योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-46

तल्लुलाव स्थलाब्जानां वनं बाल इव द्विपः ।
अपिबच्चाप्यसृक्पूरं वेताल इव वेगतः ॥ ४६ ॥

tallulāva sthalābjānāṃ vanaṃ bāla iva dvipaḥ ,
apibaccāpyasṛkpūraṃ vetāla iva vegataḥ 46

46. tat lulāva sthalābjānām vanam bālaḥ iva dvipaḥ
apibat ca api asṛkpūram vetālaḥ iva vegataḥ

46. tat saḥ sthalābjānām vanam bālaḥ dvipaḥ iva lulāva
ca api asṛkpūram vetālaḥ iva vegataḥ apibat

46. Then he (the observer) cut down that forest of land-lotuses, just as a young elephant would. And he also swiftly drank the flood of blood, like a Vetāla.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - then, that (thing)

• लुलाव (lulāva) - he cut, he plucked, he destroyed

• स्थलाब्जानाम् (sthalābjānām) - of land-lotuses

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove, multitude

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a young one, a young animal

• इव (iva) - like, as

• द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant

• अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• असृक्पूरम् (asṛkpūram) - a flood of blood, a stream of blood

• वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - a Vetāla (a vampire-like ghost)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• वेगतः (vegataḥ) - swiftly, rapidly, with speed

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - then, that (thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be used adverbially meaning 'then'

लुलाव (lulāva) - he cut, he plucked, he destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of lū

Root: lū (class 9)

स्थलाब्जानाम् (sthalābjānām) - of land-lotuses

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sthalābja

sthalābja - a land-lotus (a flower growing on dry land, in contrast to water-lotus)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sthala+abja)

• sthala – land, dry ground, place
  noun (neuter)
• abja – lotus (literally 'water-born')
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, grove, multitude

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, grove, thicket, collection, multitude

बालः (bālaḥ) - a young one, a young animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - young, child, immature, young animal

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (literally 'two-drinker', referring to drawing water with trunk and then drinking)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pa – drinker, protector
  suffix
  Kṛt suffix (agent noun)
  derived from root 'pā' (to drink/protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

अपिबत् (apibat) - he drank

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

असृक्पूरम् (asṛkpūram) - a flood of blood, a stream of blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asṛkpūra

asṛkpūra - a flood or stream of blood

Compound type : tatpurusha (asṛj+pūra)

• asṛj – blood
  noun (neuter)
• pūra – flood, stream, fullness, filling
  noun (masculine)

वेतालः (vetālaḥ) - a Vetāla (a vampire-like ghost)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetāla

vetāla - a ghost, goblin, vampire, demon possessing corpses

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

वेगतः (vegataḥ) - swiftly, rapidly, with speed

(indeclinable)

ablative-like suffix 'tas' used adverbially from 'vega' (speed)