योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-33

तथा ते तां न ददृशुः संचरन्तीं पुरोगताम् ।
अन्यसंकल्परचितामन्येन नगरीं यथा ॥ ३३ ॥

tathā te tāṃ na dadṛśuḥ saṃcarantīṃ purogatām ,
anyasaṃkalparacitāmanyena nagarīṃ yathā 33

33. tathā te tām na dadṛśuḥ saṃcarantīm puragatām
anyasaṅkalparacitām anyena nagarīm yathā

33. tathā te tām saṃcarantīm puragatām na dadṛśuḥ
yathā anyena anyasaṅkalparacitām nagarīm

33. In the same way, they did not see her moving about before them, just as one person (anyena) cannot perceive a city (nagarī) that has been created by the will (saṅkalpa) of another (anya).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• ते (te) - Refers to the people present in the assembly. (they (masculine nominative plural))

• ताम् (tām) - Referring to the subtle body or mental projection. (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• न (na) - not, no

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, perceived

• संचरन्तीम् (saṁcarantīm) - moving about, wandering, travelling

• पुरगताम् (puragatām) - gone before, gone to the front, present in front

• अन्यसङ्कल्परचिताम् (anyasaṅkalparacitām) - created by another's thought/will

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different one

• नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city, town

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Refers to the people present in the assembly. (they (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, that one

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

ताम् (tām) - Referring to the subtle body or mental projection. (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, that one

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'dadṛśuḥ'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Root dṛś, perfect active 3rd person plural, reduplicated form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

संचरन्तीम् (saṁcarantīm) - moving about, wandering, travelling

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃcarat

saṁcarat - moving about, wandering, walking together

Present Active Participle

From root car (to move) with prefix sam, present active participle, feminine accusative singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tām'.

पुरगताम् (puragatām) - gone before, gone to the front, present in front

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puragata

puragata - gone before, gone to the front, preceded

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, feminine accusative singular. Formed from 'puras' (before, front) and 'gata' (PPP of gam - to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puras+gata)

• puras – before, in front, eastward
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tām'.

अन्यसङ्कल्परचिताम् (anyasaṅkalparacitām) - created by another's thought/will

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anyasaṅkalparacita

anyasaṅkalparacita - created by another's resolve or will

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, feminine accusative singular. Formed from 'anya' (other), 'saṅkalpa' (resolve/will), and 'racita' (PPP of rac - to create).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+saṅkalpa+racita)

• anya – other, another, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, thought, will
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix saṃ + root kḷp (to be in order, to form).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• racita – created, made, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root rac (to make, to create, to arrange).
  Root: rac (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'nagarīm'.

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Agent in the simile ('by another').

नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town, capital

Note: Object in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.