योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-17

विचित्रास्त्रिषु लोकेषु दृश्यन्ते वस्तुदृष्टयः ।
जलमध्ये ज्वलत्यग्निर्यथाब्धौ वडवानलः ॥ १७ ॥

vicitrāstriṣu lokeṣu dṛśyante vastudṛṣṭayaḥ ,
jalamadhye jvalatyagniryathābdhau vaḍavānalaḥ 17

17. vicitrāḥ triṣu lokeṣu dṛśyante vastudṛṣṭayaḥ |
jalamadhye jvalati agniḥ yathā abdhau vaḍavānalaḥ ||

17. triṣu lokeṣu vicitrāḥ vastudṛṣṭayaḥ dṛśyante
yathā abdhau jalamadhye vaḍavānalaḥ agniḥ jvalati

17. Diverse views of reality are seen in the three worlds, just as the submarine fire (vaḍavānala) burns in the midst of water, in the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - various, diverse, wonderful, manifold

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in worlds, in realms

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• वस्तुदृष्टयः (vastudṛṣṭayaḥ) - views of reality, perceptions of things

• जलमध्ये (jalamadhye) - in the midst of water, in the water

• ज्वलति (jvalati) - burns, blazes

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean

• वडवानलः (vaḍavānalaḥ) - submarine fire, mare-fire

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - various, diverse, wonderful, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange, curious

Prefix: vi

Root: citr

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in worlds, in realms

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

Root: lok (class 10)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Present passive 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वस्तुदृष्टयः (vastudṛṣṭayaḥ) - views of reality, perceptions of things

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vastudṛṣṭi

vastudṛṣṭi - view of an object, perception of reality, ways of seeing things

Compound type : tatpurusha (vastu+dṛṣṭi)

• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
• dṛṣṭi – seeing, view, perception, sight, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From the root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

जलमध्ये (jalamadhye) - in the midst of water, in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jalamadhya

jalamadhya - middle of water, water-midst

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+madhya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

ज्वलति (jvalati) - burns, blazes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jval

Present active 3rd person singular

Root: jval (class 1)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, God of fire

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

अब्धौ (abdhau) - in the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (bearer of water)

From ap (water) + dhā (to hold)

वडवानलः (vaḍavānalaḥ) - submarine fire, mare-fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaḍavānala

vaḍavānala - submarine fire, mare's fire (a mythical fire at the bottom of the ocean)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaḍavā+anala)

• vaḍavā – mare, a mythical mare said to live in the ocean and emit fire
  noun (feminine)
• anala – fire, heat, the god Agni
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)