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.

13. שם, בשמים ללא גבול, הוא בנה עיר ובה ארבעה עשר רחובות ראשיים, המעוטרת בשלושה מחוזות.

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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