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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-17

वृक्षोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिखचराः प्राणिनोन्तः स्फुरन्त्यलम् ।
मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः ॥ १७ ॥
vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikhacarāḥ prāṇinontaḥ sphurantyalam ,
mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ 17
17. vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ prāṇinaḥ antaḥ sphuranti
alam mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ
17. vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ
mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ prāṇinaḥ antaḥ alam sphuranti
17. Trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, sky-dwellers, worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures—all these living beings manifest abundantly within (this universe), perpetually facing birth and death.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वृक्षोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिख-चराः (vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ) - trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, and sky-dwellers
  • प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures
  • अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally
  • स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they throb, they manifest
  • अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, abundantly, greatly, indeed
  • मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः (mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ) - facing death and birth, prone to death and birth
  • कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः (kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ) - worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures

Words meanings and morphology

वृक्षोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिख-चराः (vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-carāḥ) - trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, and sky-dwellers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-cara
vṛkṣorvyabdhyadrikha-cara - trees, earth-dwellers, ocean-dwellers, mountain-dwellers, and sky-dwellers
Compound type : dvandva (vṛkṣa+urvi+abdhi+adri+khacara)
  • vṛkṣa – tree
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vṛkṣ
  • urvi – earth; relating to earth
    noun (feminine)
  • abdhi – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ap
    Root: dhā (class 3)
  • adri – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • khacara – moving in the air/sky, sky-dweller, bird, celestial being
    adjective (masculine)
    From kha (sky) + cara (moving).
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Acts as part of the subject, referring to different categories of living beings.
प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings, creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, creature, animate being
From prāṇa (life breath) + -in suffix.
Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to all the categories of beings mentioned.
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally
(indeclinable)
Note: The visarga is part of the indeclinable ending 'ar'.
स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they throb, they manifest
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sphur
Present Active Indicative
Root class 6, Parasmaipada
Root: sphur (class 6)
Note: Subject is `prāṇinaḥ`.
अलम् (alam) - sufficiently, abundantly, greatly, indeed
(indeclinable)
मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाः (mṛtijanmonmukhāḥ) - facing death and birth, prone to death and birth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛtijanmonmukha
mṛtijanmonmukha - facing death and birth, inclined towards death and birth
Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (mṛti+janma+unmukha)
  • mṛti – death
    noun (feminine)
    From root mṛ (to die).
    Root: mṛ (class 6)
  • janma – birth, origin
    noun (neuter)
    From root jan (to be born).
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • unmukha – facing, looking towards, inclined to, ready for
    adjective (masculine)
    From ud-mukha (having face upwards/towards).
    Prefix: ud
    Root: mukh
Note: Qualifies `prāṇinaḥ`.
कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः (kīṭasurāsurajalaukasaḥ) - worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kīṭasurāsurajalaukasa
kīṭasurāsurajalaukasa - worms, gods, demons, and aquatic creatures
Compound type : dvandva (kīṭa+sura+asura+jalaukas)
  • kīṭa – worm, insect
    noun (masculine)
  • sura – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • asura – demon, anti-god
    noun (masculine)
    From a-sura (not god).
  • jalaukas – aquatic animal, leech
    noun (masculine)
    From jala (water) + okas (dwelling).
    Prefix: jala
    Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `prāṇinaḥ` or acts as a further list of subjects.