योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-22

द्वितीयमिव भूपीठं ब्रह्माण्डार्धमिवापरम् ।
पतितं खमिवाकृत्या तदपश्यन्नभश्चराः ॥ २२ ॥

dvitīyamiva bhūpīṭhaṃ brahmāṇḍārdhamivāparam ,
patitaṃ khamivākṛtyā tadapaśyannabhaścarāḥ 22

22. dvitīyam iva bhūpīṭham brahmāṇḍa-ardham iva aparam
patitam kham iva ākṛtyā tat apaśyan nabhaḥ-carāḥ

22. nabhaḥ-carāḥ tat apaśyan,
[yat] dvitīyam bhūpīṭham iva,
aparam brahmāṇḍa-ardham iva,
ākṛtyā patitam kham iva [āsa].

22. The celestial beings saw that (object) fallen, appearing like a second foundation for the earth, or another half of the universe, and in its form, it was as if the very sky had descended.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• भूपीठम् (bhūpīṭham) - earth's seat, ground, foundation of the earth

• ब्रह्माण्ड-अर्धम् (brahmāṇḍa-ardham) - half of the universe

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, second

• पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended

• खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• आकृत्या (ākṛtyā) - by its form, by its appearance

• तत् (tat) - that (object)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw

• नभः-चराः (nabhaḥ-carāḥ) - sky-wanderers, celestial beings

Words meanings and morphology

द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary, another

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

भूपीठम् (bhūpīṭham) - earth's seat, ground, foundation of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūpīṭha

bhūpīṭha - earth's seat, ground, foundation of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pīṭha)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, base, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

ब्रह्माण्ड-अर्धम् (brahmāṇḍa-ardham) - half of the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍa-ardha

brahmāṇḍa-ardha - half of the universe

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+ardha)

• brahmāṇḍa – the universe, the cosmic egg
  noun (neuter)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, second

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, inferior

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen, descended

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat- (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

खम् (kham) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space, zero

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

आकृत्या (ākṛtyā) - by its form, by its appearance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that (object)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Also nominative singular neuter.

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect tense, third person plural

Root dṛś- (to see), with aorist/imperfect augment 'a-' and substituted stem 'paśya' for present/imperfect forms.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नभः-चराः (nabhaḥ-carāḥ) - sky-wanderers, celestial beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nabhaḥ-cara

nabhaḥ-cara - sky-wanderer, celestial being, bird

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (nabhas+cara)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, wanderer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root car- (to move, go)
  Root: car (class 1)