योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-5

अस्त्युत्सेधजिताकाशः पीठेन जितभूतलः ।
तलेन जितपातालस्त्रिलोकविजयो गिरिः ॥ ५ ॥

astyutsedhajitākāśaḥ pīṭhena jitabhūtalaḥ ,
talena jitapātālastrilokavijayo giriḥ 5

5. asti utsedhajitākāśaḥ pīṭhena jitabhūtalaḥ
talena jitapātālaḥ trilokavijayaḥ giriḥ

5. giriḥ asti utsedhajitākāśaḥ pīṭhena
jitabhūtalaḥ talena jitapātālaḥ trilokavijayaḥ

5. There is a mountain that has conquered the sky by its height, the earth by its base, and the netherworld by its depth, thus being the conqueror of the three worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, there is

• उत्सेधजिताकाशः (utsedhajitākāśaḥ) - one who has conquered the sky by his height

• पीठेन (pīṭhena) - by the base, by the foot

• जितभूतलः (jitabhūtalaḥ) - one who has conquered the earth, having subdued the surface of the earth

• तलेन (talena) - by the bottom, by the root, by its depth

• जितपातालः (jitapātālaḥ) - one who has conquered the netherworld

• त्रिलोकविजयः (trilokavijayaḥ) - conqueror of the three worlds

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists, there is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

उत्सेधजिताकाशः (utsedhajitākāśaḥ) - one who has conquered the sky by his height

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsedhajitākāśa

utsedhajitākāśa - having conquered the sky by means of height

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utsedha+jita+ākāśa)

• utsedha – height, prominence, bulk
  noun (masculine)
• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root `ji` (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)

पीठेन (pīṭhena) - by the base, by the foot

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pīṭha

pīṭha - base, seat, stool, pedestal

जितभूतलः (jitabhūtalaḥ) - one who has conquered the earth, having subdued the surface of the earth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitabhūtala

jitabhūtala - having conquered the earth's surface

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+bhūtala)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root `ji` (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• bhūtala – earth's surface, ground
  noun (neuter)

तलेन (talena) - by the bottom, by the root, by its depth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tala

tala - surface, bottom, sole, depth, flat ground

जितपातालः (jitapātālaḥ) - one who has conquered the netherworld

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitapātāla

jitapātāla - having conquered the netherworld

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+pātāla)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root `ji` (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• pātāla – netherworld, subterranean region
  noun (masculine)

त्रिलोकविजयः (trilokavijayaḥ) - conqueror of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trilokavijaya

trilokavijaya - conqueror of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+loka+vijaya)

• tri – three
  numeral adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• vijaya – victory, triumph, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ji (class 1)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

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