योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-25

एकदा प्राप कीराणां मण्डले श्रीमतीं पुरीम् ।
खेचरो विहरन्शून्ये सद्विमानमिवाम्बरे ॥ २५ ॥

ekadā prāpa kīrāṇāṃ maṇḍale śrīmatīṃ purīm ,
khecaro viharanśūnye sadvimānamivāmbare 25

25. ekadā prāpa kīrāṇām maṇḍale śrīmatīm purīm
khecaraḥ viharan śūnye sadvimānam iva ambare

25. khecaraḥ ekadā śūnye viharan kīrāṇām maṇḍale
śrīmatīm purīm prāpa ambare sadvimānam iva

25. Once, a sky-dweller, while roaming in the empty space, reached a glorious city in the realm of parrots, which appeared like an excellent celestial palace in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

• प्राप (prāpa) - reached, obtained

• कीराणाम् (kīrāṇām) - of parrots

• मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the region, in the realm, in the circle

• श्रीमतीम् (śrīmatīm) - glorious, prosperous, beautiful

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - sky-dweller, aerial being, celestial being

• विहरन् (viharan) - wandering, roaming

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in the void, in the empty space

• सद्विमानम् (sadvimānam) - an excellent celestial palace/chariot

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

Words meanings and morphology

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

(indeclinable)

प्राप (prāpa) - reached, obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prāp

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कीराणाम् (kīrāṇām) - of parrots

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kīra

kīra - parrot

मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in the region, in the realm, in the circle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, sphere, region, realm

श्रीमतीम् (śrīmatīm) - glorious, prosperous, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, beautiful

`mat` suffix indicating possession

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - sky-dweller, aerial being, celestial being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khecara

khecara - sky-dweller, moving in the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

विहरन् (viharan) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihṛ

vihṛ - to wander, to roam, to play

present active participle

from `vi-hṛ`

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with `khecaraḥ`

शून्ये (śūnye) - in the void, in the empty space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, space

सद्विमानम् (sadvimānam) - an excellent celestial palace/chariot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadvimāna

sadvimāna - an excellent aerial vehicle/palace, a good celestial car

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+vimāna)

• sat – good, excellent, real, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  present participle of `as` (to be)
  nominative/accusative singular neuter of `sat`
  Root: as (class 2)
• vimāna – celestial car, aerial palace
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth

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