योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-39

इत्यहं मुनिशार्दूल त्रिलोककमलालिकः ।
भुशुण्डो नाम काकोलः कथितश्चिरजीवितः ॥ ३९ ॥

ityahaṃ muniśārdūla trilokakamalālikaḥ ,
bhuśuṇḍo nāma kākolaḥ kathitaścirajīvitaḥ 39

39. iti aham muni-śārdūla tri-loka-kamala-alikaḥ
bhūśuṇḍaḥ nāma kākolaḥ kathitaḥ cira-jīvitaḥ

39. muni-śārdūla iti aham tri-loka-kamala-alikaḥ
nāma bhūśuṇḍaḥ kākolaḥ cira-jīvitaḥ kathitaḥ

39. Thus, O best of sages, I am the crow named Bhūśuṇḍa, who, like a bee, has frequented the lotuses of the three worlds, and I am renowned as long-lived.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मुनि-शार्दूल (muni-śārdūla) - O best of sages, O tiger among sages

• त्रि-लोक-कमल-अलिकः (tri-loka-kamala-alikaḥ) - one who is a bee to the lotuses of the three worlds (i.e., one who has extensively visited and enjoyed the three worlds)

• भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhūśuṇḍa (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - name, by name, indeed

• काकोलः (kākolaḥ) - crow

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - said, told, narrated, spoken of

• चिर-जीवितः (cira-jīvitaḥ) - long-lived, having lived long

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

मुनि-शार्दूल (muni-śārdūla) - O best of sages, O tiger among sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-śārdūla

muni-śārdūla - tiger among sages, best of sages

Compound meaning 'a tiger to the sages', metaphorically 'best among sages'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, prominent (when used as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)

त्रि-लोक-कमल-अलिकः (tri-loka-kamala-alikaḥ) - one who is a bee to the lotuses of the three worlds (i.e., one who has extensively visited and enjoyed the three worlds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tri-loka-kamala-alika

tri-loka-kamala-alika - a bee to the lotuses of the three worlds (epithet for one who has traversed and experienced the three worlds)

Compound describing someone as a bee (alika) for the lotuses (kamala) in the three worlds (tri-loka).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri-loka+kamala+alika)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• alika – bee
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhūśuṇḍa.

भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhūśuṇḍa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūśuṇḍa

bhūśuṇḍa - Bhūśuṇḍa (the name of a long-lived crow sage)

नाम (nāma) - name, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

काकोलः (kākolaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākola

kākola - a crow, a raven

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - said, told, narrated, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - said, told, spoken, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kath (to speak, tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Refers to Bhūśuṇḍa.

चिर-जीवितः (cira-jīvitaḥ) - long-lived, having lived long

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cira-jīvita

cira-jīvita - long-lived, having lived for a long time

Compound of cira (long time) and jīvita (lived).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / karmadhāraya (cira+jīvita)

• cira – long time, long duration
  indeclinable
• jīvita – lived, living, life
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhūśuṇḍa.