योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-11

एवं नगरवृन्दानि नभस्संकल्परूपिणि ।
सन्ति तानि न दृश्यन्ते मिथ्याज्ञानदृशं विना ॥ ११ ॥

evaṃ nagaravṛndāni nabhassaṃkalparūpiṇi ,
santi tāni na dṛśyante mithyājñānadṛśaṃ vinā 11

11. evam nagaravṛndāni nabhaḥ saṅkalparūpiṇi
santi tāni na dṛśyante mithyājñānadṛśam vinā

11. evam nabhaḥ saṅkalparūpiṇi nagaravṛndāni
santi tāni mithyājñānadṛśam vinā na dṛśyante

11. Similarly, arrays of cities exist as mental constructions (saṅkalpa) in space, but they are not perceived except by the vision of false knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• नगरवृन्दानि (nagaravṛndāni) - groups of cities, city clusters, arrays of cities

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - in space (used in a locative sense within the compound or context) (sky, space, atmosphere)

• सङ्कल्परूपिणि (saṅkalparūpiṇi) - in the form of mental construction, as a mental creation

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• तानि (tāni) - those (cities) (they)

• न (na) - not

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, are perceived

• मिथ्याज्ञानदृशम् (mithyājñānadṛśam) - the vision of false knowledge, illusory perception

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

नगरवृन्दानि (nagaravṛndāni) - groups of cities, city clusters, arrays of cities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nagaravṛnda

nagaravṛnda - group of cities, city cluster

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+vṛnda)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vṛnda – group, multitude, cluster, collection
  noun (neuter)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - in space (used in a locative sense within the compound or context) (sky, space, atmosphere)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Used here in the nominative, but functions adverbially or as part of a compound context conveying a locative sense 'in space'.

सङ्कल्परूपिणि (saṅkalparūpiṇi) - in the form of mental construction, as a mental creation

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkalparūpin

saṅkalparūpin - having the form of mental conception/creation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+rūpin)

• saṅkalpa – mental conception, intention, resolve, will
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• rūpin – having the form of, characterized by, appearing as
  adjective (neuter)
  From rūpa + -in(i) suffix

Note: Functions adverbially, describing the state or manner of existence.

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

तानि (tāni) - those (cities) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, are perceived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Present passive indicative, 3rd person plural

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मिथ्याज्ञानदृशम् (mithyājñānadṛśam) - the vision of false knowledge, illusory perception

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mithyājñānadṛś

mithyājñānadṛś - sight/vision of false knowledge, illusory perception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyā+jñāna+dṛś)

• mithyā – false, untrue, illusory, vain
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• dṛś – sight, vision, eye, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The indeclinable 'vinā' takes the accusative case.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)