योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-11

देहाद्रिवलिताशेषविश्वोद्धरणघस्मरैः ।
क्वचिद्दनुसुतैर्व्याप्तश्चलद्भिरिव मेरुभिः ॥ ११ ॥

dehādrivalitāśeṣaviśvoddharaṇaghasmaraiḥ ,
kvaciddanusutairvyāptaścaladbhiriva merubhiḥ 11

11. deha-adri-valita-aśeṣa-viśva-uddharaṇa-ghasmaraiḥ
kvacit danu-sutaiḥ vyāptaḥ caladbhiḥ iva merubhiḥ

11. kvacit danu-sutaiḥ deha-adri-valita-aśeṣa-viśva-uddharaṇa-ghasmaraiḥ
caladbhiḥ merubhiḥ iva vyāptaḥ

11. Somewhere, it was pervaded by the sons of Danu (danu-sutaiḥ), whose mountain-like bodies seemed to encompass the entire universe, voraciously capable of its uplift or destruction, and who moved about like walking Mount Meru mountains.

11. במקומות אחרים הוא שורץ בבני דָנוּ (שדים), המזכירים את הַר מֵרוּ הנע, וגופם ההררי עז כל כך עד שנדמה כי בכוחו להרים את היקום כולו.

Words meanings summery:

• देह-अद्रि-वलित-अशेष-विश्व-उद्धरण-घस्मरैः (deha-adri-valita-aśeṣa-viśva-uddharaṇa-ghasmaraiḥ) - by the mighty sons of Danu, whose mountain-like bodies encompass the universe and are capable of its destruction or preservation (by those who consume/are voracious for the uplifting/destruction of the entire universe embraced by their body-mountains)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (somewhere, sometimes, in some place)

• दनु-सुतैः (danu-sutaiḥ) - by the demons (asuras) who are sons of Danu (by the sons of Danu)

• व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - was occupied / filled (referring to the place being described, likely the nether regions) (occupied, pervaded, filled)

• चलद्भिः (caladbhiḥ) - by those (demons) who were moving (by those moving, by moving ones)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• मेरुभिः (merubhiḥ) - by (moving) Mount Merus (by Meru mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

देह-अद्रि-वलित-अशेष-विश्व-उद्धरण-घस्मरैः (deha-adri-valita-aśeṣa-viśva-uddharaṇa-ghasmaraiḥ) - by the mighty sons of Danu, whose mountain-like bodies encompass the universe and are capable of its destruction or preservation (by those who consume/are voracious for the uplifting/destruction of the entire universe embraced by their body-mountains)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deha-adri-valita-aśeṣa-viśva-uddharaṇa-ghasmara

deha-adri-valita-aśeṣa-viśva-uddharaṇa-ghasmara - voracious/devourer of the uplifting of the entire universe encompassed by body-mountains

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deha+adri+valita+aśeṣa+viśva+uddharaṇa+ghasmara)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• valita – embraced, coiled, curled, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `val` (to turn, move, enclose)
  Root: val (class 1)
• aśeṣa – entire, all, without remainder
  adjective
  Negation of `śeṣa` (remainder)
  Prefix: a
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• viśva – universe, all, whole
  noun (neuter)
  Root: viś (class 6)
• uddharaṇa – uplifting, raising, extraction, liberation, destruction
  noun (neuter)
  From root `dhṛ` with prefix `ud`
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ghasmara – voracious, devouring, gluttonous
  adjective
  Derived from root `ghas`
  Root: ghas

Note: This is an adjective modifying `danu-sutaiḥ`.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (somewhere, sometimes, in some place)

(indeclinable)

दनु-सुतैः (danu-sutaiḥ) - by the demons (asuras) who are sons of Danu (by the sons of Danu)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danu-suta

danu-suta - son of Danu, demon, asura

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (danu+suta)

• danu – a goddess, mother of the Danavas (demons)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sū` (to give birth, produce)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: `danu-sutaiḥ` means 'by the sons of Danu'.

व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - was occupied / filled (referring to the place being described, likely the nether regions) (occupied, pervaded, filled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, occupied, filled, spread over

Past Passive Participle

From root `āp` with prefix `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here in a predicative sense with an implied "it was".

चलद्भिः (caladbhiḥ) - by those (demons) who were moving (by those moving, by moving ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of calat

calat - moving, trembling, restless

Present Active Participle

From root `cal` (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `danu-sutaiḥ`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मेरुभिः (merubhiḥ) - by (moving) Mount Merus (by Meru mountains)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)

Note: Plural form indicating many Meru-like entities.

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