योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-38

वज्रभीत्येव पक्षौघपर्वतप्रकरः पुरः ।
स्वप्नदृष्टं जगदिव संकल्पपुरपूरवत् ॥ ३८ ॥

vajrabhītyeva pakṣaughaparvataprakaraḥ puraḥ ,
svapnadṛṣṭaṃ jagadiva saṃkalpapurapūravat 38

38. vajra-bhītyā iva pakṣa-ogha-parvata-prakaraḥ puraḥ
| svapna-dṛṣṭam jagat iva saṅkalpa-pura-pūra-vat ||

38. vajra-bhītyā iva,
pakṣa-ogha-parvata-prakaraḥ puraḥ [adṛśyatām agacchat].
svapna-dṛṣṭam jagat iva,
saṅkalpa-pura-pūra-vat [adṛśyatām agacchat].

38. It vanished as if a multitude of mountains with wings, out of fear of the thunderbolt (vajra), had disappeared earlier; it was like a world seen in a dream or like cities fully formed by mere imagination.

38. כמו הרים בעלי כנפיים שנמנעים מאימת הַוַגְרָה (מכת הברק), התפוגג ההמון הזה לפניהם, בדומה לעולם שנראה בחלום או לעיר המדומיינת במחשבה.

Words meanings summery:

• वज्र-भीत्या (vajra-bhītyā) - by fear of the thunderbolt

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पक्ष-ओघ-पर्वत-प्रकरः (pakṣa-ogha-parvata-prakaraḥ) - a collection of winged mountains (a multitude of mountains with wings)

• पुरः (puraḥ) - before, formerly, previously

• स्वप्न-दृष्टम् (svapna-dṛṣṭam) - seen in a dream

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सङ्कल्प-पुर-पूर-वत् (saṅkalpa-pura-pūra-vat) - like cities fully formed by mere imagination (like a city of imagination that is full or complete)

Words meanings and morphology

वज्र-भीत्या (vajra-bhītyā) - by fear of the thunderbolt

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vajra-bhīti

vajra-bhīti - fear of the thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+bhīti)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhīti – fear, dread
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पक्ष-ओघ-पर्वत-प्रकरः (pakṣa-ogha-parvata-prakaraḥ) - a collection of winged mountains (a multitude of mountains with wings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣa-ogha-parvata-prakara

pakṣa-ogha-parvata-prakara - a multitude of mountains with wings

Compound type : bahuvrihi or tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+ogha+parvata+prakara)

• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – multitude, flood, stream
  noun (masculine)
• parvata – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• prakara – heap, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

पुरः (puraḥ) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

स्वप्न-दृष्टम् (svapna-dṛṣṭam) - seen in a dream

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svapna-dṛṣṭa

svapna-dṛṣṭa - seen in a dream

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, where 'dṛṣṭa' is a past passive participle of 'dṛś' (to see)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+dṛṣṭa)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present active participle of gam, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सङ्कल्प-पुर-पूर-वत् (saṅkalpa-pura-pūra-vat) - like cities fully formed by mere imagination (like a city of imagination that is full or complete)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+pura+pūra)

• saṅkalpa – intention, will, imagination, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• pūra – fullness, completion, abundance, stream
  noun (masculine)
  From root pṝ (to fill)
  Root: pṝ (class 9)
• vat – like, as
  suffix
  Indeclinable suffix denoting similarity, appended to nouns.

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