योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-35

अन्यसंकल्पचित्तस्था नगरश्रीरिवासती ।
अलभ्यवस्तुपार्श्वस्थस्वप्नयुद्धचिरारवा ॥ ३५ ॥

anyasaṃkalpacittasthā nagaraśrīrivāsatī ,
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā 35

35. anyasaṃkalpacittasthā nagaraśrīḥ iva asatī
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā

35. sā anyasaṃkalpacittasthā asatī nagaraśrīḥ iva
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā

35. She is like the splendor of a non-existent city, abiding only in the mental projection (saṃkalpa) of another. She is like the enduring cries of a dream-battle fought for an unobtainable object that is close at hand.

35. היא דומה ליופייה של עיר שקיימת רק במחשבתו של אחר ואינה אמת, או לקולות קרב ממושכים בחלום על דבר מה בלתי מושג.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यसंकल्पचित्तस्था (anyasaṁkalpacittasthā) - existing only in the mental projection (saṃkalpa) of another's mind (standing in the mind (citta) of another's thought/resolve (saṃkalpa))

• नगरश्रीः (nagaraśrīḥ) - the splendor/beauty of a city

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• असती (asatī) - non-existent, unreal, false

• अलभ्यवस्तुपार्श्वस्थस्वप्नयुद्धचिरारवा (alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā) - like the enduring cries of a dream-battle that takes place beside an unobtainable object (having long cries from a dream battle situated beside an unobtainable object)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यसंकल्पचित्तस्था (anyasaṁkalpacittasthā) - existing only in the mental projection (saṃkalpa) of another's mind (standing in the mind (citta) of another's thought/resolve (saṃkalpa))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anyasaṃkalpacittasthā

anyasaṁkalpacittasthā - one existing in the mind (citta) as another's thought (saṃkalpa) (adjectival, feminine)

Feminine nominative singular Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (anya+saṃkalpa+cittasthā)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun
• saṃkalpa – mental resolve, intention, thought, conception
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam-√kḷp (to form, resolve).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √kḷp (class 10)
• cittasthā – standing/situated in the mind (adjectival, feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of a Tatpuruṣa compound.

नगरश्रीः (nagaraśrīḥ) - the splendor/beauty of a city

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nagaraśrī

nagaraśrī - city's splendor, city's beauty, prosperity of a city

Compound of nagara (city) and śrī (splendor).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nagara+śrī)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

असती (asatī) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatī

asatī - non-existent, not being, unreal (adjectival, feminine)

Feminine nominative singular form of asat (not existing).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+satī)

• a – not, non- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• satī – existing, being, real (adjectival, feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Present Active Participle
  Feminine form of sat, derived from the root √as (to be).
  Root: √as (class 2)

अलभ्यवस्तुपार्श्वस्थस्वप्नयुद्धचिरारवा (alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā) - like the enduring cries of a dream-battle that takes place beside an unobtainable object (having long cries from a dream battle situated beside an unobtainable object)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā

alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā - one characterized by the prolonged cries of a dream-battle that occurs near an unattainable thing (adjectival, feminine)

Feminine nominative singular Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (alabhyavastu+pārśvastha+svapnayuddha+cirāravā)

• alabhyavastu – unobtainable object
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• pārśvastha – situated beside, nearby
  adjective
  Tatpuruṣa compound of pārśva (side) and stha (standing).
  Root: √sthā (class 1)
• svapnayuddha – dream battle
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound of svapna (dream) and yuddha (battle).
• cirāravā – having a long-lasting sound/cry (adjectival, feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form derived from a Karmadhāraya compound cira-ārava (long sound).
  Root: √ru (class 2)

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