योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-13

तत्रैवापारगगने नगरं तेन निर्मितम् ।
चतुर्दशमहारथ्यं विभागत्रयभूषितम् ॥ १३ ॥

tatraivāpāragagane nagaraṃ tena nirmitam ,
caturdaśamahārathyaṃ vibhāgatrayabhūṣitam 13

13. tatra eva apāragagane nagaram tena nirmitam
caturdaśamahārathyam vibhāgatrayabhūṣitam

13. tatra eva apāragagane tena nagaram nirmitam
caturdaśamahārathyam vibhāgatrayabhūṣitam

13. There itself, in that boundless expanse of space, a city was constructed by him. It had fourteen great avenues and was adorned with three divisions.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'there') (itself, only, just, indeed)

• अपारगगने (apāragagane) - in the boundless expanse of space (in the boundless sky/space)

• नगरम् (nagaram) - a city, a town

• तेन (tena) - by him (the three-bodied one) (by him, by that)

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - constructed (constructed, created, made, formed)

• चतुर्दशमहारथ्यम् (caturdaśamahārathyam) - having fourteen great avenues (having fourteen great streets/avenues)

• विभागत्रयभूषितम् (vibhāgatrayabhūṣitam) - adorned with three divisions/sections

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'there') (itself, only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अपारगगने (apāragagane) - in the boundless expanse of space (in the boundless sky/space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of apāragagana

apāragagana - boundless sky/space

Compound type : karmadhāraya (apāra+gagana)

• apāra – boundless, endless, shoreless, immense
  adjective
• gagana – sky, atmosphere, firmament, space
  noun (neuter)
  From root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

नगरम् (nagaram) - a city, a town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

तेन (tena) - by him (the three-bodied one) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - constructed (constructed, created, made, formed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - constructed, created, made, formed

Past Passive Participle

From root `mā` (to measure, build) with prefix `nir`.

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

चतुर्दशमहारथ्यम् (caturdaśamahārathyam) - having fourteen great avenues (having fourteen great streets/avenues)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturdaśamahārathya

caturdaśamahārathya - having fourteen great roads/streets, pertaining to fourteen great chariots/warriors

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (caturdaśa+mahārathya)

• caturdaśa – fourteen
  numeral
• mahārathya – great street/avenue, pertaining to great chariots/warriors
  noun (neuter)

विभागत्रयभूषितम् (vibhāgatrayabhūṣitam) - adorned with three divisions/sections

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vibhāgatrayabhūṣita

vibhāgatrayabhūṣita - adorned with three divisions, embellished with three sections

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vibhāgatraya+bhūṣita)

• vibhāgatraya – a triad of divisions, three divisions
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhūṣ`.
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

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