योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-8

करुणादिषु तेष्वस्य भ्रमञ्छाखान्तरेषु सः ।
लोभव्यालमधः कुर्वन्सम्राडिव विराजते ॥ ८ ॥

karuṇādiṣu teṣvasya bhramañchākhāntareṣu saḥ ,
lobhavyālamadhaḥ kurvansamrāḍiva virājate 8

8. karuṇādiṣu teṣu asya bhraman śākhāntareṣu saḥ
lobhavyālam adhaḥ kurvan samrāṭ iva virājate

8. saḥ asya karuṇādiṣu teṣu śākhāntareṣu bhraman
lobhavyālam adhaḥ kurvan samrāṭ iva virājate

8. He, moving among his various virtuous branches such as compassion, subjugating the serpent of avarice (lobha), shines forth like an emperor.

Words meanings summery:

• करुणादिषु (karuṇādiṣu) - in compassion and other (qualities/virtues)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, moving, roaming

• शाखान्तरेषु (śākhāntareṣu) - among the branches

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• लोभव्यालम् (lobhavyālam) - the serpent of greed/avarice

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, down, underneath

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, performing

• सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor, sovereign ruler

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विराजते (virājate) - shines, presides, reigns, appears splendid

Words meanings and morphology

करुणादिषु (karuṇādiṣu) - in compassion and other (qualities/virtues)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of karuṇādi

karuṇādi - compassion, etc.; in beginning with compassion

compound of karuṇā (compassion) and ādi (beginning/etcetera)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+ādi)

• karuṇā – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the virtues.

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the qualities or branches mentioned.

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the verse.

भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, moving, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, moving, roaming

Present Active Participle

from bhram

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

शाखान्तरेषु (śākhāntareṣu) - among the branches

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śākhāntara

śākhāntara - interval between branches, among branches

compound of śākhā (branch) and antara (interval/within)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+antara)

• śākhā – branch, bough, limb, section
  noun (feminine)
• antara – interior, interval, difference, within, among
  noun (neuter)

Note: Metaphorical usage for different virtues/qualities.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence.

लोभव्यालम् (lobhavyālam) - the serpent of greed/avarice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobhavyāla

lobhavyāla - the serpent (or vicious animal) of greed

compound of lobha (greed) and vyāla (serpent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lobha+vyāla)

• lobha – greed, avarice, covetousness, desire
  noun (masculine)
  from lubh
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• vyāla – serpent, vicious animal, tiger, rogue elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'kurvan'.

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, down, underneath

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'kurvan' to mean 'making subservient'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

from kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

सम्राट् (samrāṭ) - emperor, sovereign ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samrāj

samrāj - emperor, sovereign ruler, universal monarch

from sam-rāj (to rule completely)

Prefix: sam

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Agent in the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

विराजते (virājate) - shines, presides, reigns, appears splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virāj

Present Middle Indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)