योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-33

द्यौर्मूर्धा पृथिवी पादौ तारका रोमराजयः ।
भूतान्यस्थीनि हृदयं व्योमास्य परमेश्वरः ॥ ३३ ॥

dyaurmūrdhā pṛthivī pādau tārakā romarājayaḥ ,
bhūtānyasthīni hṛdayaṃ vyomāsya parameśvaraḥ 33

33. dyauḥ mūrdhā pṛthivī pādau tārakāḥ romarājayaḥ
bhūtāni asthīni hṛdayam vyoma asya parameśvaraḥ

33. asya parameśvaraḥ dyauḥ mūrdhā pṛthivī pādau
tārakāḥ romarājayaḥ bhūtāni asthīni vyoma hṛdayam

33. Heaven is His head, the Earth His feet, the stars are His body hair, the living beings are His bones, and space is His heart, of the Supreme Lord (parameśvara).

Words meanings summery:

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky

• मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head, top

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet

• तारकाः (tārakāḥ) - stars

• रोमराजयः (romarājayaḥ) - rows of hairs, body hair

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings, elements

• अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

• हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart

• व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - the Supreme Lord (parameśvara)

Words meanings and morphology

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven, sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - heaven, sky

मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head, top

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground

पादौ (pādau) - two feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot

तारकाः (tārakāḥ) - stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārakā

tārakā - star

रोमराजयः (romarājayaḥ) - rows of hairs, body hair

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of romarāji

romarāji - row of hairs, body hair

Compound type : Tatpurusha (roman+rāji)

• roman – hair (on the body)
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asthan

asthan - bone

हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, core

व्योम (vyoma) - space, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, space, ether

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he/she/it (referring to what is near or present)

परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - the Supreme Lord (parameśvara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameśvara

parameśvara - Supreme Lord, highest ruler

Compound type : Tatpurusha (parama+īśvara)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

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