योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-147, verse-4

नभस्तलादिवायातं ककुब्भ्य इव चागतम् ।
पर्वतेभ्य इवोत्कीर्णं भूमेरिव समुत्थितम् ॥ ४ ॥

nabhastalādivāyātaṃ kakubbhya iva cāgatam ,
parvatebhya ivotkīrṇaṃ bhūmeriva samutthitam 4

4. nabhastalāt iva āyātam kakupbhyaḥ iva ca āgatam
parvatebhyaḥ iva utkīrṇam bhūmeḥ iva samutthitam

4. nabhastalāt iva āyātam ca kakupbhyaḥ iva āgatam
parvatebhyaḥ iva utkīrṇam bhūmeḥ iva samutthitam

4. It seemed as if it had descended from the celestial expanse, and as if it had come from the various quarters of space. It was as if carved out from mountains, or as if it had arisen from the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the surface of the sky

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• आयातम् (āyātam) - come, arrived

• ककुप्भ्यः (kakupbhyaḥ) - from the quarters, from the directions

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• च (ca) - and, also

• आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived

• पर्वतेभ्यः (parvatebhyaḥ) - from mountains

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• उत्कीर्णम् (utkīrṇam) - carved out, excavated

• भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - from the earth

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen, emerged, sprung up

Words meanings and morphology

नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the surface of the sky

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - surface of the sky, celestial expanse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, level, bottom
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

आयातम् (āyātam) - come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From `ā-` (towards) + root `yā` (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

ककुप्भ्यः (kakupbhyaḥ) - from the quarters, from the directions

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of kakubh

kakubh - quarter of the sky, direction, region

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From `ā-` (towards) + root `gam` (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पर्वतेभ्यः (parvatebhyaḥ) - from mountains

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

उत्कीर्णम् (utkīrṇam) - carved out, excavated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utkīrṇa

utkīrṇa - carved out, excavated, extracted, thrown up

Past Passive Participle

From `ut-` (up, out) + root `kṝ` (to scatter, to carve)

Prefix: ut

Root: kṝ (class 6)

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - from the earth

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen, emerged, sprung up

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samutthita

samutthita - arisen, emerged, sprung up, elevated

Past Passive Participle

From `sam-` (together) + `ut-` (up) + root `sthā` (to stand)

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)