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3,25

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-8

जम्बूद्वीप इति ख्यातां विपुलां तत्र कर्णिकाम् ।
सरित्केसरिकानाला नगरग्रामकेसराम् ॥ ८ ॥
jambūdvīpa iti khyātāṃ vipulāṃ tatra karṇikām ,
saritkesarikānālā nagaragrāmakesarām 8
8. jambūdvīpa iti khyātām vipulām tatra karṇikām
sarit-kesarikā-nālā nagara-grāma-kesarām
8. tatra vipulām karṇikām jambūdvīpa iti khyātām
sarit-kesarikā-nālā nagara-grāma-kesarām
8. There, the vast pericarp (karṇikā) known as Jambudvipa, whose stalk is formed by river-filaments, and whose filaments are cities and villages.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जम्बूद्वीप (jambūdvīpa) - Jambudvipa (the continent of the rose-apple tree)
  • इति (iti) - known as (thus, so, as, named, called)
  • ख्याताम् (khyātām) - known as (known, famed, celebrated)
  • विपुलाम् (vipulām) - vast, broad, extensive, great
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • कर्णिकाम् (karṇikām) - pericarp (referring to the central part of a lotus, here symbolizing a landmass) (pericarp (of a lotus), seed vessel, ear-ornament, little ear)
  • सरित्-केसरिका-नाला (sarit-kesarikā-nālā) - whose stalk is composed of river-filaments
  • नगर-ग्राम-केसराम् (nagara-grāma-kesarām) - whose filaments are cities and villages

Words meanings and morphology

जम्बूद्वीप (jambūdvīpa) - Jambudvipa (the continent of the rose-apple tree)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jambūdvīpa
jambūdvīpa - Jambudvipa (one of the seven continents in Hindu cosmology)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jambū+dvīpa)
  • jambū – rose apple tree (Syzygium jambos), rose apple fruit
    noun (feminine)
  • dvīpa – island, continent, land between two waters
    noun (masculine)
Note: Part of the adverbial phrase 'jambūdvīpa iti' (as Jambudvipa)
इति (iti) - known as (thus, so, as, named, called)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to introduce a quotation or to denote a name/identification
ख्याताम् (khyātām) - known as (known, famed, celebrated)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of khyāta
khyāta - known, celebrated, famous
Past Passive Participle
from root khyā (to be known, to tell)
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'karṇikām'
विपुलाम् (vipulām) - vast, broad, extensive, great
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vipulā
vipulā - vast, broad, extensive, great
Note: Modifies 'karṇikām'
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
कर्णिकाम् (karṇikām) - pericarp (referring to the central part of a lotus, here symbolizing a landmass) (pericarp (of a lotus), seed vessel, ear-ornament, little ear)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of karṇikā
karṇikā - pericarp, seed-vessel (of a lotus), ear-ornament, small ear
Note: The main object being described in these verses.
सरित्-केसरिका-नाला (sarit-kesarikā-nālā) - whose stalk is composed of river-filaments
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sarit-kesarikā-nālā
sarit-kesarikā-nālā - having a stalk (nāla) made of river-filaments (sarit-kesarikā)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarit+kesarikā+nālā)
  • sarit – river, stream
    noun (feminine)
  • kesarikā – filament (of a lotus), stamen, saffron
    noun (feminine)
    diminutive of kesara
  • nālā – stalk, stem, tube
    noun (feminine)
Note: Modifies 'karṇikām'
नगर-ग्राम-केसराम् (nagara-grāma-kesarām) - whose filaments are cities and villages
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nagara-grāma-kesarā
nagara-grāma-kesarā - having cities and villages as filaments (kesara)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nagara+grāma+kesarā)
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
  • grāma – village, hamlet
    noun (masculine)
  • kesara – filament (of a lotus), stamen, hair, mane
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'karṇikām'