योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-52, verse-18

असितच्छादनच्छन्ना नवद्वारविभूषिताः ।
अनारतवहद्वाता बहुवातायनान्विताः ॥ १८ ॥

asitacchādanacchannā navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ ,
anāratavahadvātā bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ 18

18. asitacchādanacchannāḥ navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ
anāratavahadvātāḥ bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ

18. asitacchādanacchannāḥ navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ
anāratavahadvātāḥ bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ

18. They (the chambers) were covered by dark canopies, adorned with nine gates, possessed of constantly flowing winds, and equipped with many windows.

Words meanings summery:

• असितच्छादनच्छन्नाः (asitacchādanacchannāḥ) - covered by dark coverings/roofs

• नवद्वारविभूषिताः (navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with nine gates/doors

• अनारतवहद्वाताः (anāratavahadvātāḥ) - with unceasingly flowing winds

• बहुवातायनान्विताः (bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ) - endowed with many windows

Words meanings and morphology

असितच्छादनच्छन्नाः (asitacchādanacchannāḥ) - covered by dark coverings/roofs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asitacchādanacchanna

asitacchādanacchanna - covered by dark coverings, having dark coverings

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose covering is dark' or Tatpurusha compound: 'covered by dark coverings'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (asita+cchādana+cchanna)

• asita – dark, black, un-tied
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• cchādana – covering, roof, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: chad (class 10)
• cchanna – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root chad (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṇāḥ' (referring to the chambers).

नवद्वारविभूषिताः (navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with nine gates/doors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of navadvāravibhūṣita

navadvāravibhūṣita - adorned with nine gates

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'which has nine gates and is adorned'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nava+dvāra+vibhūṣita)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṇāḥ'. This is often used to describe the human body (nine gates: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth, anus, urethra).

अनारतवहद्वाताः (anāratavahadvātāḥ) - with unceasingly flowing winds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anāratavahadvāta

anāratavahadvāta - having unceasingly flowing winds

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose winds flow unceasingly'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (anārata+vahant+vāta)

• anārata – unceasing, continuous, incessant
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'ārata' (past passive participle of root 'rambh' with prefix 'ā', meaning 'begun, ceased').
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rambh (class 1)
• vahant – flowing, carrying, blowing
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root vah (to flow, carry).
  Root: vah (class 1)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṇāḥ'.

बहुवातायनान्विताः (bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ) - endowed with many windows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuvātāyanānvita

bahuvātāyanānvita - equipped/endowed with many windows

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'which is endowed with many windows'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+vātāyana+anvita)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• vātāyana – window, air-hole
  noun (neuter)
• anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, furnished with
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix anu-.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṇāḥ'.