योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-5

अन्येषु च विचित्रेषु ब्रह्माण्डेषु च भूरिशः ।
नानाचारविहाराणि विहरन्ति सहस्रशः ॥ ५ ॥

anyeṣu ca vicitreṣu brahmāṇḍeṣu ca bhūriśaḥ ,
nānācāravihārāṇi viharanti sahasraśaḥ 5

5. anyeṣu ca vicitreṣu brahmāṇḍeṣu ca bhūriśaḥ
nānācāravihārāṇi viharanti sahasraśaḥ

5. bhūriśaḥ ca anyeṣu ca vicitreṣu brahmāṇḍeṣu
nānācāravihārāṇi sahasraśaḥ viharanti

5. And in many other diverse universes, thousands upon thousands of beings, with various customs and activities, dwell and act in abundance.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others, among others

• च (ca) - and

• विचित्रेषु (vicitreṣu) - in diverse, in varied, in strange

• ब्रह्माण्डेषु (brahmāṇḍeṣu) - in the universes, in the cosmic eggs

• च (ca) - and

• भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - abundantly, profusely, in great numbers

• नानाचारविहाराणि (nānācāravihārāṇi) - having various customs and activities, diverse behaviors

• विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they dwell, they roam, they act

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others, among others

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Can also be neuter locative plural, agreeing with `brahmāṇḍeṣu`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विचित्रेषु (vicitreṣu) - in diverse, in varied, in strange

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - diverse, varied, strange, wonderful, beautiful

Note: Agrees with `brahmāṇḍeṣu`.

ब्रह्माण्डेषु (brahmāṇḍeṣu) - in the universes, in the cosmic eggs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of brahmāṇḍa

brahmāṇḍa - universe, cosmic egg

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+aṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahman (brahman), the Absolute, sacred knowledge, prayer
  noun (neuter)
• aṇḍa – egg, testicle
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - abundantly, profusely, in great numbers

(indeclinable)

Formed from the adjective `bhūri` (abundant) with the adverbial suffix `-śas`.

नानाचारविहाराणि (nānācāravihārāṇi) - having various customs and activities, diverse behaviors

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nānācāravihāra

nānācāravihāra - various customs and activities, diverse behaviors

Compound type : dvandva (nānā+ācāra+vihāra)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• ācāra – custom, conduct, behavior, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `car` (to move, to act) with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)
• vihāra – recreation, diversion, roaming, dwelling, monastery
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `hṛ` (to take, carry) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject, implicitly referring to beings.

विहरन्ति (viharanti) - they dwell, they roam, they act

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice of root `hṛ` with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed from the noun `sahasra` (thousand) with the adverbial suffix `-śas`.

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