योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-27

संसारमण्डलानीह तानि पार्श्वे स्थितान्यपि ।
दूरं योजनकोटीनां कोटयस्तेष्विहान्तरम् ॥ २७ ॥

saṃsāramaṇḍalānīha tāni pārśve sthitānyapi ,
dūraṃ yojanakoṭīnāṃ koṭayasteṣvihāntaram 27

27. saṃsāramaṇḍalāni iha tāni pārśve sthitāni api
dūram yojanakoṭīnām koṭayaḥ teṣu iha antaram

27. iha tāni saṃsāramaṇḍalāni pārśve sthitāni api
iha teṣu yojanakoṭīnām koṭayaḥ dūram antaram

27. Even though these cosmic spheres of transmigration (saṃsāra) are situated side by side here, there is a distance of crores of crores of yojanas (a unit of distance) between them in this context.

Words meanings summery:

• संसारमण्डलानि (saṁsāramaṇḍalāni) - spheres of transmigration, cosmic realms of cyclic existence, worlds of rebirth

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• तानि (tāni) - those

• पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, beside, near

• स्थितानि (sthitāni) - situated, standing, existing, placed

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, a great distance

• योजनकोटीनाम् (yojanakoṭīnām) - of crores of yojanas

• कोटयः (koṭayaḥ) - crores (tens of millions), innumerable quantities

• तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

• इह (iha) - here, in this context

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval, distance, difference, space between

Words meanings and morphology

संसारमण्डलानि (saṁsāramaṇḍalāni) - spheres of transmigration, cosmic realms of cyclic existence, worlds of rebirth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saṃsāramaṇḍala

saṁsāramaṇḍala - a sphere or realm of transmigration (saṃsāra), a world in the cycle of rebirth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+maṇḍala)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cyclic existence, the cycle of birth and death, world
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, sphere, region, realm
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पार्श्वे (pārśve) - on the side, beside, near

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pārśva

pārśva - side, flank, vicinity

स्थितानि (sthitāni) - situated, standing, existing, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, a great distance

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote, distance

Note: Functions adverbially here.

योजनकोटीनाम् (yojanakoṭīnām) - of crores of yojanas

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of yojanakoṭi

yojanakoṭi - a crore (ten million) of yojanas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yojana+koṭi)

• yojana – a measure of distance (varying, often 8-9 miles or 13-14 km)
  noun (neuter)
• koṭi – ten million, a crore, a vast number
  noun (feminine)

कोटयः (koṭayaḥ) - crores (tens of millions), innumerable quantities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - ten million, a crore, a vast number

तेषु (teṣu) - among them, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'saṃsāramaṇḍalāni'.

इह (iha) - here, in this context

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - interval, distance, difference, space between

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, interval, difference, space, distance