योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-12

दिग्दलाष्टकविश्रान्तससुराम्भोधिषट्पदाम् ।
भ्रातृभिर्नवभिर्भूपैर्नवधा परिकल्पिताम् ॥ १२ ॥

digdalāṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpadām ,
bhrātṛbhirnavabhirbhūpairnavadhā parikalpitām 12

12. dikdalaṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpadām
bhrātṛbhiḥ navabhiḥ bhūpaiḥ navadhā parikalpitām

12. tām dikdalaṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpadām
navabhiḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ bhūpaiḥ navadhā parikalpitām

12. That (land) where the eight petal-like directional regions are contained, along with gods, oceans, and bees, which was divided in nine ways by nine brother kings.

12. אוקיינוסים אלה, המאוכלסים גם באלים, נחים על שמונה עלי הכותרת של רוחות השמיים, והארץ עצמה מחולקת לתשעה מחוזות בידי תשעה מלכים שהם אחים.

Words meanings summery:

• दिक्दलष्टकविश्रान्तससुराम्भोधिषट्पदाम् (dikdalaṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpadām) - that (land) where the eight petal-like directional regions, along with gods, oceans, and bees, are contained (that in which eight petal-like directional regions, along with gods, oceans, and bees, are contained)

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brother kings (by brothers)

• नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - by nine (kings) (by nine)

• भूपैः (bhūpaiḥ) - by kings (by kings, by rulers)

• नवधा (navadhā) - in nine ways (referring to the division) (in nine ways, ninefold)

• परिकल्पिताम् (parikalpitām) - divided, arranged (into nine parts) (imagined, arranged, designed, divided)

Words meanings and morphology

दिक्दलष्टकविश्रान्तससुराम्भोधिषट्पदाम् (dikdalaṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpadām) - that (land) where the eight petal-like directional regions, along with gods, oceans, and bees, are contained (that in which eight petal-like directional regions, along with gods, oceans, and bees, are contained)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dikdalaṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpada

dikdalaṣṭakaviśrāntasasurāmbhodhiṣaṭpada - having eight petal-like directions/regions, along with gods, oceans, and bees, contained within it

A long Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (diś+dala+aṣṭaka+viśrānta+sa+sura+ambhodhi+ṣaṭpada)

• diś – direction, cardinal point
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• dala – petal, leaf, segment, part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dal (class 1)
• aṣṭaka – group of eight
  noun (neuter)
  From aṣṭan (eight) + ka (suffix meaning group)
• viśrānta – rested, ceased, contained, settled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-śram (to rest, to stop)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ambhodhi – ocean, sea (literally, 'receiver of water')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ambhas (water) + dhi (holding)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• ṣaṭpada – bee, six-footed creature
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ṣaṭ (six) + pada (foot)

Note: Modifies tām.

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brother kings (by brothers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Agent of division.

नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - by nine (kings) (by nine)

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to bhūpaiḥ.

भूपैः (bhūpaiḥ) - by kings (by kings, by rulers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūpa

bhūpa - king, ruler (literally, 'protector of the earth')

Compound of bhū (earth) + pa (protector)

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Agent of division.

नवधा (navadhā) - in nine ways (referring to the division) (in nine ways, ninefold)

(indeclinable)

From navan (nine) + dhā (suffix meaning 'fold', 'times')

परिकल्पिताम् (parikalpitām) - divided, arranged (into nine parts) (imagined, arranged, designed, divided)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parikalpita

parikalpita - arranged, considered, planned, divided, prepared

Past Passive Participle

From pari-kḷp (to arrange, to imagine, to divide)

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying tām.

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