योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-58

तस्यास्थीन्यद्रिजालानि मेदसो जातिका घनाः ।
शिरः पादौ त्वचं देहान्पश्यामस्तस्य नो वयम् ॥ ५८ ॥

tasyāsthīnyadrijālāni medaso jātikā ghanāḥ ,
śiraḥ pādau tvacaṃ dehānpaśyāmastasya no vayam 58

58. tasya asthīni adri-jālāni medasaḥ jātikāḥ ghanāḥ
śiraḥ pādau tvacam dehān paśyāmaḥ tasya na u vayam

58. tasya asthīni adri-jālāni (santi); medasaḥ (ca) jātikāḥ ghanāḥ (santi).
vayam tasya śiraḥ pādau tvacam dehān ca na u paśyāmaḥ.

58. His bones are the mountain ranges, and from his fat come dense formations. Yet, we do not perceive his head, feet, skin, or (other) bodies.

58. עצמותיו הן רכסי ההרים, ושומנו הוא העננים הכבדים; אך אנו איננו רואים את ראשו, רגליו, עורו או גופו.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

• अद्रि-जालानि (adri-jālāni) - mountain ranges, networks of mountains

• मेदसः (medasaḥ) - from fat, of fat

• जातिकाः (jātikāḥ) - species, kinds, classes, formations

• घनाः (ghanāḥ) - dense, thick, solid; numerous

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet, feet

• त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin

• देहान् (dehān) - bodies

• पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• न (na) - not

• उ (u) - and, indeed, moreover (particle)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asthi

asthi - bone

अद्रि-जालानि (adri-jālāni) - mountain ranges, networks of mountains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of adri-jāla

adri-jāla - network of mountains, mountain range

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adri+jāla)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)

मेदसः (medasaḥ) - from fat, of fat

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of medas

medas - fat, marrow, suet

Note: Can also be genitive.

जातिकाः (jātikāḥ) - species, kinds, classes, formations

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jātikā

jātikā - species, kind, class, sort, nutmeg

घनाः (ghanāḥ) - dense, thick, solid; numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, solid, compact, numerous; cloud, drum

Note: Agrees with 'jātikāḥ'.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

पादौ (pādau) - two feet, feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray

त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark

देहान् (dehān) - bodies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, mass

पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we see

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present active, 1st person plural

Root 'dṛś' forms present stem 'paśya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उ (u) - and, indeed, moreover (particle)

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

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