योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-18

पृथ्व्यादिभूतरहितं संकल्प इव पत्तनम् ।
स्वप्नोपलम्भभावाभं मनोराज्यवदाततम् ॥ १८ ॥

pṛthvyādibhūtarahitaṃ saṃkalpa iva pattanam ,
svapnopalambhabhāvābhaṃ manorājyavadātatam 18

18. pṛthvyādibhūtarahitam saṅkalpaḥ iva pattanam
svapnopalambhabhāvābham manorājyavadātatam

18. pṛthvyādibhūtarahitam saṅkalpaḥ iva pattanam
svapnopalambhabhāvābham manorājyavadātatam

18. It is devoid of earth and other elements, like a city conceived in imagination. It resembles the nature of objects perceived in a dream and is as extensive as a daydream.

Words meanings summery:

• पृथ्व्यादिभूतरहितम् (pṛthvyādibhūtarahitam) - devoid of earth and other elements

• सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - mental conception, imagination (conception, intention, resolve, imagination)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पत्तनम् (pattanam) - city (city, town)

• स्वप्नोपलम्भभावाभम् (svapnopalambhabhāvābham) - resembling the nature of objects perceived in a dream

• मनोराज्यवदाततम् (manorājyavadātatam) - extensive as a daydream (extended like a mental kingdom (daydream))

Words meanings and morphology

पृथ्व्यादिभूतरहितम् (pṛthvyādibhūtarahitam) - devoid of earth and other elements

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛthvyādibhūtarahita

pṛthvyādibhūtarahita - devoid of earth and other elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi+bhūta+rahita)

• pṛthvī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• bhūta – element, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, lacking
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rah (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter noun like 'world' or 'phenomenon', functioning as a predicate.

सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - mental conception, imagination (conception, intention, resolve, imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - conception, intention, resolve, imagination

From sam + kḷp

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: The nominative singular form is used as the subject in a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a simile.

पत्तनम् (pattanam) - city (city, town)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pattana

pattana - city, town

Note: Used as the object of comparison in the simile.

स्वप्नोपलम्भभावाभम् (svapnopalambhabhāvābham) - resembling the nature of objects perceived in a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapnopalambhabhāvābha

svapnopalambhabhāvābha - resembling the nature of objects perceived in a dream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+upalambha+bhāva+ābha)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• upalambha – perception, apprehension, acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  From upa + labh
  Prefix: upa
  Root: labh (class 1)
• bhāva – nature, state, existence, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ābha – resemblance, appearance, luster
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter noun, describing its dream-like quality.

मनोराज्यवदाततम् (manorājyavadātatam) - extensive as a daydream (extended like a mental kingdom (daydream))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manorājyavadātata

manorājyavadātata - extended like a mental kingdom (daydream)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rājya+vat+ātata)

• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
• rājya – kingdom, reign
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• vat – like, as if
  suffix
  A secondary suffix forming an adjective or adverb, indicating similarity.
• ātata – extended, spread, vast
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + tan (to stretch)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied neuter noun, describing its expansive and illusory nature.

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