lokeśa - lord of the world, ruler, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+īśa)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

पालयन्ति (pālayanti) - they protect, they govern, they maintain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pālaya

causative

Derived from root pā (to protect) via causative stem pālay

Root: pā (class 2)

तम् (tam) - it (referring to the brāhmamaṇḍa or the natural order) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to brāhmamaṇḍa which is neuter.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in distress, in misfortune

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, distress, misfortune, danger

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

दुरन्तायाम् (durantāyām) - in a terrible, in an endless, in an extreme (calamity)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of duranta

duranta - having a bad end, dangerous, terrible, endless, incurable

dur (bad, difficult) + anta (end)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+anta)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, border
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with āpadi.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - to be gone, should be resorted to, must be approached

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, to be approached, to be resorted to

gerundive

Formed from root gam with suffix tavya

Root: gam (class 1)

अक्रमे (akrame) - in disorder, in impropriety, in lawlessness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of akrama

akrama - disorder, impropriety, lawlessness, absence of order

a (negation) + krama (order, sequence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+krama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• krama – order, sequence, method, right course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)