योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-25

संसारसरसि स्फारे चरन्ति घ्राणषट्पदाः ।
शरीरपुष्करेष्वन्तश्चिद्रूपरसपायिनः ॥ २५ ॥

saṃsārasarasi sphāre caranti ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ ,
śarīrapuṣkareṣvantaścidrūparasapāyinaḥ 25

25. ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ cidrūparasapāyinaḥ saṃsārasarasi
sphāre śarīrapuṣkareṣu antaḥ caranti

25. ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ cidrūparasapāyinaḥ saṃsārasarasi
sphāre śarīrapuṣkareṣu antaḥ caranti

25. The six sensory 'bees' (ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ) wander in the vast lake of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra), drinking the essence of conscious form (cit) from within the lotus-like bodies.

Words meanings summery:

• घ्राणषट्पदाः (ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ) - the six sensory 'bees' (metaphor for senses) (six-legged bees of the senses, sensory bees)

• चिद्रूपरसपायिनः (cidrūparasapāyinaḥ) - drinking the essence of conscious form (cit) (drinkers of the essence of consciousness-form)

• संसारसरसि (saṁsārasarasi) - in the lake of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra)

• स्फारे (sphāre) - in the vast, in the extensive

• शरीरपुष्करेषु (śarīrapuṣkareṣu) - from within the lotus-like bodies (in the body-lotuses, in the lotus-like bodies)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they wander, they behave

Words meanings and morphology

घ्राणषट्पदाः (ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ) - the six sensory 'bees' (metaphor for senses) (six-legged bees of the senses, sensory bees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghrāṇaṣaṭpada

ghrāṇaṣaṭpada - sensory bee, six-legged (referring to sense-organs)

Masculine plural nominative.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghrāṇa+ṣaṭpada)

• ghrāṇa – smell, nose, sense of smell, a sense organ
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'ghrā' (to smell).
  Root: ghrā (class 1)
• ṣaṭpada – six-footed, bee
  noun (masculine)
  'ṣaṣ' (six) + 'pada' (foot).

Note: Subject of the verb 'caranti'.

चिद्रूपरसपायिनः (cidrūparasapāyinaḥ) - drinking the essence of conscious form (cit) (drinkers of the essence of consciousness-form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cidrūparasapāyin

cidrūparasapāyin - drinker of the essence of consciousness-form

Nominative plural masculine.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cid-rūpa-rasa+pāyin)

• cid-rūpa-rasa – essence of consciousness-form
  noun (masculine)
• cit – consciousness, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'rūp' (to form).
  Root: rūp (class 1)
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, flavor, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ras' (to taste, feel).
  Root: ras (class 1)
• pāyin – drinker, one who drinks
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to drink) + suffix 'in'.
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ'.

संसारसरसि (saṁsārasarasi) - in the lake of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsārasaras

saṁsārasaras - lake of transmigratory existence

'saṃsāra' (transmigration) + 'saras' (lake).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+saras)

• saṃsāra – transmigratory existence, cycle of birth and death, world
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛ' (to flow, move) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• saras – lake, pond, pool
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'sṛ' (to flow).
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Location for the wandering.

स्फारे (sphāre) - in the vast, in the extensive

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, expanded, large

From root 'sphāy' (to swell, increase).

Root: sphāy (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'saṃsārasarasi'.

शरीरपुष्करेषु (śarīrapuṣkareṣu) - from within the lotus-like bodies (in the body-lotuses, in the lotus-like bodies)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīrapuṣkara

śarīrapuṣkara - body-lotus (metaphorical)

'śarīra' (body) + 'puṣkara' (lotus).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śarīra+puṣkara)

• śarīra – body, form, physical frame
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śṝ' (to crumble, decay).
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• puṣkara – lotus, blue lotus, elephant's trunk, sky, water
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'puṣ' (to nourish, bloom).
  Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Locative plural, indicating location.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses position.

चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they wander, they behave

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'ghrāṇaṣaṭpadāḥ'.