योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-92, verse-43

खाद्रयः प्रथिता दीर्घसरित्सूत्रैः समुद्रकैः ।
आदर्शैरिव विश्रान्तमङ्गेषु प्रतिबिम्बिभिः ॥ ४३ ॥

khādrayaḥ prathitā dīrghasaritsūtraiḥ samudrakaiḥ ,
ādarśairiva viśrāntamaṅgeṣu pratibimbibhiḥ 43

43. kha-adrayaḥ prathitāḥ dīrghasaritsūtraiḥ samudrakaiḥ
ādarśaiḥ iva viśrāntam aṅgeṣu pratibimbibhiḥ

43. khādrayaḥ dīrghasaritsūtraiḥ samudrakaiḥ prathitāḥ
aṅgeṣu ādarśaiḥ iva viśrāntam pratibimbibhiḥ

43. The sky-mountains (khādrayaḥ), renowned and widespread (prathitāḥ) with their long river-threads (dīrghasaritsūtraiḥ) and oceans (samudrakaiḥ), are reflected (pratibimbibhiḥ) peacefully (viśrāntam) within the limbs (aṅgeṣu), as if by mirrors (ādarśairiva).

Words meanings summery:

• ख-अद्रयः (kha-adrayaḥ) - sky-mountains, celestial mountains

• प्रथिताः (prathitāḥ) - renowned, famous, spread out, extended

• दीर्घसरित्सूत्रैः (dīrghasaritsūtraiḥ) - by long river-threads, by courses of long rivers

• समुद्रकैः (samudrakaiḥ) - by oceans, by seas

• आदर्शैः (ādarśaiḥ) - by mirrors

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - resting peacefully, at rest

• अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - in the cosmic limbs (of the deity) (in the limbs, in the parts)

• प्रतिबिम्बिभिः (pratibimbibhiḥ) - by reflections, by reflected images, by those reflecting

Words meanings and morphology

ख-अद्रयः (kha-adrayaḥ) - sky-mountains, celestial mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kha-adri

kha-adri - sky-mountain

Compound of kha (sky, space) and adri (mountain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kha+adri)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain
  noun (masculine)

प्रथिताः (prathitāḥ) - renowned, famous, spread out, extended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, spread out, extended

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra-√than (to spread, extend).

Prefix: pra

Root: √than (class 1)

दीर्घसरित्सूत्रैः (dīrghasaritsūtraiḥ) - by long river-threads, by courses of long rivers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dīrghasaritsūtra

dīrghasaritsūtra - long river-thread, course of a long river

Compound of dīrgha (long), sarit (river), and sūtra (thread, line, course).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+sarit+sūtra)

• dīrgha – long, extended
  adjective (neuter)
• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• sūtra – thread, line, rule, course
  noun (neuter)

समुद्रकैः (samudrakaiḥ) - by oceans, by seas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of samudraka

samudraka - ocean, sea (often diminutive or emphasizing smallness, but here possibly just "ocean/sea")

Diminutive of samudra.

आदर्शैः (ādarśaiḥ) - by mirrors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विश्रान्तम् (viśrāntam) - resting peacefully, at rest

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

PPP of vi-√śram (to rest, cease).

Prefix: vi

Root: √śram (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter form).

अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - in the cosmic limbs (of the deity) (in the limbs, in the parts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body part, constituent, part, member

प्रतिबिम्बिभिः (pratibimbibhiḥ) - by reflections, by reflected images, by those reflecting

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pratibimbin

pratibimbin - reflecting, reflected, an image

Derived from pratibimba (reflection) + -in (possessive suffix). Used here as a noun meaning 'reflected images'.

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