योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-23

यस्य दृष्टिदृढाघातनुन्नाधारकुलाचलाः ।
विनमन्ति दिशः सर्वा लताः फलनता इव ॥ २३ ॥

yasya dṛṣṭidṛḍhāghātanunnādhārakulācalāḥ ,
vinamanti diśaḥ sarvā latāḥ phalanatā iva 23

23. yasya dṛṣṭi-dṛḍha-āghāta-nunna-ādhāra-kula-acalāḥ
vinamanti diśaḥ sarvāḥ latāḥ phala-natāḥ iva

23. yasya dṛṣṭi-dṛḍha-āghāta-nunna-ādhāra-kula-acalāḥ
sarvāḥ diśaḥ ca phala-natāḥ latāḥ iva vinamanti

23. Whose supporting mountain ranges are dislodged by the powerful impact of his gaze, and all directions bow down, just like vines laden with fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• दृष्टि-दृढ-आघात-नुन्न-आधार-कुल-अचलाः (dṛṣṭi-dṛḍha-āghāta-nunna-ādhāra-kula-acalāḥ) - whose supporting mountain ranges are dislodged by the strong impact of the gaze

• विनमन्ति (vinamanti) - they bow down, they bend

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• लताः (latāḥ) - vines, creepers

• फल-नताः (phala-natāḥ) - bent down by fruit

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the subject of the verse (the demon).

दृष्टि-दृढ-आघात-नुन्न-आधार-कुल-अचलाः (dṛṣṭi-dṛḍha-āghāta-nunna-ādhāra-kula-acalāḥ) - whose supporting mountain ranges are dislodged by the strong impact of the gaze

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭi-dṛḍha-āghāta-nunna-ādhāra-kula-acala

dṛṣṭi-dṛḍha-āghāta-nunna-ādhāra-kula-acala - mountains that are dislodged from their supporting base by the firm strike of a gaze; major supporting mountains that are moved by the firm impact of the gaze

Bahuvrīhi-like compound describing the mountains themselves as the subject.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭi+dṛḍha+āghāta+nunna+ādhāra+kula+acala)

• dṛṣṭi – sight, gaze, vision
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś-
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛh-
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• āghāta – strike, blow, impact
  noun (masculine)
  from root han- with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)
• nunna – pushed away, dislodged, moved, agitated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nud-
  Root: nud (class 6)
• ādhāra – support, basis, substratum
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ- with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kula – family, lineage, group, clan
  noun (neuter)
• acala – immovable, mountain
  noun (masculine)
  a- (neg.) + cala (moving)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'vinamanti'.

विनमन्ति (vinamanti) - they bow down, they bend

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

3rd person plural, active voice

Prefix: vi

Root: nam (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Note: Subject of the verb 'vinamanti'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ'.

लताः (latāḥ) - vines, creepers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of latā

latā - vine, creeper

Note: Subject of comparison for 'diśaḥ'.

फल-नताः (phala-natāḥ) - bent down by fruit

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of phala-nata

phala-nata - bent by fruit

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+nata)

• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)
• nata – bent, bowed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nam-
  Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'latāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.