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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-4

तत्रास्तीलावती नाम हैमी पूर्वोत्तरे पुरी ।
दीप्तिज्वालामयस्तम्भप्रोतावनिनभस्तला ॥ ४ ॥
tatrāstīlāvatī nāma haimī pūrvottare purī ,
dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā 4
4. tatra asti ilāvatī nāma haimī pūrvottare purī
dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā
4. tatra pūrvottare haimī ilāvatī nāma dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā purī asti.
4. There, in the northeast, is a golden city named Ilāvatī. Its ground and sky are supported by pillars of blazing light.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - there (in Kuśadvīpa, referring to previous verse) (there, in that place)
  • अस्ति (asti) - there is, exists (is, exists)
  • इलावती (ilāvatī) - (the city) Ilāvatī (proper name) (name of a city; rich in food/refreshments)
  • नाम (nāma) - named (indicating the name 'Ilāvatī') (name, by name, indeed)
  • हैमी (haimī) - golden (describing the city) (golden, made of gold, relating to winter)
  • पूर्वोत्तरे (pūrvottare) - in the northeast (direction of the city) (in the northeast)
  • पुरी (purī) - city (Ilāvatī) (city, town, fortress)
  • दीप्तिज्वालामयस्तम्भप्रोतावनिनभस्तला (dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā) - (the city) whose ground and sky are supported by pillars of blazing light (whose ground and sky are pierced/supported by pillars of blazing light)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (in Kuśadvīpa, referring to previous verse) (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - there is, exists (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present Tense, Active Voice
Root: as (class 2)
इलावती (ilāvatī) - (the city) Ilāvatī (proper name) (name of a city; rich in food/refreshments)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ilāvatī
ilāvatī - Ilāvatī (name of a city, river, etc.); rich in food/refreshments
Note: Used with 'nāma' to indicate the city's name.
नाम (nāma) - named (indicating the name 'Ilāvatī') (name, by name, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to indicate 'named X'.
हैमी (haimī) - golden (describing the city) (golden, made of gold, relating to winter)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of haima
haima - golden, made of gold; relating to winter
Derived from 'heman' (gold)
Note: Agrees with 'purī'.
पूर्वोत्तरे (pūrvottare) - in the northeast (direction of the city) (in the northeast)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pūrvottara
pūrvottara - northeast, north-east direction
Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+uttara)
  • pūrva – east, eastern
    noun (masculine)
  • uttara – north, northern
    noun (masculine)
पुरी (purī) - city (Ilāvatī) (city, town, fortress)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of purī
purī - city, town, fortress
Note: Main subject of this part of the sentence.
दीप्तिज्वालामयस्तम्भप्रोतावनिनभस्तला (dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā) - (the city) whose ground and sky are supported by pillars of blazing light (whose ground and sky are pierced/supported by pillars of blazing light)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā
dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā - whose ground and sky are pierced/supported by pillars made of blazing light
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpti-jvālā-maya-stambha-prota+avani+nabhas-tala)
  • dīpti – radiance, light, splendor
    noun (feminine)
    From root √dīp (to shine)
    Root: dīp (class 4)
  • jvālā – flame, blaze, glow
    noun (feminine)
    From root √jval (to burn, shine)
    Root: jval (class 1)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of
    adjective
    Suffix -maya
  • stambha – pillar, column, support
    noun (masculine)
    From root √stambh (to support, fix)
    Root: stambh (class 5)
  • prota – pierced, threaded, strung, fastened, supported
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From pra-√ū (to weave, sew, fasten)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: ū (class 2)
  • avani – earth, ground
    noun (feminine)
  • nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
    noun (neuter)
  • tala – surface, plane, base, bottom
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'purī'.