योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-26

लोकपालपुरोध्वान्तधूमधूम्रेऽभ्रमन्दिरे ।
सिद्धगन्धर्वमिथुनप्रारब्धसुरतोत्सवम् ॥ २६ ॥

lokapālapurodhvāntadhūmadhūmre'bhramandire ,
siddhagandharvamithunaprārabdhasuratotsavam 26

26. lokapāla-pura-udhvānta-dhūma-dhūmre abramandire
siddha-gandharva-mithuna-prārabdha-surata-utsavam

26. lokapāla-pura-udhvānta-dhūma-dhūmre abramandire
siddha-gandharva-mithuna-prārabdha-surata-utsavam

26. In that cloud-palace, dark and smoky like the rising darkness and smoke from the cities of the world-guardians (lokapālas), a festival of lovemaking was initiated by pairs of perfected beings (siddhas) and gandharvas.

26. בהיכל העננים, שהיה אפרורי מעשן העולה מערי שומרי העולם (לוֹכָּפָאָלָה), זוגות של סִדְהָה וגַנְדְהַרְוָוה (אמנים שמיימיים) התמסרו לחגיגות אהבה ותשוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकपाल-पुर-उध्वान्त-धूम-धूम्रे (lokapāla-pura-udhvānta-dhūma-dhūmre) - in the place which is dark and smoky like the rising darkness/smoke from the cities of the world-guardians (lokapālas) (in the smoke-darkened darkness of the cities of the guardians of the world)

• अब्रमन्दिरे (abramandire) - in the cloud-palace, in the cloud-abode

• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-मिथुन-प्रारब्ध-सुरत-उत्सवम् (siddha-gandharva-mithuna-prārabdha-surata-utsavam) - a festival of lovemaking commenced by pairs of perfected beings and gandharvas

Words meanings and morphology

लोकपाल-पुर-उध्वान्त-धूम-धूम्रे (lokapāla-pura-udhvānta-dhūma-dhūmre) - in the place which is dark and smoky like the rising darkness/smoke from the cities of the world-guardians (lokapālas) (in the smoke-darkened darkness of the cities of the guardians of the world)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of lokapāla-pura-udhvānta-dhūma-dhūmra

lokapāla-pura-udhvānta-dhūma-dhūmra - dark-grey like the rising smoke/darkness from the cities of the world-guardians (lokapālas)

Compound describing the nature of 'abramandira'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (within a larger Tatpurusha compound) (lokapāla+pura+udhvānta+dhūma+dhūmra)

• lokapāla – guardian of the world (lokapāla)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: loka (world) + pāla (guardian)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• udhvānta – rising darkness; rising smoke/dust
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from dhvan, to sound, often meaning 'darkness')
  From root √dhvan (to sound) with prefix ud-, implying 'spread' or 'rising', or can be taken as 'darkness' directly.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhvan (class 1)
• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
• dhūmra – smoky, smoke-colored, dark-grey
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dhūma (smoke)

Note: Qualifies 'abramandire'.

अब्रमन्दिरे (abramandire) - in the cloud-palace, in the cloud-abode

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abramandira

abramandira - cloud-palace, cloud-abode

Tatpurusha compound: abra (cloud) + mandira (palace/abode)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (abra+mandira)

• abra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• mandira – palace, temple, abode, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Main location being described.

सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-मिथुन-प्रारब्ध-सुरत-उत्सवम् (siddha-gandharva-mithuna-prārabdha-surata-utsavam) - a festival of lovemaking commenced by pairs of perfected beings and gandharvas

(noun)

masculine, singular of siddha-gandharva-mithuna-prārabdha-surata-utsava

siddha-gandharva-mithuna-prārabdha-surata-utsava - a festival of lovemaking commenced by pairs of perfected beings (siddhas) and gandharvas

Compound describing the nature/activity of the abode. 'Utsava' is the head noun.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (siddha-gandharva-mithuna+prārabdha+surata+utsava)

• siddha-gandharva-mithuna – pairs of perfected beings (siddhas) and gandharvas
  noun (neuter)
  Dvanda compound of siddha (perfected being) and gandharva (celestial musician) followed by mithuna (pair).
• prārabdha – commenced, begun, undertaken
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √rabh (to begin) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• surata – sexual pleasure, copulation, lovemaking
  noun (neuter)
• utsava – festival, celebration, joy
  noun (masculine)

Note: This describes an attribute or event of the 'abramandira'. It functions as a predicate nominative describing what the place was, or an accusative if describing what was observed there.

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