योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-78

मत्स्याश्चरन्ति च मरौ वरवारिणीव व्योम्नि स्थिराणि नगराणि भुवीव भान्ति ।
खे भूधरा गगनसंक्षयवारिवाहमुत्पातवातपरिवृत्तगिरिस्थितं तत् ॥ ७८ ॥

matsyāścaranti ca marau varavāriṇīva vyomni sthirāṇi nagarāṇi bhuvīva bhānti ,
khe bhūdharā gaganasaṃkṣayavārivāhamutpātavātaparivṛttagiristhitaṃ tat 78

78. matsyāḥ caranti ca marau vara-vāriṇī iva
vyomni sthirāṇi nagarāṇi bhuvi iva bhānti
khe bhūdharāḥ gagana-saṃkṣaya-vārivāham
utpāta-vāta-parivṛtta-giri-sthitam tat

78. matsyāḥ ca marau vara-vāriṇī iva caranti
sthirāṇi nagarāṇi vyomni bhuvi iva bhānti khe
bhūdharāḥ tat gagana-saṃkṣaya-vārivāham
utpāta-vāta-parivṛtta-giri-sthitam [iva dṛśyante]

78. And fish wander in the desert as if in excellent water. Stable cities shine in the sky as if they were on earth. Mountains in the sky resemble that cloud of cosmic dissolution, standing like a mountain overturned by catastrophic winds.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

• चरन्ति (caranti) - wander, move, graze

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मरौ (marau) - in the desert, in the wilderness

• वर-वारिणी (vara-vāriṇī) - in excellent water

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

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

• स्थिराणि (sthirāṇi) - stable, steady, firm

• नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

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

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• भान्ति (bhānti) - shine, appear, seem

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• भूधराः (bhūdharāḥ) - mountains, earth-bearers

• गगन-संक्षय-वारिवाहम् (gagana-saṁkṣaya-vārivāham) - a cloud of cosmic dissolution in the sky

• उत्पात-वात-परिवृत्त-गिरि-स्थितम् (utpāta-vāta-parivṛtta-giri-sthitam) - situated like a mountain overturned by a catastrophic wind

• तत् (tat) - that, it

Words meanings and morphology

मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish; the sign Pisces

चरन्ति (caranti) - wander, move, graze

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of car

present active

3rd person plural, present tense, parasmaipada

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मरौ (marau) - in the desert, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, wilderness; sand; a region of Marwar

वर-वारिणी (vara-vāriṇī) - in excellent water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vara-vārin

vara-vārin - excellent water, best water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+vārin)

• vara – excellent, best, choicest; boon, blessing
  adjective (neuter)
• vārin – water; a river
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, air; ether, space

स्थिराणि (sthirāṇi) - stable, steady, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, fixed; permanent, constant

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nagarāṇi'.

नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nagara

nagara - city, town; capital

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

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground; place, site

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

भान्ति (bhānti) - shine, appear, seem

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhā

present active

3rd person plural, present tense, parasmaipada

Root: bhā (class 2)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether; a hole, aperture; zero

भूधराः (bhūdharāḥ) - mountains, earth-bearers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūdhara

bhūdhara - mountain (lit. 'earth-bearer'); a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+dhara)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearer, holder; supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गगन-संक्षय-वारिवाहम् (gagana-saṁkṣaya-vārivāham) - a cloud of cosmic dissolution in the sky

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gagana-saṃkṣaya-vārivāha

gagana-saṁkṣaya-vārivāha - cloud that causes or represents cosmic dissolution in the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+saṃkṣaya+vārivāha)

• gagana – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkṣaya – destruction, annihilation, cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  From sam (together) + kṣi (to destroy)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• vārivāha – cloud (lit. 'water-bearer')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

उत्पात-वात-परिवृत्त-गिरि-स्थितम् (utpāta-vāta-parivṛtta-giri-sthitam) - situated like a mountain overturned by a catastrophic wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utpāta-vāta-parivṛtta-giri-sthita

utpāta-vāta-parivṛtta-giri-sthita - standing or being like a mountain that has been overturned by a catastrophic wind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpāta+vāta+parivṛtta+giri+sthita)

• utpāta – calamity, disaster, catastrophe; omen
  noun (masculine)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• parivṛtta – turned around, revolved, overturned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari (around) + vṛt (to turn)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• giri – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• sthita – standing, situated, being; firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vārivāham'.

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it; he, she

Note: Refers to the cloud.