योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-4

स्फुरन्ति नागाः पाताले तिष्ठन्ति भुवि पर्वताः ।
आपश्छलछलायन्ते वहन्ति व्योम्नि वायवः ॥ ४ ॥

sphuranti nāgāḥ pātāle tiṣṭhanti bhuvi parvatāḥ ,
āpaśchalachalāyante vahanti vyomni vāyavaḥ 4

4. sphuranti nāgāḥ pātāle tiṣṭhanti bhuvi parvatāḥ
āpaḥ chalachalāyante vahanti vyomni vāyavaḥ

4. nāgāḥ pātāle sphuranti.
parvatāḥ bhuvi tiṣṭhanti.
āpaḥ chalachalāyante.
vāyavaḥ vyomni vahanti.

4. Serpents flash in the netherworld; mountains remain firm on the earth. Waters ripple and gurgle, and winds blow through the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they tremble, they manifest

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents (in the context of the netherworld) (serpents, elephants, mountain-dwellers)

• पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in the lower regions

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains, hills

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, liquids

• छलछलायन्ते (chalachalāyante) - they gurgle, they ripple, they make a 'chala chala' sound

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they flow, they carry, they blow

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, breezes, airs

Words meanings and morphology

स्फुरन्ति (sphuranti) - they flash, they tremble, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sphur

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active

Root: sphur (class 6)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents (in the context of the netherworld) (serpents, elephants, mountain-dwellers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, elephant, a mountain

पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in the lower regions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - netherworld, infernal regions

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active

Root: sthā (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, world

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains, hills

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, liquids

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, liquid

छलछलायन्ते (chalachalāyante) - they gurgle, they ripple, they make a 'chala chala' sound

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of chalachalāya

Denominative Present Middle Indicative

Denominative verb from the onomatopoeic chalachala, 3rd person plural present middle

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they flow, they carry, they blow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vah

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural present active

Root: vah (class 1)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

वायवः (vāyavaḥ) - winds, breezes, airs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind