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7,74

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-8

द्यौस्तालु विपुलं तस्य तारारुधिरबिन्दवः ।
संविद्वातलवा देहे सुरासुरनरादयः ॥ ८ ॥
dyaustālu vipulaṃ tasya tārārudhirabindavaḥ ,
saṃvidvātalavā dehe surāsuranarādayaḥ 8
8. dyauḥ tālu vipulam tasya tārārudhirabindavaḥ
saṃvidvātalavāḥ dehe surāsuranarādayaḥ
8. tasya vipulam tālu dyauḥ tārārudhirabindavaḥ.
surāsuranarādayaḥ dehe saṃvidvātalavāḥ
8. His expansive palate is the sky (dyauḥ); the stars are drops of blood. Within his body, gods, asuras (demons), humans, and others are but particles of conscious vital breath (saṃvidvātalava).

Words meanings summery:

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  • द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven, luminosity
  • तालु (tālu) - palate, roof of the mouth
  • विपुलम् (vipulam) - expansive, broad, vast
  • तस्य (tasya) - of him, of it
  • तारारुधिरबिन्दवः (tārārudhirabindavaḥ) - drops of star-blood, stars as blood drops
  • संविद्वातलवाः (saṁvidvātalavāḥ) - particles of conscious vital breath, particles of consciousness and wind
  • देहे (dehe) - in the cosmic body of Virāj (in the body)
  • सुरासुरनरादयः (surāsuranarādayaḥ) - gods, demons, humans, and others

Words meanings and morphology

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven, luminosity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, luminosity
Note: Predicate nominative for `tālu`.
तालु (tālu) - palate, roof of the mouth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tālu
tālu - palate, roof of the mouth
Note: Subject.
विपुलम् (vipulam) - expansive, broad, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula
vipula - expansive, broad, vast
`vi` (intensive) + `pula` (often related to `pūr` to fill, hence 'full, large')
Note: Modifies `tālu`.
तस्य (tasya) - of him, of it
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Possessive, referring to Virāj.
तारारुधिरबिन्दवः (tārārudhirabindavaḥ) - drops of star-blood, stars as blood drops
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tārārudhirabindu
tārārudhirabindu - drops of star-blood
Compound of `tārā` (star), `rudhira` (blood), and `bindu` (drop). Interpreted as stars which are like drops of blood.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tārā+rudhira+bindu)
  • tārā – star
    noun (feminine)
  • rudhira – blood, red
    noun (neuter)
  • bindu – drop, dot
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject implied for 'are'.
संविद्वातलवाः (saṁvidvātalavāḥ) - particles of conscious vital breath, particles of consciousness and wind
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvidvātalava
saṁvidvātalava - particles of conscious vital breath, or particles of consciousness and wind
Compound of `saṃvid` (consciousness), `vāta` (wind/vital breath), and `lava` (particle/fragment). Interpreted as 'particles consisting of consciousness and wind/vital breath'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+vāta+lava)
  • saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge
    noun (feminine)
    From root `vid` with `sam`
    Prefix: sam
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • vāta – wind, vital air
    noun (masculine)
  • lava – particle, drop, fragment
    noun (masculine)
    From root `lū` (to cut)
    Root: lū (class 9)
Note: Predicate nominative for `surāsuranarādayaḥ`.
देहे (dehe) - in the cosmic body of Virāj (in the body)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form
From root `dih` (to anoint, to grow)
Root: dih (class 6)
Note: Indicates location.
सुरासुरनरादयः (surāsuranarādayaḥ) - gods, demons, humans, and others
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of surāsuranarādi
surāsuranarādi - gods, demons, humans, and others
Compound of `sura` (god), `asura` (demon), `nara` (man, human), and `ādi` (beginning, and so on). The `ādi` suffix implies 'etc.' or 'beginning with these'.
Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura+nara+ādi)
  • sura – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • asura – demon, anti-god
    noun (masculine)
    `a` (not) + `sura` (god)
  • nara – man, human
    noun (masculine)
    Root: nṛ (class 1)
  • ādi – beginning, first, etcetera
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject.