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3,25

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-16

ततोऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या च वेष्टिताम् ।
प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया स्वादुशीतया ॥ १६ ॥
tato'pi dviguṇākāraṃ dhārayantyā ca veṣṭitām ,
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā svāduśītayā 16
16. tataḥ api dviguṇākāram dhārayantyā ca veṣṭitām
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā svāduśītayā
16. tataḥ api veṣṭitām ca dviguṇākāram dhārayantyā
svāduśītayā pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā
16. Even greater than that, the previous (implied continent/ocean) being encircled, by the circular expanse of an ocean (abdhi) of fresh, sweet, and cool milk, which itself assumes a form twice its size.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - from that (the previous continent/entity) (from that, thence, even so)
  • अपि (api) - even (emphasizing comparison to the previous entity) (also, even, too)
  • द्विगुणाकारम् (dviguṇākāram) - a form twice the size (twice the size/form, having a double form)
  • धारयन्त्या (dhārayantyā) - by that (the outline) which bears/assumes (by bearing, by holding, by maintaining)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • वेष्टिताम् (veṣṭitām) - the previous continent/entity being encircled (encircled, surrounded, enveloped, wrapped)
  • प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया (pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā) - by the circular expanse of an ocean filled with fresh milk (by the outline/region of an ocean full of fresh milk)
  • स्वादुशीतया (svāduśītayā) - by that which is sweet and cool

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (the previous continent/entity) (from that, thence, even so)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even (emphasizing comparison to the previous entity) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
द्विगुणाकारम् (dviguṇākāram) - a form twice the size (twice the size/form, having a double form)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dviguṇākāra
dviguṇākāra - twice the size/form, having a double form
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dviguṇa+ākāra)
  • dviguṇa – twice, double
    adjective (masculine)
  • ākāra – form, shape, size, appearance
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'dhārayantyā', referring to the form the ocean's outline assumes.
धारयन्त्या (dhārayantyā) - by that (the outline) which bears/assumes (by bearing, by holding, by maintaining)
(verbal derivative)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वेष्टिताम् (veṣṭitām) - the previous continent/entity being encircled (encircled, surrounded, enveloped, wrapped)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of veṣṭita
veṣṭita - encircled, surrounded, enveloped, wrapped
past passive participle
Derived from root √veṣṭ (to encircle, wrap).
Root: veṣṭ
Note: Modifies an implied previous feminine entity (e.g., 'pūrvām dvīpam' or 'bhūmim').
प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया (pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā) - by the circular expanse of an ocean filled with fresh milk (by the outline/region of an ocean full of fresh milk)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhā
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhā - outline/region of an ocean full of fresh milk
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratyagra+kṣīra+pūrṇa+abdhi+lekhā)
  • pratyagra – fresh, new, recent
    adjective (masculine)
  • kṣīra – milk, milky juice
    noun (neuter)
  • pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    From root √pṛ (to fill).
    Root: pṛ
  • abdhi – ocean, sea (literally 'holder of water')
    noun (masculine)
  • lekhā – line, outline, boundary, region, tract
    noun (feminine)
Note: The primary instrumental agent/means in the sentence.
स्वादुशीतया (svāduśītayā) - by that which is sweet and cool
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of svāduśītā
svāduśītā - sweet and cool
Compound adjective.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (svādu+śīta)
  • svādu – sweet, palatable, agreeable
    adjective (neuter)
  • śīta – cool, cold
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Adjective modifying 'pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā'.