योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-9

तस्य हेमजटा नाम किराताः संस्थिताः स्थले ।
पिपीलिका वटतरोर्मूलकोशगता इव ॥ ९ ॥

tasya hemajaṭā nāma kirātāḥ saṃsthitāḥ sthale ,
pipīlikā vaṭatarormūlakośagatā iva 9

9. tasya hemacaṭā nāma kirātāḥ saṃsthitāḥ
sthale pipīlikāḥ vaṭataroḥ mūlakośagatāḥ iva

9. tasya hemacaṭā nāma kirātāḥ sthale saṃsthitāḥ
vaṭataroḥ mūlakośagatāḥ pipīlikāḥ iva

9. In that region, his Kirātas, called Hemajaṭā, were settled, like ants lodged within the root-system of a banyan tree.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• हेमचटा (hemacaṭā) - golden-haired, name of a group/person

• नाम (nāma) - by name, called

• किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kirātas (a tribal people)

• संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - settled, situated, established

• स्थले (sthale) - in the place, on the ground, in the region

• पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

• वटतरोः (vaṭataroḥ) - of a banyan tree

• मूलकोशगताः (mūlakośagatāḥ) - gone into the root-sheath/root-system

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the main subject of the previous verse.

हेमचटा (hemacaṭā) - golden-haired, name of a group/person

(proper noun)

Nominative, singular of hemacaṭā

hemacaṭā - golden-haired, having golden matted locks

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+caṭā)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• caṭā – matted hair, tangled hair
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as an epithet or part of the name for the Kirātas.

नाम (nāma) - by name, called

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially.

किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kirātas (a tribal people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirāta

kirāta - a member of a mountain tribe, an uncivilized person, hunter

Note: Subject of the sentence.

संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - settled, situated, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, standing, established, settled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kirātāḥ`.

स्थले (sthale) - in the place, on the ground, in the region

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - place, dry ground, region

पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant

Note: Part of the simile.

वटतरोः (vaṭataroḥ) - of a banyan tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaṭataru

vaṭataru - banyan tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṭa+taru)

• vaṭa – banyan tree
  noun (masculine)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `mūlakośagatāḥ`.

मूलकोशगताः (mūlakośagatāḥ) - gone into the root-sheath/root-system

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mūlakośagata

mūlakośagata - gone into the root-sheath/cavity, embedded in the root system

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūlakośa+gata)

• mūlakośa – root-sheath, root-cavity, root-system
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, gone into, situated
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pipīlikāḥ`.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.