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.

22. שוכני השמיים ראו אותו צונח כעולם שני, כחצי נוסף של ביצת היקום (בְּרַהְמָאנְדַה), הדומה בצורתו למרחבי הרקיע.

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)

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