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.

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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