योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-181, verse-8

प्राप्तावावां तृतीयेऽह्नि षण्डषण्डकमण्डितम् ।
जङ्गलं जनविच्छेदविभक्तं खमिवाकृतम् ॥ ८ ॥

prāptāvāvāṃ tṛtīye'hni ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍitam ,
jaṅgalaṃ janavicchedavibhaktaṃ khamivākṛtam 8

8. prāptau āvām tṛtīye ahni ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍitam
jaṅgalam janavicchedavibhaktam kham iva ākṛtam

8. tṛtīye ahni āvām ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍitam
janavicchedavibhaktam kham iva ākṛtam jaṅgalam prāptau

8. On the third day, we two reached a jungle, adorned with many groves and vast like the sky, separated from human habitation.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - reached (having reached, arrived)

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two

• तृतीये (tṛtīye) - on the third

• अह्नि (ahni) - on the day

• षण्डषण्डकमण्डितम् (ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍitam) - adorned with groves upon groves (many groves)

• जङ्गलम् (jaṅgalam) - a jungle, wilderness, forest

• जनविच्छेदविभक्तम् (janavicchedavibhaktam) - separated from human habitation (separated by the absence/remoteness of people)

• खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकृतम् (ākṛtam) - resembling, made like (made, formed, shaped)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - reached (having reached, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prāpta

prāpta - reached, obtained, arrived at, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as a predicate, agreeing with the subject 'āvām'.

आवाम् (āvām) - we two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तृतीये (tṛtīye) - on the third

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

Ordinal number.

Note: Agrees with 'ahni'.

अह्नि (ahni) - on the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Indicates time ('on the third day').

षण्डषण्डकमण्डितम् (ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍitam) - adorned with groves upon groves (many groves)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍita

ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍakamaṇḍita - adorned with numerous groves or thickets

Past Passive Participle (maṇḍita)

Compound of 'ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍaka' (reduplication for 'many/various groves') and 'maṇḍita' (adorned).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṇḍaṣaṇḍaka+maṇḍita)

• ṣaṇḍa – grove, thicket
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Repetition implies plurality or intensity ('groves upon groves').
• ṣaṇḍaka – small grove, thicket
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Diminutive or emphatic '-ka' suffix.
• maṇḍita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root maṇḍ (to adorn).
  Root: maṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'jaṅgalam'.

जङ्गलम् (jaṅgalam) - a jungle, wilderness, forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jaṅgala

jaṅgala - jungle, wilderness, uncultivated land, desert

Note: Object of 'prāptau'.

जनविच्छेदविभक्तम् (janavicchedavibhaktam) - separated from human habitation (separated by the absence/remoteness of people)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janavicchedavibhakta

janavicchedavibhakta - separated by the absence of people, isolated from human society

Past Passive Participle (vibhakta)

Compound of 'jana' (people), 'viccheda' (separation), and 'vibhakta' (divided/separated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+viccheda+vibhakta)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• viccheda – separation, interruption, cutting off
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' + root 'chid' (to cut).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)
• vibhakta – divided, separated, distributed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhaj (to divide, share) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jaṅgalam'.

खम् (kham) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether, heaven, zero

Note: Part of the comparison 'kham iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating comparison.

Note: Used for comparison.

आकृतम् (ākṛtam) - resembling, made like (made, formed, shaped)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākṛta

ākṛta - made, done, formed, fashioned, resembling

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'jaṅgalam', implying 'made to be like the sky'.