योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-6

रत्नाभापुंजमिव खे दृश्यमानमभित्तिमत् ।
गन्धर्वाणां पुरमिव दृश्यं नित्यमभित्तिमत् ॥ ६ ॥

ratnābhāpuṃjamiva khe dṛśyamānamabhittimat ,
gandharvāṇāṃ puramiva dṛśyaṃ nityamabhittimat 6

6. ratnābhāpuñjam iva khe dṛśyamānam abhittimat
gandharvāṇām puram iva dṛśyam nityam abhittimat

6. (idam) khe ratnābhāpuñjam iva dṛśyamānam abhittimat; gandharvāṇām puram iva nityam dṛśyam abhittimat (ca).

6. It is like a collection of gem-like splendors seen in the sky, without any foundation. It is also like the city of the Gandharvas, always visible yet without any real walls.

6. זה נראה כמו צרור זהרורי אבנים טובות בשמיים ללא קיר תומך, כמו עיר קסומה של גַנְדְהַרְווֹת הנראית תמיד ללא בסיס.

Words meanings summery:

• रत्नाभापुञ्जम् (ratnābhāpuñjam) - a collection of gem-like splendors

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

• दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - being seen, visible, appearing

• अभित्तिमत् (abhittimat) - without a foundation, without support, without walls

• गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fortress

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible, to be seen, object of sight

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

• अभित्तिमत् (abhittimat) - without a foundation, without support, without walls

Words meanings and morphology

रत्नाभापुञ्जम् (ratnābhāpuñjam) - a collection of gem-like splendors

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratnābhāpuñja

ratnābhāpuñja - a collection of gem-like splendors/lustres

compound of ratna (gem), ābhā (lustre, splendor), puñja (heap, collection)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+ābhā+puñja)

• ratna – gem, jewel
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• ābhā – lustre, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root bhā with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• puñja – heap, pile, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, zero

दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - being seen, visible, appearing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśyamāna

dṛśyamāna - being seen, visible, appearing

Present Passive Participle

derived from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अभित्तिमत् (abhittimat) - without a foundation, without support, without walls

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhittimat

abhittimat - without a foundation, without support, without walls

compound of 'a' (negation), bhitti (wall, foundation), and suffix -mat (possessing). That which possesses no wall/foundation.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bhitti+-mat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhitti – wall, partition, foundation, fissure
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root bhid
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• mat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  possessive suffix

गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, musicians of the gods)

पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fortress

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress, palace

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - visible, to be seen, object of sight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object, phenomenon

Gerundive (kṛtya suffix yaT)

derived from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, eternally, constantly

(indeclinable)

अभित्तिमत् (abhittimat) - without a foundation, without support, without walls

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhittimat

abhittimat - without a foundation, without support, without walls

compound of 'a' (negation), bhitti (wall, foundation), and suffix -mat (possessing). That which possesses no wall/foundation.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bhitti+-mat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• bhitti – wall, partition, foundation, fissure
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root bhid
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• mat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  possessive suffix

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