योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-18

नगराण्यम्बरे सन्ति यथा वैमानिकाश्रयाः ।
शिलास्वब्जानि जायन्ते हेमाद्राविव पादपाः ॥ १८ ॥

nagarāṇyambare santi yathā vaimānikāśrayāḥ ,
śilāsvabjāni jāyante hemādrāviva pādapāḥ 18

18. nagarāṇi ambare santi yathā vaimānikāśrayāḥ |
śilāsu abjāni jāyante hemādrau iva pāpadāḥ ||

18. yathā vaimānikāśrayāḥ nagarāṇi ambare santi
śilāsu abjāni jāyante iva hemādrau pāpadāḥ

18. Cities exist in the sky, just like the celestial abodes. Lotuses are born on rocks, and trees grow on a golden mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• वैमानिकाश्रयाः (vaimānikāśrayāḥ) - abodes of celestials, places for aerial chariots

• शिलासु (śilāsu) - on rocks, on stones

• अब्जानि (abjāni) - lotuses, born from water

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise, happen

• हेमाद्रौ (hemādrau) - on a golden mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees, plants

Words meanings and morphology

नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nagara

nagara - city, town

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, space, garment

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Present active 3rd person plural

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

वैमानिकाश्रयाः (vaimānikāśrayāḥ) - abodes of celestials, places for aerial chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaimānikāśraya

vaimānikāśraya - abode of celestials (vimānas), supported by aerial chariots

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaimānika+āśraya)

• vaimānika – relating to a vimāna (aerial chariot/palace), celestial, aeronaut
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'vimāna'
• āśraya – refuge, abode, support, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-śrī (to resort to, depend on)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śrī (class 1)

शिलासु (śilāsu) - on rocks, on stones

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

अब्जानि (abjāni) - lotuses, born from water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of abja

abja - lotus (born from water), conch, moon

Compound of 'ap' (water) and 'ja' (born)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (ap+ja)

• ap – water
  noun (feminine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix from root 'jan'
  Root: jan (class 4)

जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise, happen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of jan

Present middle 3rd person plural

Root: jan (class 4)

हेमाद्रौ (hemādrau) - on a golden mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hemādri

hemādri - golden mountain (mythical mountain, e.g., Meru)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hema+adri)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees, plants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree, plant (drinking with feet/roots)

Compound of 'pāda' (foot/root) and 'pa' (drinking/protecting)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, protecting, nourishing (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root 'pā' (to drink or protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)