योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-67

अरण्यान्या मृदः स्थाणौ स्थितः काको निरीक्षते ।
चैत्याद्दशदिशश्चोरो निशि सुप्ते जने यथा ॥ ६७ ॥

araṇyānyā mṛdaḥ sthāṇau sthitaḥ kāko nirīkṣate ,
caityāddaśadiśaścoro niśi supte jane yathā 67

67. araṇyānyāḥ mṛdaḥ sthāṇau sthitaḥ kākaḥ nirīkṣate
caityāt daśa diśaḥ ca coraḥ niśi supte jane yathā

67. sthāṇau sthitaḥ kākaḥ araṇyānyāḥ mṛdaḥ nirīkṣate yathā
coraḥ caityāt niśi supte jane (sati) daśa diśaḥ nirīkṣate ca

67. A crow, perched on a tree-stump, watches the forest earth, just as a thief from a temple watches the ten directions when people are asleep at night.

Words meanings summery:

• अरण्यान्याः (araṇyānyāḥ) - of the forest

• मृदः (mṛdaḥ) - of the earth, of the soil

• स्थाणौ (sthāṇau) - on the tree-stump, on the stake

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, perched

• काकः (kākaḥ) - crow

• निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - watches, observes, looks around

• चैत्यात् (caityāt) - from a temple, from a sacred mound

• दश (daśa) - ten

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• च (ca) - and

• चोरः (coraḥ) - thief

• निशि (niśi) - at night

• सुप्ते (supte) - sleeping, asleep

• जने (jane) - when people are asleep (in the people, among people)

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

Words meanings and morphology

अरण्यान्याः (araṇyānyāḥ) - of the forest

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of araṇyānī

araṇyānī - a large forest, wilderness

मृदः (mṛdaḥ) - of the earth, of the soil

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - earth, soil, clay

स्थाणौ (sthāṇau) - on the tree-stump, on the stake

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - a post, pillar, stake, tree-stump

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, situated, perched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, fixed, perched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' with suffix -ta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kākaḥ'

काकः (kākaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - watches, observes, looks around

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of nirīkṣ

Prefixes: ni+ī

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

चैत्यात् (caityāt) - from a temple, from a sacred mound

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of caitya

caitya - a sanctuary, temple, sacred mound, monument

दश (daśa) - ten

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ'

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चोरः (coraḥ) - thief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cora

cora - thief, robber

निशि (niśi) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

सुप्ते (supte) - sleeping, asleep

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, unconscious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'svap' with suffix -ta

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jane'

जने (jane) - when people are asleep (in the people, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

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

(indeclinable)