योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-20

पताकापद्मिनीव्याप्तं नीलाकाशजलाशयम् ।
दूरश्रुतसमुल्लापगायन्नागरमण्डलम् ॥ २० ॥

patākāpadminīvyāptaṃ nīlākāśajalāśayam ,
dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍalam 20

20. patākāpadminīvyāptam nīlākāśajalāśayam
dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍalam

20. (nagaram) patākāpadminīvyāptam nīlākāśajalāśayam
dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍalam (abhūt)

20. (They saw a city) adorned with banners and lotus ponds, featuring reservoirs like the blue sky, and where the joyful chatter and singing of its citizens could be heard from a distance.

Words meanings summery:

• पताकापद्मिनीव्याप्तम् (patākāpadminīvyāptam) - pervaded by banners and lotus ponds

• नीलाकाशजलाशयम् (nīlākāśajalāśayam) - having reservoirs like the blue sky

• दूरश्रुतसमुल्लापगायन्नागरमण्डलम् (dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍalam) - with groups of citizens whose joyful chatter and singing are heard from afar

Words meanings and morphology

पताकापद्मिनीव्याप्तम् (patākāpadminīvyāptam) - pervaded by banners and lotus ponds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patākāpadminīvyāpta

patākāpadminīvyāpta - pervaded or filled with banners and lotus ponds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (patākā+padminī+vyāpta)

• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)
• padminī – lotus pond, collection of lotuses
  noun (feminine)
• vyāpta – pervaded, filled, occupied
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes vi- and ā-.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

नीलाकाशजलाशयम् (nīlākāśajalāśayam) - having reservoirs like the blue sky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīlākāśajalāśaya

nīlākāśajalāśaya - having reservoirs like the blue sky

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+ākāśa+jalāśaya)

• nīla – blue, dark blue
  adjective (neuter)
• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• jalāśaya – reservoir of water, pond, lake
  noun (masculine)

दूरश्रुतसमुल्लापगायन्नागरमण्डलम् (dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍalam) - with groups of citizens whose joyful chatter and singing are heard from afar

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍala

dūraśrutasamullāpagāyannāgaramaṇḍala - having groups of singing citizens whose joyful talk is heard from afar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dūraśruta+samullāpa+gāyat+nāgara+maṇḍala)

• dūraśruta – heard from afar
  adjective (neuter)
• samullāpa – joyful talk, loud conversation, chatter
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: lap (class 1)
• gāyat – singing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root gai (to sing) with the śatṛ suffix.
  Root: gai (class 1)
• nāgara – citizen, urban, city-dweller
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, group, assembly, district
  noun (neuter)