योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-24

सुराचलमहास्थूणं चन्द्रसूर्यगवाक्षकम् ।
गगनाच्छादनं चारु ध्रियते त्रिजगद्गृहम् ॥ २४ ॥

surācalamahāsthūṇaṃ candrasūryagavākṣakam ,
gaganācchādanaṃ cāru dhriyate trijagadgṛham 24

24. cāru trijagadgṛham surācalamahāsthūṇam
candrasūryagavākṣakam gaganācchādanam dhriyate

24. cāru trijagadgṛham surācalamahāsthūṇam
candrasūryagavākṣakam gaganācchādanam dhriyate

24. The beautiful house of the three worlds (trijagat) is sustained; it has Mount Meru as its great pillar, the moon and sun as its windows, and the sky as its roof.

Words meanings summery:

• चारु (cāru) - beautiful, charming, lovely

• त्रिजगद्गृहम् (trijagadgṛham) - house of the three worlds

• सुराचलमहास्थूणम् (surācalamahāsthūṇam) - with Mount Meru as its great pillar (having Mount Meru as its great pillar)

• चन्द्रसूर्यगवाक्षकम् (candrasūryagavākṣakam) - with the moon and sun as its windows (having the moon and sun as its windows)

• गगनाच्छादनम् (gaganācchādanam) - with the sky as its roof (having the sky as its roof/covering)

• ध्रियते (dhriyate) - is held, is supported, is maintained, is sustained

Words meanings and morphology

चारु (cāru) - beautiful, charming, lovely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāru

cāru - beautiful, charming, lovely

Note: Agreeing with 'trijagadgṛham'.

त्रिजगद्गृहम् (trijagadgṛham) - house of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of trijagadgṛha

trijagadgṛha - house of the three worlds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (trijagat+gṛha)

• trijagat – the three worlds
  noun (neuter)
  'tri' (three) + 'jagat' (world).
• tri – three
  numeral
• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) + 'śatṛ'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• gṛha – house, home, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the verb 'dhriyate'.

सुराचलमहास्थूणम् (surācalamahāsthūṇam) - with Mount Meru as its great pillar (having Mount Meru as its great pillar)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of surācalamahāsthūṇa

surācalamahāsthūṇa - having Mount Meru as its great pillar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (surācala+mahāsthūṇa)

• surācala – Mount Meru (mountain of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
  'sura' (god) + 'acala' (mountain).
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• acala – mountain, immovable
  noun (masculine)
  'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• mahāsthūṇa – great pillar
  noun (masculine)
  'mahā' (great) + 'sthūṇa' (pillar).
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  From 'mahat'.
• sthūṇa – pillar, post, column
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'trijagadgṛham'.

चन्द्रसूर्यगवाक्षकम् (candrasūryagavākṣakam) - with the moon and sun as its windows (having the moon and sun as its windows)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of candrasūryagavākṣaka

candrasūryagavākṣaka - having the moon and sun as its windows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candrasūrya+gavākṣaka)

• candrasūrya – moon and sun
  noun (masculine)
  'candra' (moon) + 'sūrya' (sun).
• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'cand' (to shine).
  Root: cand (class 1)
• sūrya – sun, solar deity
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svar' (to shine).
  Root: svar (class 4)
• gavākṣaka – window, small window
  noun (neuter)
  From 'gavākṣa' + suffix 'ka'.

Note: Agreeing with 'trijagadgṛham'.

गगनाच्छादनम् (gaganācchādanam) - with the sky as its roof (having the sky as its roof/covering)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaganācchādana

gaganācchādana - sky-covering, roof of the sky

From 'gagana' (sky) + 'ācchādana' (covering).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+ācchādana)

• gagana – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ācchādana – covering, roof, garment
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'chad' (to cover) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Agreeing with 'trijagadgṛham'.

ध्रियते (dhriyate) - is held, is supported, is maintained, is sustained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice. Root 'dhṛ'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)