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.

52. אז הגיע אל יער ששכן על מדרונות הר מַנְדָארָה, מקום הקשה להגעה לבני אדם ורחוק מאוד מכל יישוב אנושי.

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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