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3,25

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-18

ततोऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या च वेष्टिताम् ।
दध्यब्धिलेखया नित्यसंतर्पितसुरौघया ॥ १८ ॥
tato'pi dviguṇākāraṃ dhārayantyā ca veṣṭitām ,
dadhyabdhilekhayā nityasaṃtarpitasuraughayā 18
18. tataḥ api dviguṇākāram dhārayantyā ca veṣṭitām
dadhyabdhilekhayā nityasantarpitasuraughayā
18. tataḥ api veṣṭitām ca dviguṇākāram dhārayantyā
nityasantarpitasuraughayā dadhyabdhilekhayā
18. Even greater than that, the previous (implied continent) being encircled, by the circular expanse of an ocean (abdhi) of curds, which constantly satisfies the host of gods (sura), and 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)
  • दध्यब्धिलेखया (dadhyabdhilekhayā) - by the circular expanse of an ocean of curds (by the outline/region of an ocean of curds)
  • नित्यसन्तर्पितसुरौघया (nityasantarpitasuraughayā) - by that (the outline) which constantly satisfies the host of gods (by that which constantly satisfies the host of gods)

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').
दध्यब्धिलेखया (dadhyabdhilekhayā) - by the circular expanse of an ocean of curds (by the outline/region of an ocean of curds)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dadhyabdhilekhā
dadhyabdhilekhā - outline/region of an ocean of curds
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dadhi+abdhi+lekhā)
  • dadhi – curd, yogurt
    noun (neuter)
  • 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.
नित्यसन्तर्पितसुरौघया (nityasantarpitasuraughayā) - by that (the outline) which constantly satisfies the host of gods (by that which constantly satisfies the host of gods)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nityasantarpitasuraughā
nityasantarpitasuraughā - that which constantly satisfies the host of gods
compound adjective with a past passive participle
Compound adjective formed from nitya + santarpita + sura + ogha.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+santarpita+sura+ogha)
  • nitya – constant, eternal, always
    adjective (masculine)
  • santarpita – well-satisfied, gratified
    verbal derivative (masculine)
    past passive participle
    From root √tṛp (to satisfy) with prefix sam-.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: tṛp
  • sura – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, host
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective modifying 'dadhyabdhilekhayā'.