योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-86

पुनरन्येन कालेन तथैव जगतां गणान् ।
मनस्तनोति वै शून्ये गन्धर्वनगरं यथा ॥ ८६ ॥

punaranyena kālena tathaiva jagatāṃ gaṇān ,
manastanoti vai śūnye gandharvanagaraṃ yathā 86

86. punaḥ anyena kālena tathaiva jagatām gaṇān
manas tanoti vai śūnye gandharvanagaraṃ yathā

86. punaḥ anyena kālena manas vai śūnye jagatām
gaṇān gandharvanagaraṃ yathā tathaiva tanoti

86. Then, at another time, the mind (manas) indeed creates multitudes of worlds in the void, just as it conjures a mirage city (gandharvanagara).

Words meanings summery:

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different (one)

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, at (another) time

• तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, just so, thus indeed

• जगताम् (jagatām) - of worlds, of beings

• गणान् (gaṇān) - multitudes, hosts, groups

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, consciousness

• तनोति (tanoti) - extends, spreads, creates, performs

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in the void, in emptiness, in space

• गन्धर्वनगरं (gandharvanagaraṁ) - a mirage city, a Gandharva city

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, then

(indeclinable)

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different (one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Qualifies 'kālena'.

कालेन (kālena) - by time, at (another) time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, just so, thus indeed

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (tathā+eva)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• eva – indeed, only, just, quite
  indeclinable

जगताम् (jagatām) - of worlds, of beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - the moving, the world, the universe, sentient beings

Present Active Participle (originally from gam)

From root gam 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

गणान् (gaṇān) - multitudes, hosts, groups

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - multitude, host, group, troop, flock

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

तनोति (tanoti) - extends, spreads, creates, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tan

Root: tan (class 8)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in the void, in emptiness, in space

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, desolate

गन्धर्वनगरं (gandharvanagaraṁ) - a mirage city, a Gandharva city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gandharvanagara

gandharvanagara - a city of the Gandharvas; a mirage, illusory city

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gandharva+nagara)

• gandharva – a celestial musician; relating to Gandharvas
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

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