योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-17

देशं भूगोलकस्यास्य यं यमासादयन्ति च ।
इहेव तत्र तत्रोच्चैरधश्चोर्ध्वं तथा दिशः ॥ १७ ॥

deśaṃ bhūgolakasyāsya yaṃ yamāsādayanti ca ,
iheva tatra tatroccairadhaścordhvaṃ tathā diśaḥ 17

17. deśam bhūgolakasya asya yam yam āsādayanti ca iha
eva tatra tatra uccaiḥ adhaḥ ca ūrdhvam tathā diśaḥ

17. ca asya bhūgolakasya yam yam deśam te āsādayanti,
iha eva tatra tatra uccaiḥ adhaḥ ca tathā ūrdhvam diśaḥ

17. And whichever region of this earthly globe they reach, right there, in those various places, they perceive it as high, low, upward, downward, and similarly in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• देशम् (deśam) - region (on the globe) (region, place, country)

• भूगोलकस्य (bhūgolakasya) - of the earthly globe (of the earthly globe, of the earth-ball)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to the globe) (of this, his, her, its)

• यम् (yam) - whichever (which, whom, what)

• यम् (yam) - whichever (which, whom, what)

• आसादयन्ति (āsādayanti) - they reach (they reach, they attain, they approach)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• इह (iha) - right here, in this very place (here, in this world, at this moment)

• एव (eva) - right (here), precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (repeated for emphasis) (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (repeated for emphasis) (there, in that place)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high (in relative terms) (high, loudly, above, upwards)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - low (in relative terms) (below, down, downwards)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards (upwards, above, on high)

• तथा (tathā) - and also, similarly (thus, so, similarly, also)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - (in all) directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

देशम् (deśam) - region (on the globe) (region, place, country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, place, country

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of āsādayanti.

भूगोलकस्य (bhūgolakasya) - of the earthly globe (of the earthly globe, of the earth-ball)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūgolaka

bhūgolaka - earthly globe, earth-ball

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+golaka)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• golaka – ball, globe, sphere
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, "of the earthly globe".

अस्य (asya) - of this (referring to the globe) (of this, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with bhūgolakasya.

यम् (yam) - whichever (which, whom, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Reduplicated for emphasis ("whichever").

यम् (yam) - whichever (which, whom, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Reduplicated for emphasis ("whichever").

आसादयन्ति (āsādayanti) - they reach (they reach, they attain, they approach)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

From ā- (upasarga) + root sad (to sit, to go to). Causative form derived from sad.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Subject is te from previous verse, referring to the ants.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - right here, in this very place (here, in this world, at this moment)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - right (here), precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (repeated for emphasis) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, derived from tad.

तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (repeated for emphasis) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, derived from tad.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high (in relative terms) (high, loudly, above, upwards)

(indeclinable)

From ud- (upasarga) + root ci (to gather).

Prefix: ud

Root: ci (class 5)

अधः (adhaḥ) - low (in relative terms) (below, down, downwards)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards (upwards, above, on high)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage.

Note: Used adverbially.

तथा (tathā) - and also, similarly (thus, so, similarly, also)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - (in all) directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Used to indicate various directions.