योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-24

तस्याः कस्मिंश्चिदेकस्मिन्पेलवे कोणकोटरे ।
इदं पत्तनदेहादि केशोण्ड्रक इवाम्बरे ॥ २४ ॥

tasyāḥ kasmiṃścidekasminpelave koṇakoṭare ,
idaṃ pattanadehādi keśoṇḍraka ivāmbare 24

24. tasyāḥ kasmiṃścit ekasmin pelave koṇa-koṭare
idam pattana-deha-ādi keśoṇḍrakaḥ iva ambare

24. tasyāḥ kasmiṃścit ekasmin pelave koṇa-koṭare,
idam pattana-deha-ādi ambare keśoṇḍrakaḥ iva (asti)

24. Within a certain tender, corner hollow of that (earth/space), this city, body, and so forth, exist, like a speck of dust (keśoṇḍraka) in the sky.

24. בפינה נידחת ועדינה של אותו עולם, העיר הזו, הגוף הזה וכל השאר קיימים כמו אשליה אופטית של קווצות שיער המרחפות בשמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - Refers to 'pṛthvī' (earth) or 'ambara' (space) from the previous context. (of that, her)

• कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one

• पेलवे (pelave) - in a tender, delicate, soft

• कोण-कोटरे (koṇa-koṭare) - in a corner-hollow, in a small nook

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to 'pattana-deha-ādi'. (this)

• पत्तन-देह-आदि (pattana-deha-ādi) - city, body, and so forth

• केशोण्ड्रकः (keśoṇḍrakaḥ) - a speck of dust, midge, floating particle (literally 'hair-dust')

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - Refers to 'pṛthvī' (earth) or 'ambara' (space) from the previous context. (of that, her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ka-cit

ka-cit - some, any, a certain

Indefinite pronoun formed by adding 'cit' to an interrogative pronoun.

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one

(numeral)

पेलवे (pelave) - in a tender, delicate, soft

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pelava

pelava - tender, soft, delicate, light, subtle

कोण-कोटरे (koṇa-koṭare) - in a corner-hollow, in a small nook

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of koṇa-koṭara

koṇa-koṭara - corner-hollow, a hollow in a corner, a nook

Compound type : tatpurusha (koṇa+koṭara)

• koṇa – corner, angle, side
  noun (masculine)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, hole (especially in a tree)
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to 'pattana-deha-ādi'. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

पत्तन-देह-आदि (pattana-deha-ādi) - city, body, and so forth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pattana-deha-ādi

pattana-deha-ādi - city, body, etc.

Compound type : dvandva (pattana+deha+ādi)

• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – and so forth, beginning with, etc.
  indeclinable

केशोण्ड्रकः (keśoṇḍrakaḥ) - a speck of dust, midge, floating particle (literally 'hair-dust')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśoṇḍraka

keśoṇḍraka - hair-dust, a particle seen floating in the air (due to eye condition or otherwise)

Compound type : tatpurusha (keśa+uṇḍraka)

• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• uṇḍraka – a small particle, dust (similar to uṇḍuka, a floating particle or midge, sometimes implying a defect of sight)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, space, ether, clothing

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