योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-35

चतुर्युगार्धमपरं नीरन्ध्रां वनपादपैः ।
अदृष्टेतरनिर्माणां संस्मरामि धरामिमाम् ॥ ३५ ॥

caturyugārdhamaparaṃ nīrandhrāṃ vanapādapaiḥ ,
adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇāṃ saṃsmarāmi dharāmimām 35

35. caturyugārdham aparam nīrandhrām vanapādapaiḥ
adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇām saṃsmarāmi dharām imām

35. saṃsmarāmi imām dharām aparam caturyugārdham
vanapādapaiḥ nīrandhrām adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇām

35. I remember this earth, which, for another half-cycle of four yugas, was densely covered with forest trees and showed no other creations.

35. אני זוכר את הארץ הזו מכוסה בצפיפות ללא רווח בעצי יער במשך מחציתם של ארבעה עידנים, ללא שום מבנה או יצירה אחרת באופק.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्युगार्धम् (caturyugārdham) - half of a four-yuga period, two yugas

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

• नीरन्ध्राम् (nīrandhrām) - dense, impenetrable, without gaps

• वनपादपैः (vanapādapaiḥ) - by forest trees

• अदृष्टेतरनिर्माणाम् (adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇām) - whose other creations were unseen, on which no other creation was visible

• संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recollect, I recall

• धराम् (dharām) - earth, ground, land

• इमाम् (imām) - this, here

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्युगार्धम् (caturyugārdham) - half of a four-yuga period, two yugas

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturyugārdha

caturyugārdha - half of a four-yuga cycle (i.e., two yugas)

Compound of 'caturyuga' (four yugas) and 'ardha' (half).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caturyuga+ardha)

• caturyuga – a period of four yugas
  noun (neuter)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration.

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

Note: Qualifies 'caturyugārdham'.

नीरन्ध्राम् (nīrandhrām) - dense, impenetrable, without gaps

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīrandhra

nīrandhra - without gaps, dense, impenetrable, compact

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'randhra' (gap, hole).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+randhra)

• nis – out, without, negative prefix
  indeclinable
• randhra – gap, hole, opening, defect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'dharām'.

वनपादपैः (vanapādapaiḥ) - by forest trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vanapādapa

vanapādapa - a tree of the forest, forest tree

Compound of 'vana' (forest) and 'pādapa' (tree).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+pādapa)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• pādapa – tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'pāda' (foot) and 'pa' (drinker), agent noun from root √pā.
  Root: √pā (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'nīrandhrām' (dense by them).

अदृष्टेतरनिर्माणाम् (adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇām) - whose other creations were unseen, on which no other creation was visible

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇa

adṛṣṭetaranirmāṇa - having other creations unseen, where no other construction/formation is visible

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adṛṣṭa+itara+nirmāṇa)

• adṛṣṭa – unseen, invisible, unperceived
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negated form of 'dṛṣṭa' (seen), from root √dṛś.
  Prefix: a
  Root: √dṛś (class 1)
• itara – other, different, another
  adjective (masculine)
• nirmāṇa – creation, formation, construction, making
  noun (neuter)
  From root √mā with prefix nir.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: √mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dharām'.

संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recollect, I recall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃsmar

Present Active Indicative

From root √smṛ with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: √smṛ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

धराम् (dharām) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharā

dharā - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of 'saṃsmarāmi'.

इमाम् (imām) - this, here

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, these

Note: Qualifies 'dharām'.

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