योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-34

प्राक्तनानेव तान्सर्वान्स्वान्ददर्श सभागतान् ।
भूभृतेव सुसंप्रज्ञान्नगरान्नगरान्तरम् ॥ ३४ ॥

prāktanāneva tānsarvānsvāndadarśa sabhāgatān ,
bhūbhṛteva susaṃprajñānnagarānnagarāntaram 34

34. prāktanān eva tān sarvān svān dadarśa sabhāgatān
bhūbhṛtā iva susaṃprajñān nagarān nagarāntaram

34. tān sarvān svān prāktanān eva sabhāgatān dadarśa
bhūbhṛtā iva nagarāntaram susaṃprajñān nagarān

34. She (the mental projection) saw all her own former acquaintances who were present in the assembly, just as a king (bhūbhṛt) perceives his well-known cities when moving from one city (nagara) to another.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनान् (prāktanān) - Referring to her former acquaintances or those from her past life/experience. (former, ancient, previous)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the former nature of the individuals. (indeed, only, just)

• तान् (tān) - Referring to the people in the assembly. (them, those (masculine accusative plural))

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• स्वान् (svān) - Her own acquaintances/people. (one's own, his own, her own)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - The subject (she, the mental projection) is implied from previous verses as feminine singular. (she saw, perceived)

• सभागतान् (sabhāgatān) - gone to the assembly, present in the assembly

• भूभृता (bhūbhṛtā) - by a king (by a king, by a mountain)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सुसंप्रज्ञान् (susaṁprajñān) - well-known, clearly perceived, very discerning

• नगरान् (nagarān) - cities, towns

• नगरान्तरम् (nagarāntaram) - Used adverbially to mean 'from city to city'. (another city, from city to city)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनान् (prāktanān) - Referring to her former acquaintances or those from her past life/experience. (former, ancient, previous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāktana

prāktana - former, ancient, belonging to the past

From 'prāk' (before, formerly) + 'tana' (suffix indicating time or belonging). Masculine accusative plural.

Note: Modifies 'tān sarvān svān sabhāgatān'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the former nature of the individuals. (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - Referring to the people in the assembly. (them, those (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

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

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies 'tān'.

स्वान् (svān) - Her own acquaintances/people. (one's own, his own, her own)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, kin, property

Note: Modifies 'tān sarvān'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - The subject (she, the mental projection) is implied from previous verses as feminine singular. (she saw, perceived)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सभागतान् (sabhāgatān) - gone to the assembly, present in the assembly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sabhāgata

sabhāgata - gone to the assembly, present in the assembly

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, masculine accusative plural. Formed from 'sabhā' (assembly) and 'gata' (PPP of gam - to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+gata)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court, hall
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tān sarvān svān'.

भूभृता (bhūbhṛtā) - by a king (by a king, by a mountain)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūbhṛt

bhūbhṛt - king, mountain, ruler of the earth

Compound noun: 'bhū' (earth) + 'bhṛt' (bearing, supporting). Instrumental singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining, one who bears
  adjective
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Agent in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

सुसंप्रज्ञान् (susaṁprajñān) - well-known, clearly perceived, very discerning

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of susaṃprajña

susaṁprajña - well-known, clearly understood, very discerning

Compound adjective: 'su' (good/well) + 'saṃprajña' (well-known, discerned). Masculine accusative plural.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+saṃprajña)

• su – good, well, excellent, easy
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• saṃprajña – well-known, understood, discerned, having perfect knowledge
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefixes saṃ + pra + root jñā (to know).
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'nagarān'.

नगरान् (nagarān) - cities, towns

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object in the simile.

नगरान्तरम् (nagarāntaram) - Used adverbially to mean 'from city to city'. (another city, from city to city)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagarāntara

nagarāntara - another city, the interior of a city, between cities

Compound noun: 'nagara' (city) + 'antara' (other, interior, interval).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+antara)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, interval, other, different
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate movement or viewing across cities.