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.

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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