योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-27

जन्तवोऽपि महाकाया अपि विद्यायुधान्विताः ।
लिक्षाभिरङ्गलग्नाभिरुपजीव्यन्त एव हि ॥ २७ ॥

jantavo'pi mahākāyā api vidyāyudhānvitāḥ ,
likṣābhiraṅgalagnābhirupajīvyanta eva hi 27

27. jantavaḥ api mahākāyāḥ api vidyāyudhānvitāḥ
likṣābhiḥ aṅgalagnābhiḥ upajīvyante eva hi

27. hi jantavaḥ api mahākāyāḥ api vidyāyudhānvitāḥ
eva aṅgalagnābhiḥ likṣābhiḥ upajīvyante

27. Indeed, even creatures with colossal bodies, even those endowed with knowledge and weapons, are surely fed upon by lice clinging to their bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures, living beings

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - those with colossal bodies (large-bodied, colossal)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विद्यायुधान्विताः (vidyāyudhānvitāḥ) - endowed with knowledge and weapons

• लिक्षाभिः (likṣābhiḥ) - by lice

• अङ्गलग्नाभिः (aṅgalagnābhiḥ) - clinging to their bodies (clinging to the body, attached to the limbs)

• उपजीव्यन्ते (upajīvyante) - are fed upon (are lived upon, are subsisted upon, are fed upon)

• एव (eva) - indeed, surely (indeed, only, just)

• हि (hi) - surely (indeed, surely, because)

Words meanings and morphology

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures, living beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human being

From root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - those with colossal bodies (large-bodied, colossal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - large-bodied, gigantic, colossal

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'kāya' (body)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'jantavaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

विद्यायुधान्विताः (vidyāyudhānvitāḥ) - endowed with knowledge and weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidyāyudhānvita

vidyāyudhānvita - endowed with knowledge and weapons

Compound of 'vidyā' (knowledge), 'āyudha' (weapon), and 'anvita' (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+āyudha+anvita)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'anu' + root 'i' (to go) + suffix 'ta'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jantavaḥ'.

लिक्षाभिः (likṣābhiḥ) - by lice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of likṣā

likṣā - louse, nit

अङ्गलग्नाभिः (aṅgalagnābhiḥ) - clinging to their bodies (clinging to the body, attached to the limbs)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of aṅgalagnā

aṅgalagnā - attached to the body, body-clinging

Compound of 'aṅga' (limb/body) and 'lagnā' (attached, PPP of 'lag' to cling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅga+lagnā)

• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)
• lagnā – attached, clinging, fixed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'lag' (to cling) + suffix 'ta'
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'likṣābhiḥ'.

उपजीव्यन्ते (upajīvyante) - are fed upon (are lived upon, are subsisted upon, are fed upon)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of upajīv

Present Passive

Prefix 'upa' + root 'jīv', present passive stem 'upajīvya-', middle ending '-nte'

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, surely (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis

हि (hi) - surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or causality