योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-38

गायत्किन्नरगन्धर्वविद्याधरसुराङ्गनम् ।
नूनमद्य नभो जातमस्मत्ताताभ्यलंकृतम् ॥ ३८ ॥

gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅganam ,
nūnamadya nabho jātamasmattātābhyalaṃkṛtam 38

38. gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅganam
nūnam adya nabhaḥ jātam asmattātābhyalaṃkṛtam

38. nūnam adya gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅganam
asmattātābhyalaṃkṛtam nabhaḥ jātam

38. Certainly, today the sky has become adorned by our father, filled with singing Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and celestial damsels.

Words meanings summery:

• गायत्किन्नरगन्धर्वविद्याधरसुराङ्गनम् (gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅganam) - having singing Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and celestial damsels

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• अद्य (adya) - today

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, heaven, atmosphere

• जातम् (jātam) - become, born, occurred

• अस्मत्ताताभ्यलंकृतम् (asmattātābhyalaṁkṛtam) - adorned by our father

Words meanings and morphology

गायत्किन्नरगन्धर्वविद्याधरसुराङ्गनम् (gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅganam) - having singing Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and celestial damsels

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅgana

gāyatkinnaragandharvavidyādharasurāṅgana - adorned with singing Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and celestial damsels

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'that which has singing Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and celestial damsels'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gāyat+kinnara+gandharva+vidyādhara+surāṅganā)

• gāyat – singing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)
• kinnara – Kinnara (a mythical being, part human, part horse, celestial musician)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gandharva – Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, musicians in Indra's heaven)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vidyādhara – Vidyadhara (a class of celestial beings, 'knowledge-holders')
  proper noun (masculine)
• surāṅganā – celestial damsel, apsaras
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of sura (god) and aṅganā (woman)

Note: Agrees with `nabhaḥ`.

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic adverb.

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, heaven, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, heaven, atmosphere

Note: The subject of the sentence.

जातम् (jātam) - become, born, occurred

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `nabhaḥ`.

अस्मत्ताताभ्यलंकृतम् (asmattātābhyalaṁkṛtam) - adorned by our father

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asmattātābhyalaṃkṛta

asmattātābhyalaṁkṛta - adorned by our father

Compound of asmattāta (our father) and abhyalaṃkṛta (adorned)

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmattāta+abhyalaṃkṛta)

• asmattāta – our father
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of asmad (our) and tāta (father)
• abhyalaṃkṛta – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ with prefixes abhi and alam (used in sense of decoration)
  Prefixes: abhi+alam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `nabhaḥ`.

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