योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-24

शान्तचित्तमहाभ्रस्य जनज्वालोज्ज्वलान्यपि ।
नगराण्यपि शून्यानि वनान्यवनिपात्मज ॥ २४ ॥

śāntacittamahābhrasya janajvālojjvalānyapi ,
nagarāṇyapi śūnyāni vanānyavanipātmaja 24

24. śāntacittamahābhrasya janajvālojjvalāni api
nagarāṇi api śūnyāni vanāni avanipātmaja

24. avanipātmaja śāntacittamahābhrasya
janajvālojjvalāni api nagarāṇi api śūnyāni vanāni

24. O prince, for one whose mind is like a calm, great cloud, even cities that blaze with the fiery activity of people appear empty, and (similarly) forests (also appear empty).

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तचित्तमहाभ्रस्य (śāntacittamahābhrasya) - of one whose mind is like a calm, great cloud

• जनज्वालोज्ज्वलानि (janajvālojjvalāni) - blazing with the flames of people, shining with the activity of people

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शून्यानि (śūnyāni) - empty, void, desolate, devoid

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

• अवनिपात्मज (avanipātmaja) - O son of a king, O prince

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तचित्तमहाभ्रस्य (śāntacittamahābhrasya) - of one whose mind is like a calm, great cloud

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāntacittamahābhrasya

śāntacittamahābhrasya - one whose mind is like a great calm cloud

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+citta+mahā+abhra)

• śānta – calm, peaceful, tranquil, quieted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root śam (to be calm, to cease)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root cit (to perceive, to know)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Strong stem of the adjective mahat
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

जनज्वालोज्ज्वलानि (janajvālojjvalāni) - blazing with the flames of people, shining with the activity of people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of janajvālojjvala

janajvālojjvala - blazing or shining brightly with the 'flames' or intense activity of people

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jana+jvālā+ujjvala)

• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root jan (to be born, to produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jvālā – flame, blaze, glow
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root jval (to blaze, to shine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• ujjvala – blazing, shining, bright, splendid
  adjective
  Derived from the root jval (to blaze) with the prefix ud- (up, forth)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nagarāṇi'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

शून्यानि (śūnyāni) - empty, void, desolate, devoid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, hollow, non-existent, zero

Derived from the root śū (to swell, to be empty) or śvi (to swell)

Root: śū / śvi (class 1)

वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

अवनिपात्मज (avanipātmaja) - O son of a king, O prince

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of avanipātmaja

avanipātmaja - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avanipa+ātmaja)

• avanipa – king (earth-protector)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of avani (earth) and pa (protector, from root pā)
  Root: pā (class 2)
• ātmaja – son (born of oneself)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ātman (self) and ja (born, from root jan)
  Root: jan (class 4)