योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-45

क्वचिद्वहत्पुरोवृत्तकल्पवृक्षलतावनम् ।
क्वचिद्दैत्यहतोत्तुङ्गप्रपतद्देवपत्तनम् ॥ ४५ ॥

kvacidvahatpurovṛttakalpavṛkṣalatāvanam ,
kvaciddaityahatottuṅgaprapataddevapattanam 45

45. kvacit vahant puro-vṛtta-kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vanam
kvacit daitya-hata-uttuṅga-prapatat-deva-pattanam

45. kvacit vahant puro-vṛtta-kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vanam,
kvacit daitya-hata-uttuṅga-prapatat-deva-pattanam.

45. In some places, there are ancient forests of wish-fulfilling trees and vines through which streams flow. In others, there are lofty cities of the gods, struck down by demons and collapsing.

45. במקום אחד נסחף יער של מטפסי עץ המשאלות (כַּלְפַּה-וְרִיכְשָׁה), ובמקום אחר קורסת ממרומיה עיר אלים שהוחרבה בידי הדמונים (דַאִיטְיָה).

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (sometimes, somewhere, in some places)

• वहन्त् (vahant) - flowing (with streams) (flowing, carrying, bearing)

• पुरो-वृत्त-कल्प-वृक्ष-लता-वनम् (puro-vṛtta-kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vanam) - ancient forests of wish-fulfilling trees and vines

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in others (sometimes, somewhere, in some places)

• दैत्य-हत-उत्तुङ्ग-प्रपतत्-देव-पत्तनम् (daitya-hata-uttuṅga-prapatat-deva-pattanam) - lofty cities of the gods, struck down by demons and collapsing (lofty cities of gods, struck down by demons and collapsing)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (sometimes, somewhere, in some places)

(indeclinable)

वहन्त् (vahant) - flowing (with streams) (flowing, carrying, bearing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vahant

vahant - flowing, carrying, bearing

Present Active Participle

from root vah

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: modifies 'vanam' implicitly, referring to streams within it

पुरो-वृत्त-कल्प-वृक्ष-लता-वनम् (puro-vṛtta-kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vanam) - ancient forests of wish-fulfilling trees and vines

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puro-vṛtta-kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vana

puro-vṛtta-kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vana - ancient forests of wish-fulfilling trees and vines

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (puro-vṛtta+kalpa-vṛkṣa-latā-vana)

• puro-vṛtta – ancient, previously existing, transpired before
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  puras (before/front) + vṛtta (happened/existed)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kalpa-vṛkṣa – wish-fulfilling tree
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in others (sometimes, somewhere, in some places)

(indeclinable)

दैत्य-हत-उत्तुङ्ग-प्रपतत्-देव-पत्तनम् (daitya-hata-uttuṅga-prapatat-deva-pattanam) - lofty cities of the gods, struck down by demons and collapsing (lofty cities of gods, struck down by demons and collapsing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daitya-hata-uttuṅga-prapatat-deva-pattana

daitya-hata-uttuṅga-prapatat-deva-pattana - lofty cities of gods, struck down by demons and collapsing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daitya-hata+uttuṅga+prapatat+deva-pattana)

• daitya – demon, descendant of Diti
  noun (masculine)
• hata – killed, struck down, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root han
  Root: han (class 2)
• uttuṅga – very high, lofty, towering
  adjective
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tuṅg (class 1)
• prapatat – falling down, collapsing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from pra-pat
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pat (class 1)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: modifies an implied 'place' or 'scene'

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