योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-4

सर्वेषामुत्तरे मेरुर्लोकालोकश्च दक्षिणे ।
येषामित्यनुमाऽशेषभूतौघे तेन पण्डिताः ॥ ४ ॥

sarveṣāmuttare merurlokālokaśca dakṣiṇe ,
yeṣāmityanumā'śeṣabhūtaughe tena paṇḍitāḥ 4

4. sarveṣām uttare meruḥ lokālokaḥ ca dakṣiṇe
yeṣām iti anumā aśeṣa-bhūta-aughe tena paṇḍitāḥ

4. sarveṣām uttare meruḥ ca dakṣiṇe lokālokaḥ asti yeṣām
iti aśeṣa-bhūta-aughe anumā asti tena paṇḍitāḥ bhavanti

4. For all beings, Mount Meru lies in the north and the Lokāloka mountain in the south. The understanding of how this applies to various individuals – an inference (anumā) found within the entire multitude of beings – is what makes them wise (paṇḍita).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all beings (of all, for all)

• उत्तरे (uttare) - in the north, to the north

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

• लोकालोकः (lokālokaḥ) - Lokāloka (mythical mountain)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the south, to the south

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech or thought)

• अनुमा (anumā) - inference, conclusion, reasoning (anumā)

• अशेष-भूत-औघे (aśeṣa-bhūta-aughe) - in the entire multitude of beings (in the entire multitude of beings, in the whole mass of elements)

• तेन (tena) - by this (understanding/inference) (by that, therefore, by him/it)

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise, learned ones (paṇḍita)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all beings (of all, for all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

उत्तरे (uttare) - in the north, to the north

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, subsequent, reply

Prefix: ut

Root: tṛ (class 1)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Meru, the mythical mountain at the center of the world

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

लोकालोकः (lokālokaḥ) - Lokāloka (mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokāloka

lokāloka - The Lokāloka mountain (a mythical mountain range separating the visible world from the region of darkness)

Compound of loka (world) and aloka (non-world/darkness).

Compound type : dvandva (loka+aloka)

• loka – world, region, people
  noun (masculine)
• aloka – non-world, darkness, invisible region
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of loka.
  Prefix: a

Note: Co-subject with Meru.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the south, to the south

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, honest

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

अनुमा (anumā) - inference, conclusion, reasoning (anumā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anumā

anumā - inference, conclusion, judgment, reasoning

From anu-mā 'to measure after, infer'.

Prefix: anu

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अशेष-भूत-औघे (aśeṣa-bhūta-aughe) - in the entire multitude of beings (in the entire multitude of beings, in the whole mass of elements)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśeṣa-bhūta-augha

aśeṣa-bhūta-augha - the entire multitude of beings/elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśeṣa+bhūta+augha)

• aśeṣa – entire, complete, without remainder
  adjective (masculine)
  From a-śeṣa (without remainder).
  Prefix: a
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• augha – flood, multitude, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative indicating 'amongst' or 'in' the multitude.

तेन (tena) - by this (understanding/inference) (by that, therefore, by him/it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the preceding 'anumā' or the entire statement.

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise, learned ones (paṇḍita)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - learned, wise, scholar, pundit (paṇḍita)

Root: paṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.