योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-23

अथ ते ललने तत्र तदा ददृशतुः स्वयम् ।
तं गिरिग्रामकं व्योम्नः स्वर्गखण्डमिव च्युतम् ॥ २३ ॥

atha te lalane tatra tadā dadṛśatuḥ svayam ,
taṃ girigrāmakaṃ vyomnaḥ svargakhaṇḍamiva cyutam 23

23. atha te lalane tatra tadā dadṛśatuḥ svayam tam
girigrāmakam vyomnaḥ svargakhaṇḍam iva cyutam

23. atha tadā te lalane tatra svayam tam girigrāmakam
vyomnaḥ cyutam svargakhaṇḍam iva dadṛśatuḥ

23. Then, at that moment, those two women themselves saw that mountain village there, as if it were a piece of heaven fallen from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• ते (te) - those two

• ललने (lalane) - women, beautiful women

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, themselves

• तम् (tam) - that

• गिरिग्रामकम् (girigrāmakam) - mountain village

• व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the sky

• स्वर्गखण्डम् (svargakhaṇḍam) - a piece of heaven

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen, dropped

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two women (lalane)

ललने (lalane) - women, beautiful women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of lalanā

lalanā - woman, beautiful woman

Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - they two saw

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Root 'dṛś', perfect tense form

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, themselves

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that they saw it themselves

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agrees with 'girigrāmakam' (as neuter in this context due to 'svargakhaṇḍam')

गिरिग्रामकम् (girigrāmakam) - mountain village

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of girigrāmaka

girigrāmaka - mountain village

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+grāmaka)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṝ (class 6)
• grāmaka – small village
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Diminutive of 'grāma'

Note: Object of the verb 'dadṛśatuḥ'

व्योम्नः (vyomnaḥ) - from the sky

(noun)

neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Root: vi

Note: Ablative sense 'from the sky'

स्वर्गखण्डम् (svargakhaṇḍam) - a piece of heaven

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svargakhaṇḍa

svargakhaṇḍa - piece of heaven, fragment of paradise

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+khaṇḍa)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svar
• khaṇḍa – piece, fragment, part
  noun (neuter)
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison for 'girigrāmakam'

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing similarity

च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen, dropped

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cyu'

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle modifying 'svargakhaṇḍam'