योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-83, verse-9

स्वप्ननिर्माणपुरवत्संकल्परणवेगवत् ।
कथार्थसार्थरसवन्मनोराज्यविलासवत् ॥ ९ ॥

svapnanirmāṇapuravatsaṃkalparaṇavegavat ,
kathārthasārtharasavanmanorājyavilāsavat 9

9. svapnanirmāṇapuravat saṅkalparaṇavegavat
kathārthasārtharasavat manorājyavilāsavat

9. It is like a city created in a dream (svapnapura), like the swiftness of a battle born of imagination (saṅkalpa), like the essence of meaning in a multitude of stories, and like the playful enjoyment (vilāsa) of kingdoms of the mind (manorājya).

9. כמו עיר שנבנתה בחלום, כמו סערת קרב בדמיון, כמו התמצית הסיפורית של מעשייה, וכמו מראה מרהיב בממלכת ההרהורים.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्ननिर्माणपुरवत् (svapnanirmāṇapuravat) - like a city created in a dream

• सङ्कल्परणवेगवत् (saṅkalparaṇavegavat) - like the swiftness of a battle born of imagination (saṅkalpa)

• कथार्थसार्थरसवत् (kathārthasārtharasavat) - like the essence of meaning in a multitude of stories

• मनोराज्यविलासवत् (manorājyavilāsavat) - like the playful enjoyment (vilāsa) of kingdoms of the mind (manorājya)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्ननिर्माणपुरवत् (svapnanirmāṇapuravat) - like a city created in a dream

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat (like, as)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+nirmāṇa+pura)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
• nirmāṇa – creation, construction, formation
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root mā with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 3)
• pura – city, fortress
  noun (neuter)

सङ्कल्परणवेगवत् (saṅkalparaṇavegavat) - like the swiftness of a battle born of imagination (saṅkalpa)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat (like, as)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+raṇa+vega)

• saṅkalpa – imagination, resolve, intention, determination
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (neuter)
• vega – speed, swiftness, impulse, force
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vij (to tremble, to move quickly)
  Root: vij (class 6)

कथार्थसार्थरसवत् (kathārthasārtharasavat) - like the essence of meaning in a multitude of stories

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat (like, as)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+artha+sārtha+rasa)

• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• sārtha – multitude, collection, company, caravan
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – essence, taste, juice, feeling, aesthetic emotion
  noun (masculine)

मनोराज्यविलासवत् (manorājyavilāsavat) - like the playful enjoyment (vilāsa) of kingdoms of the mind (manorājya)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -vat (like, as)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rājya+vilāsa)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• vilāsa – play, sport, amusement, charm, grace, delight
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root las with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

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