योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-16

आकाशरूपमेवाच्छं पिण्डग्रहविवर्जितम् ।
व्योम्नि व्योममयं चित्रं संकल्पपुरवत्स्थितम् ॥ १६ ॥

ākāśarūpamevācchaṃ piṇḍagrahavivarjitam ,
vyomni vyomamayaṃ citraṃ saṃkalpapuravatsthitam 16

16. ākāśa-rūpam eva accham piṇḍa-graha-vivarjitam | vyomni
vyoma-mayam citram saṃkalpa-pura-vat sthitam ||

16. (tat) ākāśa-rūpam eva accham piṇḍa-graha-vivarjitam vyomni
vyoma-mayam citram saṃkalpa-pura-vat sthitam (asti)

16. It is indeed of the nature of space (ākāśa), pure, and devoid of any graspable mass. It is a wondrous sky-like (vyoma-maya) phenomenon within the sky, existing like a city created by thought (saṃkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• आकाश-रूपम् (ākāśa-rūpam) - of the nature of space (ākāśa) (of the nature of space, having the form of space)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

• अच्छम् (accham) - pure (clear, pure, transparent, spotless)

• पिण्ड-ग्रह-विवर्जितम् (piṇḍa-graha-vivarjitam) - devoid of any graspable mass (devoid of any mass or grasp)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - within the sky (in the sky, in the ether, in space)

• व्योम-मयम् (vyoma-mayam) - sky-like (ethereal) (made of sky, ethereal, consisting of space)

• चित्रम् (citram) - wondrous phenomenon (wondrous, wonderful, variegated, picture)

• संकल्प-पुर-वत् (saṁkalpa-pura-vat) - like a city created by thought (saṃkalpa) (like a city of thought/intention)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing (stood, situated, existing, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

आकाश-रूपम् (ākāśa-rūpam) - of the nature of space (ākāśa) (of the nature of space, having the form of space)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśarūpa

ākāśarūpa - having the form or nature of space

Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśa+rūpa)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

अच्छम् (accham) - pure (clear, pure, transparent, spotless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent, spotless

Note: Agrees with the implied subject.

पिण्ड-ग्रह-विवर्जितम् (piṇḍa-graha-vivarjitam) - devoid of any graspable mass (devoid of any mass or grasp)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of piṇḍagrahavivarjita

piṇḍagrahavivarjita - devoid of any mass or grasp

Compound: `piṇḍa` (lump, mass) + `graha` (grasping, seizure) + `vivarjita` (devoid of).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (piṇḍa+graha+vivarjita)

• piṇḍa – lump, mass, body, ball
  noun (masculine)
• graha – grasping, seizure, taking, planet
  noun (masculine)
  from root grah (to seize)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• vivarjita – devoid of, abandoned, excluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-vṛj
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - within the sky (in the sky, in the ether, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, ether, space

व्योम-मयम् (vyoma-mayam) - sky-like (ethereal) (made of sky, ethereal, consisting of space)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomamaya

vyomamaya - made of sky, ethereal, consisting of space

Suffix `mayaṭ` (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyoman+maya)

• vyoman – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix/adjective
  mayaṭ suffix

Note: Agrees with `citram` and implied subject.

चित्रम् (citram) - wondrous phenomenon (wondrous, wonderful, variegated, picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, wonderful, strange, picture

Note: Agrees with implied subject.

संकल्प-पुर-वत् (saṁkalpa-pura-vat) - like a city created by thought (saṃkalpa) (like a city of thought/intention)

(indeclinable)

Suffix `vat` (like, similar to) with compound `saṃkalpapura`.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saṃkalpa+pura+vat)

• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, thought, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, resembling, according to
  suffix/indeclinable
  vati suffix

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing (stood, situated, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject.

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