योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-126, verse-27

लोकालोकशिरःप्राप्तं तारकामार्गसंस्थितम् ।
अधःस्थिता अपश्यंस्तमुच्चनक्षत्रशङ्कया ॥ २७ ॥

lokālokaśiraḥprāptaṃ tārakāmārgasaṃsthitam ,
adhaḥsthitā apaśyaṃstamuccanakṣatraśaṅkayā 27

27. lokālokaśiraḥprāptam tārakāmārgasaṃsthitam
adhaḥsthitāḥ apaśyan tam uccanakṣatraśaṅkayā

27. adhaḥsthitāḥ tam lokālokaśiraḥprāptam
tārakāmārgasaṃsthitam uccanakṣatraśaṅkayā apaśyan

27. Those situated below saw that (mountain), which reached the peak of the Lokāloka mountain and was located in the path of the stars, mistaking it for a high-flying star.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकालोकशिरःप्राप्तम् (lokālokaśiraḥprāptam) - which reached the peak of the Lokāloka mountain (which reached the peak of Lokāloka (mountain))

• तारकामार्गसंस्थितम् (tārakāmārgasaṁsthitam) - located in the path of the stars (situated in the path of the stars)

• अधःस्थिताः (adhaḥsthitāḥ) - those situated below (those standing below, those situated below)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw

• तम् (tam) - that (mountain) (him, that)

• उच्चनक्षत्रशङ्कया (uccanakṣatraśaṅkayā) - mistaking it for a high-flying star (with the doubt/apprehension of it being a high star)

Words meanings and morphology

लोकालोकशिरःप्राप्तम् (lokālokaśiraḥprāptam) - which reached the peak of the Lokāloka mountain (which reached the peak of Lokāloka (mountain))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokālokaśiraḥprāpta

lokālokaśiraḥprāpta - reached the summit of the Lokāloka mountain

Past Passive Participle in a compound

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'that which has reached the peak of Lokāloka'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lokālokaśiras+prāpta)

• lokāloka – Lokāloka (a mythical mountain range separating the visible world from the region of darkness)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, summit, peak
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śī (class 2)
• prāpta – reached, attained, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root āp with upasarga pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (the mountain).

तारकामार्गसंस्थितम् (tārakāmārgasaṁsthitam) - located in the path of the stars (situated in the path of the stars)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tārakāmārgasaṃsthita

tārakāmārgasaṁsthita - situated in the path of the stars

Past Passive Participle in a compound

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'that which is situated in the path of stars'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārakāmārga+saṃsthita)

• tārakāmārga – path of the stars
  noun (masculine)
  Compound
• saṃsthita – situated, located, standing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (the mountain).

अधःस्थिताः (adhaḥsthitāḥ) - those situated below (those standing below, those situated below)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhaḥsthita

adhaḥsthita - situated below, standing down

Past Passive Participle in a compound

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhas+sthita)

• adhas – below, beneath, downwards
  indeclinable
• sthita – standing, situated, located
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun, referring to people.

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect 3rd plural

Imperfect tense, root dṛś takes paśya as stem in present/imperfect

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Formed from the root dṛś (to see) with the a-augment and paśya-stem.

तम् (tam) - that (mountain) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the mountain 'sa' from the previous verse.

उच्चनक्षत्रशङ्कया (uccanakṣatraśaṅkayā) - mistaking it for a high-flying star (with the doubt/apprehension of it being a high star)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of uccanakṣatraśaṅkā

uccanakṣatraśaṅkā - doubt about a high star, apprehension of a high star

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ucca+nakṣatra+śaṅkā)

• ucca – high, lofty, elevated
  adjective
  Root: uc
• nakṣatra – star, constellation, lunar mansion
  noun (neuter)
• śaṅkā – doubt, apprehension, fear, suspicion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root śaṅk
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or reason for seeing.