योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-206, verse-4
तत्रास्तीलावती नाम हैमी पूर्वोत्तरे पुरी ।
दीप्तिज्वालामयस्तम्भप्रोतावनिनभस्तला ॥ ४ ॥
दीप्तिज्वालामयस्तम्भप्रोतावनिनभस्तला ॥ ४ ॥
tatrāstīlāvatī nāma haimī pūrvottare purī ,
dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā 4
dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā 4
4.
tatra asti ilāvatī nāma haimī pūrvottare purī
dīptijvālāmayastambhaprotāvaninabhastalā
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'.