योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-35

अहं भूतावकीर्णासु सालोकासु खगध्वजः ।
विहरामि दशाशासु मा देहमवधीरय ॥ ३५ ॥

ahaṃ bhūtāvakīrṇāsu sālokāsu khagadhvajaḥ ,
viharāmi daśāśāsu mā dehamavadhīraya 35

35. aham bhūtāvakīrṇāsu saālokāsu khagadhvajaḥ
viharāmi daśāśāsu mā deham avadhīraya

35. aham khagadhvajaḥ bhūtāvakīrṇāsu saālokāsu
daśāśāsu viharāmi deham mā avadhīraya

35. I, who am known by the bird-banner (an epithet for Viṣṇu), wander in the ten directions, which are filled with various beings and contain many worlds. Do not disregard the body.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भूतावकीर्णासु (bhūtāvakīrṇāsu) - filled with various creatures or living beings (strewn with beings, filled with elements)

• सआलोकासु (saālokāsu) - containing various worlds or planes of existence (with worlds, having realms of light)

• खगध्वजः (khagadhvajaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who has Garuda as his emblem/banner (Garuda-bannered, having a bird on one's banner (an epithet for Viṣṇu))

• विहरामि (viharāmi) - I wander, I roam, I sport

• दशाशासु (daśāśāsu) - in the ten directions

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• देहम् (deham) - body

• अवधीरय (avadhīraya) - disregard, neglect, despise

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

भूतावकीर्णासु (bhūtāvakīrṇāsu) - filled with various creatures or living beings (strewn with beings, filled with elements)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of bhūtāvakīrṇa

bhūtāvakīrṇa - scattered with beings/elements, full of beings/elements

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+avakīrṇa)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of 'bhū' (to be), often used as a noun.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• avakīrṇa – scattered, strewn, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to scatter) with prefix 'ava'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'daśāśāsu'.

सआलोकासु (saālokāsu) - containing various worlds or planes of existence (with worlds, having realms of light)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of saālokā

saālokā - accompanied by worlds/light, possessing realms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ālokā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ālokā – world, realm, sight, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'daśāśāsu'.

खगध्वजः (khagadhvajaḥ) - Viṣṇu, who has Garuda as his emblem/banner (Garuda-bannered, having a bird on one's banner (an epithet for Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khagadhvaja

khagadhvaja - one whose banner is a bird (Garuda), an epithet of Vishnu

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khaga+dhvaja)

• khaga – bird (specifically Garuda, Vishnu's mount)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'kha' (sky) and 'ga' (going), meaning 'sky-goer'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)

विहरामि (viharāmi) - I wander, I roam, I sport

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vihar

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

दशाशासु (daśāśāsu) - in the ten directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of daśāśā

daśāśā - the ten directions

Compound type : karmadhāraya (daśa+āśā)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• āśā – direction, quarter, hope
  noun (feminine)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

Root: dih (class 4)

अवधीरय (avadhīraya) - disregard, neglect, despise

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of avadhīr

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold) with prefix 'ava' and causative stem formation.

Prefix: ava

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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