योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-5

व्यालतल्पतलस्थस्य क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनः ।
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणेर्देहस्यान्तरचारिणः ॥ ५ ॥

vyālatalpatalasthasya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ ,
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇerdehasyāntaracāriṇaḥ 5

5. vyālatalpatalasthasya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ dehasya antaracāriṇaḥ

5. [saḥ] vyālatalpatalasthasya kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ dehasya antaracāriṇaḥ [Viṣṇuṃ samacintayat]

5. [He contemplated] Him who rests on a bed of serpents, who reclines in the milk ocean, who holds a conch, discus, and mace in His hands, and who pervades the innermost parts of the body (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यालतल्पतलस्थस्य (vyālatalpatalasthasya) - of Viṣṇu, who reclines on Śeṣanāga (of him who rests on the surface of the serpent-bed)

• क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनः (kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him who reclines in the milk ocean)

• शङ्खचक्रगदापाणेः (śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him whose hands hold a conch, discus, and mace)

• देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

• अन्तरचारिणः (antaracāriṇaḥ) - of Viṣṇu, who pervades the body (ātman) (of him who moves within, of him who pervades)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यालतल्पतलस्थस्य (vyālatalpatalasthasya) - of Viṣṇu, who reclines on Śeṣanāga (of him who rests on the surface of the serpent-bed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyālatalpatalastha

vyālatalpatalastha - resting on the surface of a serpent-bed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyālatalpa+tala+stha)

• vyālatalpa – serpent-bed
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, base, flat ground
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, resting
  adjective
  from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

क्षीरोदार्णवशायिनः (kṣīrodārṇavaśāyinaḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him who reclines in the milk ocean)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣīrodārṇavaśāyin

kṣīrodārṇavaśāyin - reclining in the milk ocean

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīrodārṇava+śāyin)

• kṣīrodārṇava – milk ocean
  noun (masculine)
• śāyin – lying, sleeping, reclining
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from √śī
  from √śī (to lie down, sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

शङ्खचक्रगदापाणेः (śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇeḥ) - of Viṣṇu (of him whose hands hold a conch, discus, and mace)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇi

śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇi - holding a conch, discus, and mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+cakra+gadā+pāṇi)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu.

देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `antaracāriṇaḥ`.

अन्तरचारिणः (antaracāriṇaḥ) - of Viṣṇu, who pervades the body (ātman) (of him who moves within, of him who pervades)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of antaracārin

antaracārin - moving within, pervading, animating

agent noun/adjective from antaḥ-√car

from antar (within) + √car (to move)

Compound type : upapada (antar+cārin)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• cārin – moving, going, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from √car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Viṣṇu, referring to the indwelling spirit (ātman).