योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-16

भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
निरालम्बास्पदा ब्रह्मन्सर्वलोकावहेलिता ।
तुच्छेयं सर्वभूतानां मध्ये विहगजीविका ॥ १६ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ,
nirālambāspadā brahmansarvalokāvahelitā ,
tuccheyaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ madhye vihagajīvikā 16

16. bhuśuṇḍaḥ uvāca nirālambāspadā brahman sarvaloka-avahelitā
tucchā iyam sarvabhūtānām madhye vihaga-jīvikā

16. bhuśuṇḍaḥ uvāca brahman sarvabhūtānām madhye nirālambāspadā
sarvaloka-avahelitā tucchā iyam vihagajīvikā

16. Bhuśuṇḍa said: "O Brahmin, this life of a bird (vihagajīvikā) is trifling and scorned by all people, having no stable basis of support among all beings."

Words meanings summery:

• भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - The name of a crow-sage (Bhuśuṇḍa (a proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• निरालम्बास्पदा (nirālambāspadā) - having no basis for support, without a stable ground

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin!)

• सर्वलोक-अवहेलिता (sarvaloka-avahelitā) - scorned by all people, despised by the whole world

• तुच्छा (tucchā) - trifling, insignificant, empty, worthless

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine singular)

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, among all creatures

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle

• विहग-जीविका (vihaga-jīvikā) - bird's livelihood, life of a bird

Words meanings and morphology

भुशुण्डः (bhuśuṇḍaḥ) - The name of a crow-sage (Bhuśuṇḍa (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuśuṇḍa

bhuśuṇḍa - Bhuśuṇḍa (proper noun, name of a crow-sage in Yoga Vasistha)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

निरालम्बास्पदा (nirālambāspadā) - having no basis for support, without a stable ground

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirālambāspada

nirālambāspada - having no support or basis, without a seat of support

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nir+ālamba+āspada)

• nir – without, devoid of, negation
  indeclinable
• ālamba – support, prop, reliance, foundation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'lamb' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• āspada – seat, place, abode, basis, object, ground
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with jīvikā

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressing Vasiṣṭha (O Brahmin!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one who knows or is devoted to Brahman

सर्वलोक-अवहेलिता (sarvaloka-avahelitā) - scorned by all people, despised by the whole world

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvalokāvahelita

sarvalokāvahelita - scorned by all people

Past Passive Participle (used adjectivally)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+avahelita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, people, mankind, realm
  noun (masculine)
• avahelita – scorned, despised, neglected, disregarded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'hel' with prefix 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: hel (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jīvikā

तुच्छा (tucchā) - trifling, insignificant, empty, worthless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuccha

tuccha - empty, void, trifling, insignificant, worthless

Note: Agrees with jīvikā

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, among all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among, in the middle

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

विहग-जीविका (vihaga-jīvikā) - bird's livelihood, life of a bird

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vihagajīvikā

vihagajīvikā - livelihood of a bird, bird's life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihaga+jīvikā)

• vihaga – bird (literally 'sky-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' (sky) + 'ga' (goer)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jīvikā – livelihood, means of living, life
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'jīv'
  Root: jīv (class 1)