योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-16

तत्र प्राप महीपालनगरं नगसंनिभम् ।
जगद्भ्रमणखिन्नात्मा स्वर्लोकमिव नारदः ॥ १६ ॥

tatra prāpa mahīpālanagaraṃ nagasaṃnibham ,
jagadbhramaṇakhinnātmā svarlokamiva nāradaḥ 16

16. tatra prāpa mahīpālanagaram nagasaṃnibham
jagadbhramaṇakhinnātmā svarlokam iva nāradaḥ

16. tatra jagadbhramaṇakhinnātmā,
nāradaḥ svarlokam iva,
nagasaṃnibham mahīpālanagaram prāpa.

16. There, the one whose soul (ātman) was weary from wandering the world, reached the king's city, which resembled a mountain, just as Nārada reaches the heavenly realm.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• प्राप (prāpa) - reached, attained

• महीपालनगरम् (mahīpālanagaram) - the city of the king

• नगसंनिभम् (nagasaṁnibham) - Refers to the city, possibly due to its height, grandeur, or fortified nature. (resembling a mountain, mountain-like)

• जगद्भ्रमणखिन्नात्मा (jagadbhramaṇakhinnātmā) - Describes the traveler (implied subject). (whose soul was weary from wandering the world)

• स्वर्लोकम् (svarlokam) - to the heavenly world, heaven

• इव (iva) - Introduces a simile. (like, as, as if)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The sage Nārada, known for his constant travel between worlds. (Nārada (a celestial sage))

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad-

Note: Locative adverb.

प्राप (prāpa) - reached, attained

(verb)

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

Root āp with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The subject is implied from previous verses, or jagadbhramaṇakhinnātmā and nāradaḥ serve as appositions to the implied subject.

महीपालनगरम् (mahīpālanagaram) - the city of the king

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahīpālanagara

mahīpālanagara - city of the king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahīpāla+nagara)

• mahīpāla – king, protector of the earth
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of prāpa.

नगसंनिभम् (nagasaṁnibham) - Refers to the city, possibly due to its height, grandeur, or fortified nature. (resembling a mountain, mountain-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagasaṃnibha

nagasaṁnibha - resembling a mountain, mountain-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naga+saṃnibha)

• naga – mountain, tree
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying mahīpālanagaram.

जगद्भ्रमणखिन्नात्मा (jagadbhramaṇakhinnātmā) - Describes the traveler (implied subject). (whose soul was weary from wandering the world)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagadbhramaṇakhinnātman

jagadbhramaṇakhinnātman - one whose soul is tired from wandering the world

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jagat+bhramaṇa+khinna+ātman)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• bhramaṇa – wandering, roaming
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root bhram- 'to wander'
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• khinna – weary, tired, distressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root khid- 'to be distressed'
  Root: khid (class 7)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular, referring to the traveler.

स्वर्लोकम् (svarlokam) - to the heavenly world, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarloka

svarloka - heaven, celestial world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svar+loka)

• svar – heaven, sky
  indeclinable
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of implied prāp in the simile.

इव (iva) - Introduces a simile. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The sage Nārada, known for his constant travel between worlds. (Nārada (a celestial sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage)

Note: Subject of the simile.

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