योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-64

क्वचित्सर्गानिलाधूतमायाकुसुमकाननम् ।
पतत्पुष्पहिमासारत्रसद्वैमानिकाङ्गनम् ॥ ६४ ॥

kvacitsargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānanam ,
patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikāṅganam 64

64. kvacit sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānanam
patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikaṅganam

64. kvacit sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānanam
patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikaṅganam

64. Somewhere, there is a forest of illusory (māyā) flowers, shaken by the cosmic wind of creation. It is a place where celestial women tremble, startled by showers of falling flowers resembling snow.

64. במקום אחד נזעזע יער פרחי אשליה (מָאיָה) ברוח הבריאה, ומטר פרחים הנופלים כסופת שלג הפחיד את הנשים שעל המרכבות השמימיות.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, at some place

• सर्गानिलाधूतमायाकुसुमकाननम् (sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānanam) - (describing a place) a forest of illusory (māyā) flowers, agitated by the cosmic wind of creation (a forest of illusory flowers, shaken by the wind of creation)

• पतत्पुष्पहिमासारत्रसद्वैमानिकङ्गनम् (patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikaṅganam) - (describing a place) where celestial women tremble due to showers of falling flowers like snow (hail) (where celestial women tremble due to showers of falling flowers resembling snow/hail)

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere, at some place

(indeclinable)

सर्गानिलाधूतमायाकुसुमकाननम् (sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānanam) - (describing a place) a forest of illusory (māyā) flowers, agitated by the cosmic wind of creation (a forest of illusory flowers, shaken by the wind of creation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānana

sargānilādhūtamāyākusumakānana - a forest of illusory flowers, shaken by the wind of creation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarga+anila+ādhūta+māyā+kusuma+kānana)

• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ādhūta – shaken, agitated
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `dhū` (to shake) with prefix `ā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhū (class 1)
• māyā – illusion, supernatural power, artifice
  noun (feminine)
• kusuma – flower
  noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, acting as a descriptive adjective for an implied object.

पतत्पुष्पहिमासारत्रसद्वैमानिकङ्गनम् (patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikaṅganam) - (describing a place) where celestial women tremble due to showers of falling flowers like snow (hail) (where celestial women tremble due to showers of falling flowers resembling snow/hail)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikaṅgana

patatpuṣpahimāsāratrasadvaimānikaṅgana - where celestial women tremble due to showers of falling flowers resembling snow/hail

Compound type : bahuvrihi (patat+puṣpa+hima+āsāra+trasat+vaimānika+aṅgana)

• patat – falling, dropping
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root `pat` (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• hima – snow, frost
  noun (neuter)
• āsāra – shower, downpour
  noun (masculine)
• trasat – trembling, fearing
  participle (feminine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root `tras` (to tremble)
  Root: tras (class 1)
• vaimānika – celestial, pertaining to a vimana (aerial chariot)
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅgana – woman, charming lady
  noun (feminine)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, acting as a descriptive adjective for an implied object.

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