योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-53

तत्र मन्दरगुञ्जेषु पारिजाततलेषु च ।
नन्दनोद्यानखण्डेषु लोकपालपुरेषु च ॥ ५३ ॥

tatra mandaraguñjeṣu pārijātataleṣu ca ,
nandanodyānakhaṇḍeṣu lokapālapureṣu ca 53

53. tatra mandaraguñjeṣu pārijātataleṣu ca
nandanodyānakhaṇḍeṣu lokapālapureṣu ca

53. tatra mandaraguñjeṣu pārijātataleṣu ca
nandanodyānakhaṇḍeṣu lokapālapureṣu ca

53. There, in the grottos of the Mandara mountain, at the foot of the Pārijāta trees, in various parts of the Nandana gardens, and in the cities of the world-guardians (lokapālas).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• मन्दरगुञ्जेषु (mandaraguñjeṣu) - in the grottos of Mandara, in the caves of Mandara mountain

• पारिजाततलेषु (pārijātataleṣu) - at the bases of Pārijāta trees

• च (ca) - and, also

• नन्दनोद्यानखण्डेषु (nandanodyānakhaṇḍeṣu) - in the sections of the Nandana gardens

• लोकपालपुरेषु (lokapālapureṣu) - in the cities of the world-guardians

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'tral' (locative suffix)

मन्दरगुञ्जेषु (mandaraguñjeṣu) - in the grottos of Mandara, in the caves of Mandara mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mandaraguñja

mandaraguñja - cave/grotto/grove of the Mandara mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (mandara+guñja)

• mandara – Mandara mountain (mythical mountain used in the churning of the ocean)
  proper noun (masculine)
• guñja – grotto, cave, grove, arbour
  noun (masculine)

पारिजाततलेषु (pārijātataleṣu) - at the bases of Pārijāta trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pārijātatala

pārijātatala - base/foot of a Pārijāta tree

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārijāta+tala)

• pārijāta – Pārijāta tree (a mythical coral tree, one of the five trees of Svarga, known for its fragrant flowers)
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, base, sole, flat area
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नन्दनोद्यानखण्डेषु (nandanodyānakhaṇḍeṣu) - in the sections of the Nandana gardens

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nandanodyānakhaṇḍa

nandanodyānakhaṇḍa - section/part of the Nandana garden

Compound type : tatpurusha (nandana+udyāna+khaṇḍa)

• nandana – Nandana (the celestial pleasure garden of Indra)
  proper noun (neuter)
• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ut
• khaṇḍa – section, part, piece, fragment
  noun (masculine)

लोकपालपुरेषु (lokapālapureṣu) - in the cities of the world-guardians

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of lokapālapura

lokapālapura - city of the world-guardians (lokapālas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (lokapāla+pura)

• lokapāla – guardian of the world, regent of a cardinal direction (lokapāla)
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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