योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-72

सह्या मह्यामिव खगा विन्ध्या विद्याधरा इव ।
वृक्षावर्ते भ्रमन्तोऽन्ता राजहंसा इवाम्बरे ॥ ७२ ॥

sahyā mahyāmiva khagā vindhyā vidyādharā iva ,
vṛkṣāvarte bhramanto'ntā rājahaṃsā ivāmbare 72

72. sahyā mahyām iva khagā vindhyā vidyādharā iva
vṛkṣāvarte bhramantaḥ antāḥ rājahaṃsāḥ iva ambare

72. Her limbs wander as if the Sahya mountains were birds on the earth, and the Vindhya mountains were like Vidyādharas. They revolve amidst a whirl of trees, resembling royal swans in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सह्या (sahyā) - Sahya mountains

• मह्याम् (mahyām) - on the earth

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• खगा (khagā) - birds

• विन्ध्या (vindhyā) - Vindhya mountains

• विद्याधरा (vidyādharā) - Vidyādharas (celestial beings)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वृक्षावर्ते (vṛkṣāvarte) - in a whirl of trees

• भ्रमन्तः (bhramantaḥ) - wandering, revolving

• अन्ताः (antāḥ) - extremities, limits, limbs

• राजहंसाः (rājahaṁsāḥ) - royal swans

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

Words meanings and morphology

सह्या (sahyā) - Sahya mountains

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sahyā

sahyā - The Sahya mountain range (Western Ghats)

मह्याम् (mahyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

खगा (khagā) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaga

khaga - bird (literally, 'sky-goer'), planet

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving (often as a suffix)
  adjective
  Root: gam (class 1)

विन्ध्या (vindhyā) - Vindhya mountains

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vindhyā

vindhyā - The Vindhya mountain range

विद्याधरा (vidyādharā) - Vidyādharas (celestial beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidyādhara

vidyādhara - 'knowledge-bearer', a class of semi-divine beings, celestial musicians or sorcerers

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyā+dhara)

• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying (often as a suffix)
  adjective
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

वृक्षावर्ते (vṛkṣāvarte) - in a whirl of trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣāvarta

vṛkṣāvarta - a whirl or circle of trees

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣa+āvarta)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• āvarta – whirl, eddy, turn, rotation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

भ्रमन्तः (bhramantaḥ) - wandering, revolving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, roaming, revolving, moving about

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the verb root √bhram (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

अन्ताः (antāḥ) - extremities, limits, limbs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anta

anta - end, limit, extremity, edge, limb

राजहंसाः (rājahaṁsāḥ) - royal swans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājahaṃsa

rājahaṁsa - royal swan, a superior kind of swan, a flamingo

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+haṃsa)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• haṃsa – swan, goose, flamingo, the soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, firmament; cloth, garment