योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-13

नसंधिबन्धा निबिडा वज्रसारा विसारिणी ।
अत्यन्तपुष्टकठिनजठराकाशनिर्मला ॥ १३ ॥

nasaṃdhibandhā nibiḍā vajrasārā visāriṇī ,
atyantapuṣṭakaṭhinajaṭharākāśanirmalā 13

13. na-sandhi-bandhā nibiḍā vajra-sārā visāriṇī
atyanta-puṣṭa-kaṭhina-jaṭhara-ākāśa-nirmalā

13. na-sandhi-bandhā nibiḍā vajra-sārā visāriṇī
atyanta-puṣṭa-kaṭhina-jaṭhara-ākāśa-nirmalā

13. It is not bound by connections, dense, adamantine, and pervading. It is extremely robust, hard, compact in its core, and as pure as space (ākāśa).

13. היא ללא חיבורים או תפרים, דחוסה, חזקה כיהלום ונרחבת; ליבתה הפנימית מוצקה וקשה ביותר, אך היא טהורה כמו המרחב.

Words meanings summery:

• न-सन्धि-बन्धा (na-sandhi-bandhā) - not bound by joints or connections

• निबिडा (nibiḍā) - dense, compact, firm

• वज्र-सारा (vajra-sārā) - having the hardness of a diamond, adamantine

• विसारिणी (visāriṇī) - pervading, spreading, extending

• अत्यन्त-पुष्ट-कठिन-जठर-आकाश-निर्मला (atyanta-puṣṭa-kaṭhina-jaṭhara-ākāśa-nirmalā) - extremely robust, hard, having a compact core/interior, and as pure as space

Words meanings and morphology

न-सन्धि-बन्धा (na-sandhi-bandhā) - not bound by joints or connections

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of na-sandhi-bandha

na-sandhi-bandha - not bound by joints; without connections

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (na+sandhi+bandha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sandhi – union, connection, joint
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-dhā, 'to put together'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• bandha – bond, tie, connection
  noun (masculine)
  from bandh, 'to bind'
  Root: bandh (class 1)

निबिडा (nibiḍā) - dense, compact, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nibiḍa

nibiḍa - dense, compact, firm, thick

वज्र-सारा (vajra-sārā) - having the hardness of a diamond, adamantine

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vajra-sāra

vajra-sāra - diamond-hard, adamantine; essence of a thunderbolt

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vajra+sāra)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• sāra – essence, core, strength, hard part
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

विसारिणी (visāriṇī) - pervading, spreading, extending

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of visārin

visārin - spreading, extending, pervading

Present Active Participle

from vi-sṛ (to spread out) + ṇin suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अत्यन्त-पुष्ट-कठिन-जठर-आकाश-निर्मला (atyanta-puṣṭa-kaṭhina-jaṭhara-ākāśa-nirmalā) - extremely robust, hard, having a compact core/interior, and as pure as space

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atyanta-puṣṭa-kaṭhina-jaṭhara-ākāśa-nirmala

atyanta-puṣṭa-kaṭhina-jaṭhara-ākāśa-nirmala - exceedingly firm and hard, with a strong interior, pure as space

Compound type : Karmadhāraya/Bahuvrihi (atyanta+puṣṭa+kaṭhina+jaṭhara+ākāśa+nirmala)

• atyanta – exceedingly, extremely, very much
  indeclinable
  ati + anta
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• puṣṭa – nourished, strong, robust, full
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from puṣ (to nourish, strengthen)
  Root: puṣ (class 1)
• kaṭhina – hard, firm, rigid, difficult
  adjective
• jaṭhara – belly, abdomen, interior, core
  noun (neuter)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-kāś (to shine upon) or ā-kāś (to appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• nirmala – spotless, pure, clear, clean
  adjective
  nis + mala (without impurity)
  Prefix: nis

Note: The entire compound describes a quality of the feminine singular subject.

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