योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-200, verse-61

चतुरब्धिनिखातान्तधरावलयपालकम् ।
त्रिकालस्थमहीपालचिह्नं दशरथं नृपम् ॥ ६१ ॥

caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālakam ,
trikālasthamahīpālacihnaṃ daśarathaṃ nṛpam 61

61. caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālakam
trikālasthamahīpālacinham daśaratham nṛpam

61. daśaratham nṛpam caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālakam
trikālasthamahīpālacinham

61. (They praised) King Dasharatha, the protector of the terrestrial globe, which is bounded and encompassed by the four oceans, and who bears the emblem of kings whose sovereignty endures through all three times.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुरब्धिनिखातान्तधरावलयपालकम् (caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālakam) - protector of the terrestrial globe bounded by the four oceans

• त्रिकालस्थमहीपालचिन्हम् (trikālasthamahīpālacinham) - who bears the emblem of kings existing through all three times

• दशरथम् (daśaratham) - King Dasharatha (Dasharatha)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

चतुरब्धिनिखातान्तधरावलयपालकम् (caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālakam) - protector of the terrestrial globe bounded by the four oceans

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālaka

caturabdhinikhātāntadharāvalayapālaka - protector of the earth's circle, the boundaries of which are defined by (or dug by) the four oceans

A large Tatpuruṣa compound. `catur-abdhi` (four oceans) + `nikhāta-anta` (whose boundaries are dug/fixed) + `dharā-valaya` (earth's circle) + `pālaka` (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caturabdhi+nikhātānta+dharāvalaya+pālaka)

• catur – four
  numeral
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• nikhāta – dug, entrenched, fixed, planted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni- + √khan (to dig).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: khan (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• valaya – circle, ring, bracelet
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pālaka – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √pāl (to protect).
  Root: pāl

Note: Agrees with 'daśaratham'.

त्रिकालस्थमहीपालचिन्हम् (trikālasthamahīpālacinham) - who bears the emblem of kings existing through all three times

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trikālasthamahīpālacinham

trikālasthamahīpālacinham - mark/emblem of a king existing in all three times (past, present, future)

A complex Bahuvrīhi compound. `trikāla` (three times) + `stha` (standing/existing) + `mahīpāla` (king) + `cihna` (mark/emblem).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trikāla+stha+mahīpāla+cihna)

• trikāla – three times (past, present, future)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'kāla' (time).
• stha – standing, existing, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• mahīpāla – king, protector of the earth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'mahī' (earth) and 'pāla' (protector).
• cihna – mark, sign, emblem, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'daśaratham'.

दशरथम् (daśaratham) - King Dasharatha (Dasharatha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - having ten chariots (lit.), name of Rama's father, king of Ayodhya

Compound of 'daśa' (ten) and 'ratha' (chariot).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+ratha)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of implied 'praised'.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pa' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'daśaratham'.