योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-17

विलोलविहगैः स्कन्धैः कुलायकुलसंकुलैः ।
वलितं भूतलं लोके पूर्णैर्जनपदैरिव ॥ १७ ॥

vilolavihagaiḥ skandhaiḥ kulāyakulasaṃkulaiḥ ,
valitaṃ bhūtalaṃ loke pūrṇairjanapadairiva 17

17. vilolavihagaiḥ skandhaiḥ kulāyakulasaṃkulaiḥ
valitam bhūtalam loke pūrṇaiḥ janapadaiḥ iva

17. loke bhūtalam vilolavihagaiḥ kulāyakulasaṃkulaiḥ skandhaiḥ valitam,
pūrṇaiḥ janapadaiḥ iva.

17. The ground (bhūtala) in the world (loka) was covered with branches bustling with restless birds and swarming with families of nests, appearing as if it were populous districts.

Words meanings summery:

• विलोलविहगैः (vilolavihagaiḥ) - by restless birds, by wavering birds

• स्कन्धैः (skandhaiḥ) - by branches (of trees) (by branches, by trunks, by shoulders)

• कुलायकुलसंकुलैः (kulāyakulasaṁkulaiḥ) - by branches crowded with families of nests (by those crowded with families of nests, by those thronged with groups of nests)

• वलितम् (valitam) - covered (the ground) (covered, surrounded, enveloped, filled)

• भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - the ground, earth's surface

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the universe, among people)

• पूर्णैः (pūrṇaiḥ) - by populous (districts) (by full, by complete, by populous)

• जनपदैः (janapadaiḥ) - by countries, by districts, by populous regions

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

विलोलविहगैः (vilolavihagaiḥ) - by restless birds, by wavering birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vilolavihaga

vilolavihaga - restless bird, wavering bird

Compound noun, describing birds that are restless.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vilola+vihaga)

• vilola – restless, agitated, wavering
  adjective
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lul (class 1)
• vihaga – bird (literally 'moving in the sky')
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: `vilolavihaga` functions as a noun here, qualified by its adjective components.

स्कन्धैः (skandhaiḥ) - by branches (of trees) (by branches, by trunks, by shoulders)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of skandha

skandha - branch, trunk, shoulder, section

कुलायकुलसंकुलैः (kulāyakulasaṁkulaiḥ) - by branches crowded with families of nests (by those crowded with families of nests, by those thronged with groups of nests)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kulāyakulasaṃkula

kulāyakulasaṁkula - crowded with families of nests, thronged with groups of nests

Compound adjective, modifying `skandhaiḥ`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kulāya+kula+saṃkula)

• kulāya – nest, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, group, community
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkula – crowded, filled, thronged, dense
  adjective
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `skandhaiḥ`.

वलितम् (valitam) - covered (the ground) (covered, surrounded, enveloped, filled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of valita

valita - covered, surrounded, enveloped, folded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `val` (to cover, surround, move)

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `bhūtalam`.

भूतलम् (bhūtalam) - the ground, earth's surface

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - the surface of the earth, ground

Compound of `bhū` (earth) and `tala` (surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom, palm
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the universe, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people, region

Root: lok (class 10)

पूर्णैः (pūrṇaiḥ) - by populous (districts) (by full, by complete, by populous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, populous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `pṛ` (to fill).

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying `janapadaiḥ`.

जनपदैः (janapadaiḥ) - by countries, by districts, by populous regions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of janapada

janapada - country, district, populous region, community

Compound of `jana` (people) and `pada` (foot, place).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+pada)

• jana – people, person, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pada – foot, step, place, country
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.