योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-36

संसारमण्डले देवि कस्मिंश्चिदभवं पुरा ।
लोकान्तराब्जभ्रमरी विद्याधरवराङ्गना ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃsāramaṇḍale devi kasmiṃścidabhavaṃ purā ,
lokāntarābjabhramarī vidyādharavarāṅganā 36

36. saṃsāramaṇḍale devi kasmin cit abhavaṃ purā
lokāntarābja-bhramarī vidyādhara-varāṅganā

36. devi purā kasmin cit saṃsāramaṇḍale
lokāntarābja-bhramarī vidyādhara-varāṅganā abhavaṃ

36. O goddess, formerly, in some realm of transmigration (saṃsāra), I was a chief celestial maiden (vidyādharavarāṅganā), like a bee in the lotus of another world.

Words meanings summery:

• संसारमण्डले (saṁsāramaṇḍale) - in the realm of transmigration, in the cycle of existence

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

• चित् (cit) - a particle rendering pronouns indefinite (some, any)

• अभवं (abhavaṁ) - I was, I became

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously

• लोकान्तराब्ज-भ्रमरी (lokāntarābja-bhramarī) - a bee in the lotus of another world

• विद्याधर-वराङ्गना (vidyādhara-varāṅganā) - a chief celestial maiden, an excellent Vidyādhara woman

Words meanings and morphology

संसारमण्डले (saṁsāramaṇḍale) - in the realm of transmigration, in the cycle of existence

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsāramaṇḍala

saṁsāramaṇḍala - the realm or sphere of transmigration/worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+maṇḍala)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, sphere, realm, district
  noun (neuter)

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female, queen

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some, any

चित् (cit) - a particle rendering pronouns indefinite (some, any)

(indeclinable)

अभवं (abhavaṁ) - I was, I became

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously

(indeclinable)

लोकान्तराब्ज-भ्रमरी (lokāntarābja-bhramarī) - a bee in the lotus of another world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lokāntarābja-bhramarī

lokāntarābja-bhramarī - a female bee (bhramarī) in the lotus (abja) of another (antara) world (loka)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+antara+abja+bhramarī)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different, distinct, interior
  adjective (neuter)
• abja – lotus (born from water)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ap (water) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• bhramarī – female bee
  noun (feminine)

विद्याधर-वराङ्गना (vidyādhara-varāṅganā) - a chief celestial maiden, an excellent Vidyādhara woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyādhara-varāṅganā

vidyādhara-varāṅganā - an excellent (vara) woman (aṅganā) of the Vidyādharas (celestial beings)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyādhara+vara+aṅganā)

• vidyādhara – a class of celestial beings, holder of knowledge/magic
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of vidyā (knowledge/magic) and dhara (bearer/holder)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vara – best, excellent, chief, boon, choice
  adjective/noun (masculine)
• aṅganā – woman, maiden
  noun (feminine)

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