योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-15

प्रलापाक्रन्दपुरुषं विसंस्थानपुरान्तरम् ।
लुठदुद्याननगरं व्यर्थानर्थकदर्थितम् ॥ १५ ॥

pralāpākrandapuruṣaṃ visaṃsthānapurāntaram ,
luṭhadudyānanagaraṃ vyarthānarthakadarthitam 15

15. pralāpākrandapuruṣam visaṃsthānapurāntaram |
luṭhat udyānanagaram vyarthānarthakadarthitam ||

15. pralāpākrandapuruṣam visaṃsthānapurāntaram
luṭhadudyānanagaram vyarthānarthakadarthitam

15. where men (puruṣa) were lamenting and wailing, where the inner parts of the cities (pura) were disorganized, with gardens (udyāna) and cities (nagara) lying scattered in disarray, and tormented by purposeless misfortunes (anartha).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रलापाक्रन्दपुरुषम् (pralāpākrandapuruṣam) - where men were lamenting and crying

• विसंस्थानपुरान्तरम् (visaṁsthānapurāntaram) - with disorganized inner parts of the city

• लुठत् (luṭhat) - rolling, crumbling, falling, lying scattered

• उद्याननगरम् (udyānanagaram) - gardens and cities

• व्यर्थानर्थकदर्थितम् (vyarthānarthakadarthitam) - tormented by useless calamities

Words meanings and morphology

प्रलापाक्रन्दपुरुषम् (pralāpākrandapuruṣam) - where men were lamenting and crying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pralāpākrandapuruṣa

pralāpākrandapuruṣa - men making lamentations and cries

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pralāpākranda+puruṣa)

• pralāpa-ākranda – lamentation and cries
  noun (masculine)
• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.

विसंस्थानपुरान्तरम् (visaṁsthānapurāntaram) - with disorganized inner parts of the city

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of visaṃsthānapurāntara

visaṁsthānapurāntara - with disorganized inner parts of the city

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (visaṃsthāna+purāntara)

• visaṃsthāna – disorganized, disarranged, disordered
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of vi (prefix) and saṃsthāna (arrangement).
  Prefix: vi
• purāntara – inner city, inside the city
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of pura (city) and antara (inner part).

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.

लुठत् (luṭhat) - rolling, crumbling, falling, lying scattered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of luṭhat

luṭhat - rolling, crumbling, falling, lying scattered

Present Active Participle

Derived from root luṭh (to roll) with present active participle suffix śatṛ.

Root: luṭh (class 1)

Note: Part of a Bahuvrīhi compound, modifying 'udyānanagaram' implicitly.

उद्याननगरम् (udyānanagaram) - gardens and cities

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udyānanagara

udyānanagara - gardens and cities

Compound type : dvandva (udyāna+nagara)

• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Forms part of a Bahuvrīhi compound 'luṭhadudyānanagaram'.

व्यर्थानर्थकदर्थितम् (vyarthānarthakadarthitam) - tormented by useless calamities

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyarthānarthakadarthita

vyarthānarthakadarthita - tormented by useless calamities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyarthānartha+kadarthita)

• vyarthānartha – useless calamity, purposeless misfortune
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of vyartha (useless) and anartha (calamity).
• kadarthita – tormented, ill-treated, harassed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root arth (to ask, to suffer) with prefix ka (pejorative) and suffix -kta (pp. participle).
  Prefix: ka
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'pātālam'.