योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-8

आकाशनगरोद्यानरचितासुरमन्दिरः ।
कुत्रिमोत्तमचन्द्रार्कभूषितात्मीयमण्डलः ॥ ८ ॥

ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandiraḥ ,
kutrimottamacandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍalaḥ 8

8. ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandiraḥ
kutrimottamcandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍalaḥ

8. ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandiraḥ
kutrimottamcandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍalaḥ

8. Whose temples for the asuras are built within the gardens of its sky-city, and whose own realm is adorned with splendid artificial moons and suns.

8. הוא בנה ארמונות שדים בערים וגנים מעופפים בשמיים, וקישט את ממלחתו בשמשות וירחים מלאכותיים מאיכות מעולה.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशनगरोद्यानरचितासुरमन्दिरः (ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandiraḥ) - One whose temples for the asuras are built within the gardens of its sky-city.

• कुत्रिमोत्तम्चन्द्रार्कभूषितात्मीयमण्डलः (kutrimottamcandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍalaḥ) - One whose own domain is adorned with splendid artificial moons and suns.

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशनगरोद्यानरचितासुरमन्दिरः (ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandiraḥ) - One whose temples for the asuras are built within the gardens of its sky-city.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandira

ākāśanagarodyānaracitāsuramandira - A place whose temples for asuras are constructed in the gardens of its sky-city.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ākāśa+nagara+udyāna+racita+asura+mandira)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yā (class 2)
• racita – made, constructed, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rac (to make, prepare)
  Root: rac (class 10)
• asura – demon, anti-god, mighty being
  noun (masculine)
• mandira – temple, palace, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mand (class 1)

Note: This is the first part of a descriptive Bahuvrihi compound.

कुत्रिमोत्तम्चन्द्रार्कभूषितात्मीयमण्डलः (kutrimottamcandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍalaḥ) - One whose own domain is adorned with splendid artificial moons and suns.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kutrimottamcandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍala

kutrimottamcandrārkabhūṣitātmīyamaṇḍala - A place whose own domain is adorned with excellent artificial moons and suns.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kutrima+uttama+candra+arka+bhūṣita+ātmīya+maṇḍala)

• kutrima – artificial, made, false
  adjective
  Derived from kṛ (to do) + triman suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• uttama – excellent, best, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative degree of ud (up)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• arka – sun, ray, fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
• ātmīya – own, belonging to oneself, personal
  adjective
  Derived from ātman + īya suffix.
• maṇḍala – sphere, circle, region, domain, orb
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is the second part of a descriptive Bahuvrihi compound.

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