योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-34

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परितो वलितं व्योम्ना निःशून्येनैकरूपिणा ।
अथ योजनकोटीनां शतेन घनरूणिणा ।
व्याप्तं ब्रह्माण्डकुड्येन हैमेनापि द्विपर्वणा ॥ ३४ ॥

parito valitaṃ vyomnā niḥśūnyenaikarūpiṇā ,
atha yojanakoṭīnāṃ śatena ghanarūṇiṇā ,
vyāptaṃ brahmāṇḍakuḍyena haimenāpi dviparvaṇā 34

34. paritaḥ valitam vyomnā niḥśūnyena
ekarūpiṇā atha yojana-koṭīnām
śatena ghana-rūpiṇā vyāptam
brahmāṇḍa-kuḍyena haimena api dviparvaṇā

34. (तत्) paritaḥ niḥśūnyena ekarūpiṇā vyomnā valitam.
atha yojana-koṭīnām śatena ghana-rūpiṇā haimena api dviparvaṇā brahmāṇḍa-kuḍyena vyāptam.

34. Then, (the previous layer is) entirely encompassed by space (vyoma), which is utterly void and uniform in nature. After that, it is pervaded by the wall of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), which is golden, two-parted, and of dense form, measuring hundreds of millions of yojanas (in thickness/extent).

Words meanings summery:

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परितः (paritaḥ) - entirely, completely (around, on all sides, completely)

वलितम् (valitam) - encompassed (surrounded, encompassed, turned)

व्योम्ना (vyomnā) - by space (ākāśa, the element of ether) (by the sky, by space, by ether)

निःशून्येन (niḥśūnyena) - by the utterly void (space) (by that which is utterly void/empty)

एकरूपिणा (ekarūpiṇā) - by the uniform (space) (by that which has one form/nature, by the uniform)

अथ (atha) - then, after that (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover, and)

योजन-कोटीनाम् (yojana-koṭīnām) - of units each comprising ten million yojanas (of ten million yojanas)

शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred (multiples) (by a hundred)

घन-रूपिणा (ghana-rūpiṇā) - by the wall which is of dense/solid form (by that which is of dense form, by the solid)

व्याप्तम् (vyāptam) - pervaded, completely covered (pervaded, covered, spread over)

ब्रह्माण्ड-कुड्येन (brahmāṇḍa-kuḍyena) - by the encompassing wall of the cosmic egg (by the wall of the cosmic egg)

हैमेन (haimena) - by the golden (wall) (by the golden, by that which is made of gold)

अपि (api) - also, indeed (also, even, moreover, indeed)

द्विपर्वणा (dviparvaṇā) - by the wall which has two parts/segments (by that which has two joints/parts/segments)

Words meanings and morphology

परितः (paritaḥ) - entirely, completely (around, on all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'pari' (around).

वलितम् (valitam) - encompassed (surrounded, encompassed, turned)

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Predicate adjective.

व्योम्ना (vyomnā) - by space (ākāśa, the element of ether) (by the sky, by space, by ether)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

From root √vi (to go, move) + √man (to think) or √yu (to join, mix).

Note: Agent of 'valitam'.

निःशून्येन (niḥśūnyena) - by the utterly void (space) (by that which is utterly void/empty)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of niḥśūnya

niḥśūnya - utterly empty, completely void

Compound 'nis' (without, completely) + 'śūnya' (empty)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nis+śūnya)

nis – out, forth, without, completely
prefix
negative prefix
śūnya – empty, void, zero, non-existent
adjective

Note: Agrees with 'vyomnā'.

एकरूपिणा (ekarūpiṇā) - by the uniform (space) (by that which has one form/nature, by the uniform)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ekarūpin

ekarūpin - having one form, uniform, homogeneous

From 'eka' (one) + 'rūpa' (form) + 'in' (possessive suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+rūpa)

eka – one, single, unique
numeral
rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vyomnā'.

अथ (atha) - then, after that (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

योजन-कोटीनाम् (yojana-koṭīnām) - of units each comprising ten million yojanas (of ten million yojanas)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yojana-koṭi

yojana-koṭi - ten million yojanas (a yojana is a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km)

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (yojana+koṭi)

yojana – league, measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
noun (neuter)
koṭi – ten million, crore, peak, extreme
noun (feminine)

Note: Part of 'a hundred of ten million yojanas'.

शतेन (śatena) - by a hundred (multiples) (by a hundred)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Specifies the number of 'yojana-koṭi'.

घन-रूपिणा (ghana-rūpiṇā) - by the wall which is of dense/solid form (by that which is of dense form, by the solid)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ghana-rūpin

ghana-rūpin - having a dense/solid form, substantial

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'ghana' + 'rūpa' + 'in'. The Devanagari 'घनरूणिणा' (ghanarūṇiṇā) in the input is likely a scribal error or variant for 'घनरूपिणा' (ghanarūpiṇā).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghana+rūpa)