योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-35

विवरं शरणं येषां कीटानामिव भूतले ।
तेषामसुरबालानां विवेकेषु कथैव का ॥ ३५ ॥

vivaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yeṣāṃ kīṭānāmiva bhūtale ,
teṣāmasurabālānāṃ vivekeṣu kathaiva kā 35

35. vivaram śaraṇam yeṣām kīṭānām iva bhūtale
teṣām asurabālānām vivekeṣu kathā eva kā

35. yeṣām vivaram śaraṇam bhūtale kīṭānām iva,
teṣām asurabālānām vivekeṣu kathā eva kā

35. For those demon-children (asurabāla), whose refuge is merely a hole, just like for insects on the earth's surface, what possibility is there for them regarding matters of discernment (viveka)?

Words meanings summery:

• विवरम् (vivaram) - hole, crevice, opening, cave

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom, for whom

• कीटानाम् (kīṭānām) - of insects, for insects

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the earth's surface, on the ground

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• असुरबालानाम् (asurabālānām) - of the demon-children, for the demon-children

• विवेकेषु (vivekeṣu) - in discriminations, in matters of discernment (viveka)

• कथा (kathā) - talk, discussion, story

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• का (kā) - what, which

Words meanings and morphology

विवरम् (vivaram) - hole, crevice, opening, cave

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivara

vivara - hole, crevice, opening, cave

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

कीटानाम् (kīṭānām) - of insects, for insects

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small creature

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the earth's surface, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, level, flat part
  noun (neuter)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असुरबालानाम् (asurabālānām) - of the demon-children, for the demon-children

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asurabāla

asurabāla - demon-child, child of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asura+bāla)

• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• bāla – child, immature, foolish
  noun (masculine)

विवेकेषु (vivekeṣu) - in discriminations, in matters of discernment (viveka)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason

कथा (kathā) - talk, discussion, story

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - talk, discussion, story, narrative

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which