योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-52

ततो मन्दरशैलस्य तटस्थं जनदुर्गमम् ।
प्राप काननमत्यन्तदूरस्थजनतापुरम् ॥ ५२ ॥

tato mandaraśailasya taṭasthaṃ janadurgamam ,
prāpa kānanamatyantadūrasthajanatāpuram 52

52. tataḥ mandaraśailasya taṭastham janadurgamam
prāpa kānanam atyantadūrasthajanatāpuram

52. tataḥ saḥ mandaraśailasya taṭastham janadurgamam
atyantadūrasthajanatāpuram kānanam prāpa

52. Then he reached a forest near Mount Mandara, which was difficult for people to access and located extremely far from any human settlements.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• मन्दरशैलस्य (mandaraśailasya) - of Mount Mandara

• तटस्थम् (taṭastham) - situated on the slopes (of Mount Mandara) (situated on a bank, shore, side, slope)

• जनदुर्गमम् (janadurgamam) - difficult for people to access, inaccessible to people

• प्राप (prāpa) - he reached, he obtained

• काननम् (kānanam) - forest, grove

• अत्यन्तदूरस्थजनतापुरम् (atyantadūrasthajanatāpuram) - extremely remote from human settlements (a place/settlement for an extremely remote populace; a place extremely far from human habitation)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tas suffix

मन्दरशैलस्य (mandaraśailasya) - of Mount Mandara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mandaraśaila

mandaraśaila - Mount Mandara

Compound of Mandara (proper noun) and śaila (mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandara+śaila)

• mandara – Mandara (name of a mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From śilā (stone) + -a suffix

Note: Possessive case, describing the location of the forest.

तटस्थम् (taṭastham) - situated on the slopes (of Mount Mandara) (situated on a bank, shore, side, slope)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taṭastha

taṭastha - situated on a bank, shore, side, margin, slope

Compound of taṭa (bank) + stha (standing)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (taṭa+stha)

• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kānanam'

जनदुर्गमम् (janadurgamam) - difficult for people to access, inaccessible to people

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janadurgama

janadurgama - difficult of access to men, inaccessible to people

Compound of jana (people) and durgama (difficult to access)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+durgama)

• jana – person, people, human being
  noun (masculine)
  From jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• durgama – difficult to go, inaccessible, hard to reach
  adjective (masculine)
  From dur- (difficult) + gama (going, moving)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kānanam'

प्राप (prāpa) - he reached, he obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prāp

Perfect Active

From pra- + āp (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject is the king (implied)

काननम् (kānanam) - forest, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

From kān (to shine, be bright) or related to kānana (pleasing)

Note: Object of 'prāpa'

अत्यन्तदूरस्थजनतापुरम् (atyantadūrasthajanatāpuram) - extremely remote from human settlements (a place/settlement for an extremely remote populace; a place extremely far from human habitation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atyantadūrasthajanatāpura

atyantadūrasthajanatāpura - a region where people are extremely far away; a place extremely remote from human settlements

Compound of atyanta (extremely), dūrastha (situated far away), janatā (populace), and pura (city/abode)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+dūrastha+janatā+pura)

• atyanta – exceeding, excessive, extreme, very much
  adjective (masculine)
  From ati- (over, beyond) + anta (end)
  Prefix: ati
• dūrastha – situated far off, remote, distant
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of dūra (far) + stha (standing)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• janatā – multitude of men, populace, mankind
  noun (feminine)
  From jana (people) + -tā (abstract suffix)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pura – city, town, stronghold, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kānanam'

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