योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-2

क्षीरोदतलरन्ध्रेण तेनैव स्तम्भिताम्भसा ।
प्रह्लादनगरं प्राप शक्रलोकमिवापरम् ॥ २ ॥

kṣīrodatalarandhreṇa tenaiva stambhitāmbhasā ,
prahlādanagaraṃ prāpa śakralokamivāparam 2

2. kṣīrodatalarandhreṇa tena eva stambhita ambhasā
prahlādanagaram prāpa śakralokam iva aparam

2. tena eva kṣīrodatalarandhreṇa stambhita ambhasā
prahlādanagaram prāpa aparam śakralokam iva

2. Through that very opening at the bottom of the Milk Ocean, with its waters held back, he reached the city of Prahlāda, which was like a second world of Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीरोदतलरन्ध्रेण (kṣīrodatalarandhreṇa) - by means of the hole at the bottom of the milk ocean

• तेन (tena) - by that, by means of that

• एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

• स्तम्भित (stambhita) - restrained, held back, stopped

• अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water, with water

• प्रह्लादनगरम् (prahlādanagaram) - the city of Prahlāda

• प्राप (prāpa) - he reached, obtained

• शक्रलोकम् (śakralokam) - the world of Indra, Indra's realm

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, a second

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीरोदतलरन्ध्रेण (kṣīrodatalarandhreṇa) - by means of the hole at the bottom of the milk ocean

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣīrodatalarandhra

kṣīrodatalarandhra - hole in the bottom of the milk ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīroda+tala+randhra)

• kṣīroda – ocean of milk
  noun (masculine)
• tala – bottom, surface, base
  noun (neuter)
• randhra – hole, opening, cavity
  noun (neuter)

तेन (tena) - by that, by means of that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

एव (eva) - indeed, very, only

(indeclinable)

स्तम्भित (stambhita) - restrained, held back, stopped

(adjective)

neuter, singular of stambhita

stambhita - stopped, restrained, paralyzed, held firm

Past Passive Participle

Root: stambh (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'ambhasā', forming 'stambhitāmbhasā'

अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water, with water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid

Note: Forms compound-like construction 'stambhitāmbhasā'

प्रह्लादनगरम् (prahlādanagaram) - the city of Prahlāda

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prahlādanagara

prahlādanagara - the city belonging to Prahlāda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prahlāda+nagara)

• prahlāda – Prahlāda (a devout daitya prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

प्राप (prāpa) - he reached, obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

शक्रलोकम् (śakralokam) - the world of Indra, Indra's realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakraloka

śakraloka - the world or realm of Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+loka)

• śakra – Indra (name of the Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अपरम् (aparam) - another, a second

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, second, subsequent

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