योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-28

पादपीठे कृतेशानाः शार्ङ्गिक्रीडनकन्दुकाः ।
कालकापालिकाग्रस्ताः किमास्थे मयि वल्गसि ॥ २८ ॥

pādapīṭhe kṛteśānāḥ śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ ,
kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ kimāsthe mayi valgasi 28

28. pādapīṭhe kṛteśānāḥ śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ
kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ kim āsthe mayi valgasi

28. [he tvam] pādapīṭhe kṛteśānāḥ,
śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ,
kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ (santo),
mayi āsthe kim valgasi?

28. O you whose lords are reduced to footstools, who are mere play-balls for Viṣṇu, and who are seized by the Kāpālikas of time (death), why do you boast and prance in this mortal condition of mine?

Words meanings summery:

• पादपीठे (pādapīṭhe) - as a footstool (metaphorically, for subjugation) (on a footstool, in a footrest)

• कृतेशानाः (kṛteśānāḥ) - whose lords have been made (subordinate/footstools) (whose lords are made (subordinate); those who have made lords)

• शार्ङ्गिक्रीडनकन्दुकाः (śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ) - like play-balls tossed by Viṣṇu (indicating insignificance and helplessness) (play-balls for Viṣṇu (the holder of the Śārṅga bow))

• कालकापालिकाग्रस्ताः (kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ) - devoured or afflicted by the forces of time and death (seized by the Kāpālikas of time/death)

• किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

• आस्थे (āsthe) - in this condition, in this mortal existence (referring to the body/self) (in a state, in existence, in a place; in confidence)

• मयि (mayi) - in me (the Self/Consciousness, as opposed to the mortal form) (in me)

• वल्गसि (valgasi) - you boast (about worldly things, despite their impermanence) (you jump, you boast, you prance)

Words meanings and morphology

पादपीठे (pādapīṭhe) - as a footstool (metaphorically, for subjugation) (on a footstool, in a footrest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pādapīṭha

pādapīṭha - footstool, footrest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+pīṭha)

• pāda – foot, ray, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, chair
  noun (neuter)

कृतेशानाः (kṛteśānāḥ) - whose lords have been made (subordinate/footstools) (whose lords are made (subordinate); those who have made lords)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛteśāna

kṛteśāna - one whose lord is made (subordinate); one who has made a lord

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+īśāna)

• kṛta – made, done, accomplished
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ- (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• īśāna – lord, master, ruler, Shiva
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Refers to the entity addressed, implicitly taking its nature.

शार्ङ्गिक्रीडनकन्दुकाः (śārṅgikrīḍanakandukāḥ) - like play-balls tossed by Viṣṇu (indicating insignificance and helplessness) (play-balls for Viṣṇu (the holder of the Śārṅga bow))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śārṅgikrīḍanakanduka

śārṅgikrīḍanakanduka - play-ball for Śārṅgin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śārṅgin+krīḍana+kanduka)

• śārṅgin – holder of the Śārṅga bow (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from śārṅga (bow) + -in (possessive suffix)
• krīḍana – playing, sport, play
  noun (neuter)
  from root krīḍ- (to play)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• kanduka – ball (for playing)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the entity addressed, implicitly taking its nature.

कालकापालिकाग्रस्ताः (kālakāpālikāgrastāḥ) - devoured or afflicted by the forces of time and death (seized by the Kāpālikas of time/death)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālakāpālikāgrasta

kālakāpālikāgrasta - seized by Kālakāpālikas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+kāpālika+grasta)

• kāla – time, death, black
  noun (masculine)
• kāpālika – a member of the Kāpālika sect (ascetics using skull-bowls)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from kapāla (skull)
• grasta – seized, devoured, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gras- (to swallow, seize)
  Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Refers to the entity addressed, implicitly taking its nature.

किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

आस्थे (āsthe) - in this condition, in this mortal existence (referring to the body/self) (in a state, in existence, in a place; in confidence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āstha

āstha - state, condition, presence, place

from root ās- (to sit, be, exist) + suffix -tha

Root: ās (class 2)

मयि (mayi) - in me (the Self/Consciousness, as opposed to the mortal form) (in me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I

वल्गसि (valgasi) - you boast (about worldly things, despite their impermanence) (you jump, you boast, you prance)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of valg

Present Active

from root valg- (to jump, boast)

Root: valg (class 1)