योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-39, verse-31

गन्धर्वउद्यानमिव तस्मिन् जगति भविष्यति गगने कल्पनया
नगरतां जनयति नष्टच्छायाञ्जनमिव व्योम धरातलं नयतीति ॥ ३१ ॥

gandharvaudyānamiva tasmin jagati
bhaviṣyati gagane kalpanayā
nagaratāṃ janayati naṣṭacchāyāñjanamiva
vyoma dharātalaṃ nayatīti 31

31. gandharvodyānam iva tasmin jagati
bhaviṣyati gagane kalpanayā
nagaratām janayati naṣṭacchāyā añjanam
iva vyoma dharātalam nayati iti

31. tasmin jagati gandharvodyānam iva
bhaviṣyati gagane kalpanayā
nagaratām janayati naṣṭacchāyā añjanam
iva vyoma dharātalam nayati iti

31. In that [sky], a garden (kānana) will appear, like a Gandharva garden (gandharvodyāna). It creates a city in the sky through mere imagination (kalpanā). Like invisible collyrium (añjana), it transforms the sky into the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्वोद्यानम् (gandharvodyānam) - a mirage-like garden, an illusory garden (a Gandharva garden, a mythical garden of celestial musicians)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that [sky/context from previous verse] (in that, in it)

• जगति (jagati) - in that realm or context (in the world, in the universe)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will exist

• गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in space

• कल्पनया (kalpanayā) - by imagination, by conception

• नगरताम् (nagaratām) - the state of being a city, city-ness

• जनयति (janayati) - creates, generates, produces

• नष्टच्छाया (naṣṭacchāyā) - invisible (describing collyrium) (having a lost shadow, invisible)

• अञ्जनम् (añjanam) - collyrium, eye-salve, pigment

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

• धरातलम् (dharātalam) - earth's surface, ground

• नयति (nayati) - transforms (leads, brings, causes to go)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks the end of a statement or thought)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वोद्यानम् (gandharvodyānam) - a mirage-like garden, an illusory garden (a Gandharva garden, a mythical garden of celestial musicians)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gandharvodyāna

gandharvodyāna - Gandharva garden, celestial pleasure garden (often associated with illusion)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+udyāna)

• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of demigods
  noun (masculine)
• udyāna – garden, park, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that [sky/context from previous verse] (in that, in it)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

जगति (jagati) - in that realm or context (in the world, in the universe)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Root: gam (class 1)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root `bhū` (to be), future tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

कल्पनया (kalpanayā) - by imagination, by conception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kalpanā

kalpanā - imagination, conception, creation, invention

From root `kḷp` (to be suitable, to form)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

नगरताम् (nagaratām) - the state of being a city, city-ness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nagaratā

nagaratā - the state of being a city

From `nagara` (city) + suffix `-tā` (abstract noun)

जनयति (janayati) - creates, generates, produces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jan

Causative Present

Root `jan` (to be born), causative form, present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: jan (class 4)

नष्टच्छाया (naṣṭacchāyā) - invisible (describing collyrium) (having a lost shadow, invisible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naṣṭacchāyā

naṣṭacchāyā - having a lost shadow/light, invisible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+chāyā)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished, invisible
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `naś` (to perish, disappear)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• chāyā – shadow, shade, image, reflection, lustre
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `añjanam` in sense.

अञ्जनम् (añjanam) - collyrium, eye-salve, pigment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of añjana

añjana - collyrium (a cosmetic preparation applied to the eyes), eye-salve, pigment, lampblack

From root `añj` (to anoint)

Root: añj (class 7)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

धरातलम् (dharātalam) - earth's surface, ground

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharātala

dharātala - surface of the earth, ground, terrestrial region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+tala)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root `dhṛ` (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground, base
  noun (neuter)

नयति (nayati) - transforms (leads, brings, causes to go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nī

Root `nī` (to lead), present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: nī (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks the end of a statement or thought)

(indeclinable)