योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-35

वातविक्षुब्धसंवित्त्वादपूर्वं वसुधातलम् ।
अपूर्वा नगरग्रामशैलाब्धिवनमण्डलीः ॥ ३५ ॥

vātavikṣubdhasaṃvittvādapūrvaṃ vasudhātalam ,
apūrvā nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamaṇḍalīḥ 35

35. vātavikṣubdhasaṃvittvāt apūrvam vasudhātalam
apūrvāḥ nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamāṇḍalīḥ

35. vātavikṣubdhasaṃvittvāt apūrvam vasudhātalam
apūrvāḥ nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamāṇḍalīḥ

35. Due to the agitated state of consciousness (saṃvit) caused by the vital breath (vāta), the surface of the earth becomes unprecedented. Unprecedented also are the assemblages of cities, villages, mountains, oceans, and forests.

Words meanings summery:

• वातविक्षुब्धसंवित्त्वात् (vātavikṣubdhasaṁvittvāt) - due to the state of consciousness disturbed by the wind/vital breath

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, new, unique

• वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the surface of the earth, the ground

• अपूर्वाः (apūrvāḥ) - unprecedented, new, unique

• नगरग्रामशैलाब्धिवनमाण्डलीः (nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamāṇḍalīḥ) - assemblages/arrays of cities, villages, mountains, oceans, and forests

Words meanings and morphology

वातविक्षुब्धसंवित्त्वात् (vātavikṣubdhasaṁvittvāt) - due to the state of consciousness disturbed by the wind/vital breath

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vātavikṣubdhasaṃvittva

vātavikṣubdhasaṁvittva - state of consciousness disturbed by wind/vital breath

Derived from 'saṃvit' (consciousness) combined with 'tva' (state of being) and prefixed with 'vāta-vikṣubdha' (disturbed by wind).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+vikṣubdha+saṃvit+tva)

• vāta – wind, vital breath (prāṇa)
  noun (masculine)
• vikṣubdha – disturbed, agitated, excited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṣubh' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• saṃvit – consciousness, intelligence, knowledge (saṃvit)
  noun (feminine)
• tva – the state of being, -ness, -hood
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns.

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, new, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - not seen before, novel, unique

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective

वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the surface of the earth, the ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - earth-surface

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – the earth
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, bottom
  noun (neuter)

अपूर्वाः (apūrvāḥ) - unprecedented, new, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apūrva

apūrva - not seen before, novel, unique

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective

नगरग्रामशैलाब्धिवनमाण्डलीः (nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamāṇḍalīḥ) - assemblages/arrays of cities, villages, mountains, oceans, and forests

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamāṇḍalī

nagaragrāmaśailābdhivanamāṇḍalī - assemblage/array of cities, villages, mountains, oceans, and forests

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (nagara+grāma+śaila+abdhi+vana+maṇḍalī)

• nagara – city
  noun (neuter)
• grāma – village
  noun (masculine)
• śaila – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍalī – assemblage, circle, group
  noun (feminine)

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