योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-9

स्थलीष्वेतासु तास्वत्र सह श्वपचबालकैः ।
चिरं विलुठितं चूतपत्रपुञ्जे पिकैरिव ॥ ९ ॥

sthalīṣvetāsu tāsvatra saha śvapacabālakaiḥ ,
ciraṃ viluṭhitaṃ cūtapatrapuñje pikairiva 9

9. sthalīṣu etāsu tāsu atra saha śvapacabālakaiḥ
ciram viluṭhitam cūtapatrapuñje pīkaiḥ iva

9. atra etāsu tāsu sthalīṣu śvapacabālakaiḥ saha
cūtapatrapuñje pīkaiḥ iva ciram viluṭhitam

9. Here, on these elevated grounds, there was prolonged frolicking with outcaste children amidst a pile of mango leaves, just like cuckoos frolic.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थलीषु (sthalīṣu) - on the elevated grounds, on the mounds

• एतासु (etāsu) - on these

• तासु (tāsu) - on those

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• श्वपचबालकैः (śvapacabālakaiḥ) - with outcaste children, with children of dog-eaters

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• विलुठितम् (viluṭhitam) - rolled around, wallowed, frolicked

• चूतपत्रपुञ्जे (cūtapatrapuñje) - in a heap of mango leaves

• पीकैः (pīkaiḥ) - by cuckoos

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

स्थलीषु (sthalīṣu) - on the elevated grounds, on the mounds

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sthalī

sthalī - elevated ground, dry land, mound

एतासु (etāsu) - on these

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agreeing with 'sthalīṣu'.

तासु (tāsu) - on those

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agreeing with 'sthalīṣu'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

श्वपचबालकैः (śvapacabālakaiḥ) - with outcaste children, with children of dog-eaters

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvapacabālaka

śvapacabālaka - outcaste child, child of a dog-eater

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śvapaca+bālaka)

• śvapaca – outcaste, dog-cooker
  noun (masculine)
• bālaka – child, boy, young one
  noun (masculine)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use of the accusative singular neuter of 'cira'.

विलुठितम् (viluṭhitam) - rolled around, wallowed, frolicked

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viluṭhita

viluṭhita - rolled about, wallowed, frolicked

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'luṭh' (to roll) with the prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: luṭh (class 1)

चूतपत्रपुञ्जे (cūtapatrapuñje) - in a heap of mango leaves

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cūtapatrapuñja

cūtapatrapuñja - heap of mango leaves

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cūta+patra+puñja)

• cūta – mango tree, mango fruit
  noun (masculine)
• patra – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• puñja – heap, pile, cluster
  noun (masculine)

पीकैः (pīkaiḥ) - by cuckoos

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pīka

pīka - cuckoo

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)