Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.56

Translation

in one place mountains flying off on the wings of masses of roaring wind; in another lovely with cities of the gandharvas and troops of goddesses;

Word by word

kvacid

(kvacit) in one place

gharghara

roaring

vāta

of wind

ōgha

of masses

pakṣa

on the wings

prōḍḍīna

flying off

parvatam

mountains

gandharva

of the gandharvas

nagara

with cities

sura

of goddesses

strī

women

vṛnda

and troops

bandhuram

lovely

Meaning

The "city of the gandharvas" is the stock image of a city seen in the clouds, real only to the eye.