योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-36

शान्तसंकल्पमत्ताभ्रभीषणाशनिशब्दवत् ।
विस्मृतस्वप्नसंकल्पनिर्माणनगरोपमा ॥ ३६ ॥

śāntasaṃkalpamattābhrabhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat ,
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā 36

36. śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā

36. sā śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā

36. She is like the terrifying sound of thunder from a cloud, which is made wild by a tranquil mental projection (saṃkalpa). She is also comparable to a city constructed from forgotten dream-thoughts (saṃkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तसंकल्पमत्ताभ्र-भीषणाशनिशब्दवत् (śāntasaṁkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat) - like the terrifying sound of a thunderbolt from a cloud maddened by tranquil mental projection (saṃkalpa)

• विस्मृतस्वप्नसंकल्पनिर्माणनगरोपमा (vismṛtasvapnasaṁkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā) - comparable to a city constructed from forgotten dream-thoughts (saṃkalpa)

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तसंकल्पमत्ताभ्र-भीषणाशनिशब्दवत् (śāntasaṁkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat) - like the terrifying sound of a thunderbolt from a cloud maddened by tranquil mental projection (saṃkalpa)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat

śāntasaṁkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat - similar to the terrifying sound of a thunderbolt from a cloud that is made wild by a calmed intention (saṃkalpa) (adjectival, feminine)

Feminine nominative singular form of a complex Bahuvrīhi compound suffixed with -vat.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra+bhīṣaṇāśaniśabda+-vat)

• śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra – a cloud maddened by tranquil mental projection (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• bhīṣaṇāśaniśabda – terrifying sound of a thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• -vat – like, resembling, possessing (suffix)
  suffix
  Adjectival suffix, forming a comparative adjective. Here, it implies the feminine nominative singular form.

विस्मृतस्वप्नसंकल्पनिर्माणनगरोपमा (vismṛtasvapnasaṁkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā) - comparable to a city constructed from forgotten dream-thoughts (saṃkalpa)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā

vismṛtasvapnasaṁkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā - like a city created by forgotten dream-thoughts (saṃkalpa) (adjectival, feminine)

Feminine nominative singular compound ending in -upamā.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpa+nirmāṇanagara+-upamā)

• vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpa – forgotten dream-thoughts (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• nirmāṇanagara – constructed city, city of creation
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• -upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile (suffix)
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix upamā (comparison) makes the compound mean 'comparable to'. Here, it forms a feminine nominative singular adjective.

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