योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-2

विद्याधरामरविहारविमानभूमावप्यास्तृतान्यशिशिरीकरणाय भूतैः ।
मेदोमयानि पवनप्रसृतामलाभ्रखण्डाञ्चिताम्बरसमान्युरुजालकानि ॥ २ ॥

vidyādharāmaravihāravimānabhūmāvapyāstṛtānyaśiśirīkaraṇāya bhūtaiḥ ,
medomayāni pavanaprasṛtāmalābhrakhaṇḍāñcitāmbarasamānyurujālakāni 2

2. vidyādhara amara vihāra vimāna bhūmau api
āstṛtāni a śiśīrīkaraṇāya bhūtaiḥ |
medas mayāni pavana prasṛta amala abhra
khaṇḍa añcita ambara samāni uru jālakāni ||

2. vidyādhara amara vihāra vimāna bhūmau api
(tatra) a śiśīrīkaraṇāya bhūtaiḥ medas mayāni
pavana prasṛta amala abhra khaṇṇḍa añcita
ambara samāni uru jālakāni āstṛtāni (āsan)

2. Even on the ground, a pleasure-ground for the Vidyādharas and gods with their aerial vehicles (vimāna), huge, fatty coverings were spread by the spirits (bhūta) to ward off the cold. These coverings, made of fat, resembled clean cloud fragments scattered by the wind and appearing like portions of the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्याधर-अमर-विहार-विमान-भूमौ (vidyādhara-amara-vihāra-vimāna-bhūmau) - on the ground of the aerial cars (vimāna) where Vidyādharas and gods sport

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• आस्तृतानि (āstṛtāni) - spread, covered, strewn

• अ-शिशीरीकरणाय (a-śiśīrīkaraṇāya) - for making not cold, for warming, for removing cold

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the spirits/beings

• मेदस्-मयानि (medas-mayāni) - made of fat, fatty

• पवन-प्रसृत-अमल-अभ्र-खण्ड-अञ्चित-अम्बर-समानि (pavana-prasṛta-amala-abhra-khaṇḍa-añcita-ambara-samāni) - like clear cloud fragments spread by the wind, appearing like portions of the sky

• उरु-जालकानि (uru-jālakāni) - huge nets, large coverings

Words meanings and morphology

विद्याधर-अमर-विहार-विमान-भूमौ (vidyādhara-amara-vihāra-vimāna-bhūmau) - on the ground of the aerial cars (vimāna) where Vidyādharas and gods sport

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vidyādhara-amara-vihāra-vimāna-bhūmi

vidyādhara-amara-vihāra-vimāna-bhūmi - the ground (place) for the pleasure-flights of Vidyādharas and gods in their aerial vehicles

Locative singular of a complex Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyādhara+amara+vihāra+vimāna+bhūmi)

• vidyādhara – a class of semi-divine beings (celestial musicians/magicians)
  proper noun (masculine)
  'vidyā' (knowledge) + 'dhara' (bearer)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  'a' (not) + 'mara' (dying)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• vihāra – sport, pleasure, recreation, monastery
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'hṛ' (to carry) with prefix 'vi' (apart, for variety)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• vimāna – aerial car, celestial chariot
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'vi' (apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: mā (class 2)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

आस्तृतानि (āstṛtāni) - spread, covered, strewn

(adjective)

neuter, plural of āstṛta

āstṛta - spread, strewn, covered

Past Passive Participle

Neuter nominative/accusative plural from root 'stṛ' (to spread) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: stṛ (class 5)

अ-शिशीरीकरणाय (a-śiśīrīkaraṇāya) - for making not cold, for warming, for removing cold

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of a-śiśīrīkaraṇa

a-śiśīrīkaraṇa - for the purpose of not making cold, for warming

Dative singular of a compound with negation 'a' and the action noun 'śiśīrīkaraṇa' (making cold)

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+śiśīrīkaraṇa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• śiśīrīkaraṇa – the act of making cold, cooling
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from 'śiśīrīkṛ' (to make cold)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the spirits/beings

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, spirit, ghost

Instrumental plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

मेदस्-मयानि (medas-mayāni) - made of fat, fatty

(adjective)

neuter, plural of medas-maya

medas-maya - made of fat, consisting of fat

Neuter nominative/accusative plural. 'maya' is a suffix meaning "made of".

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (medas+maya)

• medas – fat, marrow, animal fat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mid (class 4)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix/adjective
  A Taddhita suffix

पवन-प्रसृत-अमल-अभ्र-खण्ड-अञ्चित-अम्बर-समानि (pavana-prasṛta-amala-abhra-khaṇḍa-añcita-ambara-samāni) - like clear cloud fragments spread by the wind, appearing like portions of the sky

(adjective)

neuter, plural of pavana-prasṛta-amala-abhra-khaṇḍa-añcita-ambara-sama

pavana-prasṛta-amala-abhra-khaṇḍa-añcita-ambara-sama - resembling pure cloud fragments scattered by the wind and appearing like the sky/expanse

Neuter nominative/accusative plural. A very long Bahuvrīhi compound describing the appearance of the coverings. 'sama' is the suffix indicating similarity.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pavana-prasṛta+amala+abhra-khaṇḍa+añcita+ambara+sama)

• pavana-prasṛta – scattered by the wind, spread by the wind
  adjective
  'pavana' (wind) + 'prasṛta' (spread/scattered), instrumental tatpuruṣa
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• amala – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective
  'a' (not) + 'mala' (impurity)
  Prefix: a
• abhra-khaṇḍa – fragment of a cloud, cloud piece
  noun (neuter)
  'abhra' (cloud) + 'khaṇḍa' (fragment)
• añcita – covered, adorned, bent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añc' (to bend, to anoint, to move)
  Root: añc (class 1)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment, expanse
  noun (neuter)
  Root: am (class 1)
• sama – like, equal, similar
  adjective
  'sas' (with) + 'ma' (suffix)

उरु-जालकानि (uru-jālakāni) - huge nets, large coverings

(noun)

neuter, plural of uru-jālakā

uru-jālakā - large nets, huge coverings

Neuter nominative/accusative plural. 'uru' is an adjective meaning large.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uru+jālakā)

• uru – large, broad, extensive
  adjective
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• jālakā – net, web, covering
  noun (neuter)
  Diminutive of 'jāla' (net)
  Root: jal (class 1)

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