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.

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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