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).

43. ההרים והשמיים נפרשו, קשורים בחוטי נהרות ארוכים ובאוקיינוסים קטנים שהיו כמראות המשתקפות על איבריי.

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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