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5,47

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-23

अस्त्यस्मिन्वसुधापीठे उत्तराशानिकुञ्जके ।
कीरो नामातिविख्यातः श्रीमाञ्जनपदो महान् ॥ २३ ॥
astyasminvasudhāpīṭhe uttarāśānikuñjake ,
kīro nāmātivikhyātaḥ śrīmāñjanapado mahān 23
23. asti asmin vasudhā-pīṭhe uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake
kīraḥ nāma ati-vikhyātaḥ śrīmān janapadaḥ mahān
23. asmin vasudhā-pīṭhe uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake kīraḥ
nāma ati-vikhyātaḥ śrīmān mahān janapadaḥ asti
23. There is, on this surface of the earth (vasudhāpīṭha), in a grove (nikuñjaka) located in the northern quarter, a great, very famous, and prosperous country named Kīra.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, there is, exists)
  • अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)
  • वसुधा-पीठे (vasudhā-pīṭhe) - on the surface of the earth
  • उत्तरा-आशा-निकुञ्जके (uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake) - in a grove located in the northern quarter (in the grove of the northern quarter)
  • कीरः (kīraḥ) - Kīra (the name of the country) (Kīra (name of a region/country))
  • नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, certainly)
  • अति-विख्यातः (ati-vikhyātaḥ) - very famous (very famous, widely renowned)
  • श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous (prosperous, glorious, splendid)
  • जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country (country, region, populace)
  • महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, there is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
present active 3rd singular
Root: as (class 2)
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (world) (in this)
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: qualifies vasudhā-pīṭhe
वसुधा-पीठे (vasudhā-pīṭhe) - on the surface of the earth
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vasudhā-pīṭha
vasudhā-pīṭha - surface of the earth, terrestrial globe
Tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+pīṭha)
  • vasudhā – earth, ground
    noun (feminine)
    Root: vas
  • pīṭha – seat, base, surface
    noun (neuter)
उत्तरा-आशा-निकुञ्जके (uttarā-āśā-nikuñjake) - in a grove located in the northern quarter (in the grove of the northern quarter)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of uttarā-āśā-nikuñjaka
uttarā-āśā-nikuñjaka - a grove in the northern direction
Tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (uttarā+āśā+nikuñjaka)
  • uttarā – northern, upper
    adjective (feminine)
    feminine form of uttara
  • āśā – direction, quarter, hope
    noun (feminine)
    Root: āś
  • nikuñjaka – grove, arbour, thicket
    noun (masculine)
    diminutive of nikuñja
    Prefix: ni
    Root: kuñj
Note: locative case for 'in the grove'
कीरः (kīraḥ) - Kīra (the name of the country) (Kīra (name of a region/country))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kīra
kīra - Kīra (name of a country or its inhabitants), parrot
Note: name of the janapada
नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
here used as an indeclinable particle
अति-विख्यातः (ati-vikhyātaḥ) - very famous (very famous, widely renowned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ati-vikhyāta
ati-vikhyāta - very renowned, celebrated
Past Passive Participle
compound with intensifier ati, from khyā (to be known) with vi
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+vikhyāta)
  • ati – very, excessively
    indeclinable
    intensifying prefix
  • vikhyāta – famous, well-known
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root khyā (to be known) with prefix vi + kta suffix
    Prefix: vi
    Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: qualifies janapadaḥ
श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous (prosperous, glorious, splendid)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - prosperous, glorious, beautiful, fortunate
from śrī (splendor, prosperity) + matup suffix
Note: qualifies janapadaḥ
जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country (country, region, populace)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janapada
janapada - country, territory, realm, community
Tatpurusha compound: janasya pada (place of people)
Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+pada)
  • jana – person, people
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jan
  • pada – foot, place, step, region
    noun (neuter)
    Root: pad (class 4)
Note: subject of asti
महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive
Note: qualifies janapadaḥ