योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-38

अनुल्लिखितचित्रस्य चित्रव्याप्तेव भित्तिभूः ।
परिविस्मर्यमाणार्थकल्पनानगरीनिभा ॥ ३८ ॥

anullikhitacitrasya citravyāpteva bhittibhūḥ ,
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā 38

38. anullikhitacitrasya citravyāptā iva bhittibhūḥ
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā

38. bhittibhūḥ anullikhitacitrasya iva citravyāptā
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā

38. It is like a wall surface, not yet painted with a picture, yet seeming to be pervaded by paintings; it resembles a city of conceptualizations whose meanings are completely forgotten.

38. היא כמו שטח קיר שנראה כמכוסה ציורים אף ששום ציור לא צוין עליו, או כמו עיר דמיונית שתוכנה נשכח בהדרגה.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुल्लिखितचित्रस्य (anullikhitacitrasya) - of an un-drawn picture, of an un-depicted painting

• चित्रव्याप्ता (citravyāptā) - pervaded by a picture, covered with paintings

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• भित्तिभूः (bhittibhūḥ) - wall surface, wall ground

• परिविस्मर्यमाणार्थकल्पनानगरीनिभा (parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā) - resembling a city of conceptualizations whose meanings are completely forgotten

Words meanings and morphology

अनुल्लिखितचित्रस्य (anullikhitacitrasya) - of an un-drawn picture, of an un-depicted painting

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anullikhitacitra

anullikhitacitra - un-drawn picture, un-depicted painting

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+ullikhita+citra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• ullikhita – drawn, depicted, scratched
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'likh' with upasarga 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: likh (class 6)
• citra – picture, painting, image, wonderful
  noun (neuter)

चित्रव्याप्ता (citravyāptā) - pervaded by a picture, covered with paintings

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citravyāptā

citravyāptā - pervaded by a picture

Compound type : tatpurusha (citra+vyāpta)

• citra – picture, painting, image
  noun (neuter)
• vyāpta – pervaded, filled, occupied, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'āp' with upasarga 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: āp (class 5)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

भित्तिभूः (bhittibhūḥ) - wall surface, wall ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhittibhū

bhittibhū - wall surface, wall ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhitti+bhū)

• bhitti – wall, partition
  noun (feminine)
• bhū – earth, ground, surface, place
  noun (feminine)

परिविस्मर्यमाणार्थकल्पनानगरीनिभा (parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā) - resembling a city of conceptualizations whose meanings are completely forgotten

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā

parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā - resembling a city of conceptualizations whose meanings are completely forgotten

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pari-vismaryamāṇa+artha+kalpanā+nagarī+nibhā)

• pari-vismaryamāṇa – being completely forgotten
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'smṛ' with upasargas 'vi' and 'pari'.
  Prefixes: pari+vi
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kalpanā – conception, imagination, formation
  noun (feminine)
• nagarī – city, town
  noun (feminine)
• nibhā – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (feminine)
  Suffix -nibhā used to form adjectives indicating resemblance.

Note: Describes 'bhittibhūḥ'.

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