योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-90

जायते स्वर्गनगरे नागी पातालकोटरे ।
आसुरी दैत्यविवरे नरस्त्री वसुधातले ॥ ९० ॥

jāyate svarganagare nāgī pātālakoṭare ,
āsurī daityavivare narastrī vasudhātale 90

90. jāyate svarga-nagare nāgī pātāla-koṭare
āsurī daitya-vivare nara-strī vasudhā-tale

90. jāyate svarga-nagare nāgī pātāla-koṭare
āsurī daitya-vivare nara-strī vasudhā-tale

90. She is born as a celestial being in the city of heaven, or as a nāgī (female serpent) in the cavern of Pātāla, or as an āsurī (female demon) in the abode of demons, or as a human woman on the surface of the earth.

90. היא נולדת כנחשית (נָאגִי) בעיר שמימית או במעמקי הַפָּאטָאלַה (העולם התחתון), כדמונית (אָסוּרִי) במאורות השדים, וכאישה אנושית על פני האדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates, becomes

• स्वर्ग-नगरे (svarga-nagare) - in the city of heaven, in a celestial city

• नागी (nāgī) - female serpent, female nāga

• पाताल-कोटरे (pātāla-koṭare) - in the cavern of Pātāla, in an underground hollow

• आसुरी (āsurī) - female demon, female asura

• दैत्य-विवरे (daitya-vivare) - in the abode of demons, in the cave of daityas

• नर-स्त्री (nara-strī) - human woman, woman of men

• वसुधा-तले (vasudhā-tale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle

root `jan` (Div. 4) in the Atmanepada

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Often used impersonally or with an implied feminine subject ('she').

स्वर्ग-नगरे (svarga-nagare) - in the city of heaven, in a celestial city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svarga-nagara

svarga-nagara - city of heaven, celestial city

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+nagara)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, celestial world
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

नागी (nāgī) - female serpent, female nāga

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nāgī

nāgī - female serpent, female nāga (mythological semi-divine snake being)

feminine form of `nāga`

पाताल-कोटरे (pātāla-koṭare) - in the cavern of Pātāla, in an underground hollow

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātāla-koṭara

pātāla-koṭara - cavern of Pātāla, hollow of the lower regions

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+koṭara)

• pātāla – the lowest of the seven regions below the earth, the underworld
  proper noun (neuter)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, cavern, a hole in a tree
  noun (masculine)

आसुरी (āsurī) - female demon, female asura

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsurī

āsurī - female demon, female asura (a class of mythological beings often in opposition to devas)

feminine form of `āsura` (related to `asura`)

दैत्य-विवरे (daitya-vivare) - in the abode of demons, in the cave of daityas

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of daitya-vivara

daitya-vivara - abode of Daityas, cave of Daityas

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+vivara)

• daitya – a descendant of Diti, a class of demons, giant
  proper noun (masculine)
• vivara – hole, cavity, opening, abode, den
  noun (neuter)

नर-स्त्री (nara-strī) - human woman, woman of men

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nara-strī

nara-strī - human woman, a woman among men

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+strī)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

वसुधा-तले (vasudhā-tale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vasudhā-tala

vasudhā-tala - surface of the earth, ground, earth's plane

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth, the bearer of wealth
  noun (feminine)
  from `vasu` (wealth) + `dhā` (to hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• tala – surface, plane, ground, base
  noun (masculine)

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