योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-47

गोष्पदं पृथिवी मेरुः स्थाणुराशाः समुद्गिकाः ।
तृणं त्रिभुवनं राम नैराश्यालंकृताकृतेः ॥ ४७ ॥

goṣpadaṃ pṛthivī meruḥ sthāṇurāśāḥ samudgikāḥ ,
tṛṇaṃ tribhuvanaṃ rāma nairāśyālaṃkṛtākṛteḥ 47

47. goṣpadam pṛthivī meruḥ sthāṇuḥ āśāḥ samudgikāḥ
tṛṇam tribhuvanam rāma nairāśya-alaṅkṛta-ākṛteḥ

47. rāma nairāśya-alaṅkṛta-ākṛteḥ pṛthivī goṣpadam
meruḥ sthāṇuḥ āśāḥ samudgikāḥ tribhuvanam tṛṇam

47. O Rāma, for one whose being is adorned with desirelessness (nairāśya), the entire earth is like a cow's footprint, Mount Meru is like an unmoving post, the cardinal directions are merely small caskets, and the three worlds are just a blade of grass.

47. רָאמָה, עבור אדם המקושט בהשתחררות מציפיות, כדור הארץ נראה כשלולית קטנה, הר מֵרוּ כמו עמוד עץ זעיר, ארבע רוחות השמיים כמו תיבות קטנות, ושלושת העולמות כולם כאגודת קש.

Words meanings summery:

• गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - a cow's footprint (puddle), a small measure

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, ground

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - a post, a stump, a block, Shiva

• आशाः (āśāḥ) - directions, quarters of the world, hopes

• समुद्गिकाः (samudgikāḥ) - small boxes, caskets

• तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass, a trifle

• त्रिभुवनम् (tribhuvanam) - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven)

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• नैराश्य-अलङ्कृत-आकृतेः (nairāśya-alaṅkṛta-ākṛteḥ) - for one whose being is adorned with desirelessness (nairāśya) (for one whose form is adorned by desirelessness)

Words meanings and morphology

गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - a cow's footprint (puddle), a small measure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of goṣpada

goṣpada - cow's footprint (puddle), a very small space or quantity

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (go+pada)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• pada – foot, step, mark
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here, it is the predicate nominative.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the earth, land, world

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain), a mountain

स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - a post, a stump, a block, Shiva

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a post, a stump, a pillar, an immovable object, Shiva

Root: sthā

आशाः (āśāḥ) - directions, quarters of the world, hopes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āśā

āśā - hope, expectation, wish, direction, quarter (of the world)

समुद्गिकाः (samudgikāḥ) - small boxes, caskets

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samudgikā

samudgikā - a small casket, a small box

Diminutive form of `samudga`.

तृणम् (tṛṇam) - a blade of grass, a trifle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, straw, a blade of grass, a trifle

Note: Here, it is the predicate nominative.

त्रिभुवनम् (tribhuvanam) - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tribhuvana

tribhuvana - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere/sky, heaven or svarga, martya, pātāla)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+bhuvana)

• tri – three
  numeral
• bhuvana – world, existence, being
  noun (neuter)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming

नैराश्य-अलङ्कृत-आकृतेः (nairāśya-alaṅkṛta-ākṛteḥ) - for one whose being is adorned with desirelessness (nairāśya) (for one whose form is adorned by desirelessness)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nairāśyālaṅkṛtākṛti

nairāśyālaṅkṛtākṛti - one whose form/appearance is adorned by desirelessness

From `nairāśya` (desirelessness) + `alaṅkṛta` (adorned) + `ākṛti` (form/appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nairāśya+alaṅkṛta+ākṛti)

• nairāśya – desirelessness, hopelessness
  noun (neuter)
• alaṅkṛta – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kṛ` (to do) with upasarga `alam` (ornament).
  Prefix: alam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to a person (Rāma) in the genitive case.

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