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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-3

वैरिञ्चनगरं दग्ध्वा ध्यानं कृत्वा विरञ्चिवत् ।
तेऽपि निर्वाणमाजग्मुर्निःस्नेहदशदीपवत् ॥ ३ ॥
vairiñcanagaraṃ dagdhvā dhyānaṃ kṛtvā virañcivat ,
te'pi nirvāṇamājagmurniḥsnehadaśadīpavat 3
3. vairiñca-nagaram dagdhvā dhyānam kṛtvā virañci-vat
te api nirvāṇam ājagmuḥ niḥsneha-daśa-dīpa-vat
3. vairiñca-nagaram dagdhvā,
virañci-vat dhyānam kṛtvā,
te api niḥsneha-daśa-dīpa-vat nirvāṇam ājagmuḥ.
3. After burning the city of Brahmā and performing contemplation (dhyāna) like Brahmā himself, they too attained final liberation (nirvāṇa), just like ten lamps that have run out of oil (and thus extinguish).

Words meanings summery:

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  • वैरिञ्च-नगरम् (vairiñca-nagaram) - the city of Brahmā, the city pertaining to Viriñca
  • दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burned, incinerated
  • ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
  • विरञ्चि-वत् (virañci-vat) - like Viriñca (Brahmā), like the creator
  • ते (te) - they (the Adityas) (those)
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinction
  • आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they went, they attained, they reached
  • निःस्नेह-दश-दीप-वत् (niḥsneha-daśa-dīpa-vat) - like ten lamps without oil

Words meanings and morphology

वैरिञ्च-नगरम् (vairiñca-nagaram) - the city of Brahmā, the city pertaining to Viriñca
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vairiñcanagara
vairiñcanagara - the city of Brahmā
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vairiñca+nagara)
  • vairiñca – relating to Viriñca (Brahmā), Brahmā's
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from Viriñci (Brahmā).
  • nagara – city, town
    noun (neuter)
दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burned, incinerated
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed from root 'dah' (to burn) with suffix '-tvā'.
Root: dah (class 1)
ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna
dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought
From root 'dhyā' (to meditate).
Root: dhyā (class 1)
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-tvā'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विरञ्चि-वत् (virañci-vat) - like Viriñca (Brahmā), like the creator
(indeclinable)
Suffix -vat added to proper noun 'Virañci'.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (virañci+vat)
  • virañci – Viriñca, a name for Brahmā
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vat – like, as, similar to
    indeclinable
    Suffix for comparison.
Note: Functions as an adverbial simile.
ते (te) - they (the Adityas) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinction
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa
nirvāṇa - extinction, blowing out (of a lamp), final liberation, bliss, dissolution
From prefix 'nis' + root 'vā' (to blow).
Prefix: nis
Root: vā (class 2)
आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they went, they attained, they reached
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
निःस्नेह-दश-दीप-वत् (niḥsneha-daśa-dīpa-vat) - like ten lamps without oil
(indeclinable)
Compound formed from 'niḥsneha' (without oil), 'daśa' (ten), 'dīpa' (lamp), and '-vat' (like).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (niḥsneha+daśa+dīpa+vat)
  • niḥsneha – without oil, without affection, indifferent
    adjective (masculine)
    From 'nis' (without) and 'sneha' (oil, affection).
    Prefix: nis
  • daśa – ten
    adjective
  • dīpa – lamp, light
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'dīp' (to shine).
    Root: dīp (class 4)
  • vat – like, as, similar to
    indeclinable
    Suffix for comparison.
Note: Functions as an adverbial simile.