योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
पृथिव्यप्तेजसां तत्र नभस्वन्नभसोरपि ।
यथोत्तरं दशगुणानतीत्यावरणान्क्षणात् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
pṛthivyaptejasāṃ tatra nabhasvannabhasorapi ,
yathottaraṃ daśaguṇānatītyāvaraṇānkṣaṇāt 1

1. śrīḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca pṛthivī ap tejasām tatra nabhasvat
nabhasoḥ api yathottaram daśaguṇān atītya āvaraṇān kṣaṇāt

1. śrīḥ vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
tatra kṣaṇāt pṛthivī ap tejasām nabhasvat nabhasoḥ api yathottaram daśaguṇān āvaraṇān atītya.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Then, in an instant, she surpassed the coverings of earth, water, and fire, as well as wind and space, each successively ten times greater than the last.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, revered, divine

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a renowned sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, the Earth element

• अप् (ap) - water, the Water element

• तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of the Fire element (of fire, of brilliance, of energy)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

• नभस्वत् (nabhasvat) - wind, air, the Wind element

• नभसोः (nabhasoḥ) - of space, of sky, of the Space element

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• यथोत्तरम् (yathottaram) - successively, in increasing order, each following one

• दशगुणान् (daśaguṇān) - ten times, tenfold

• अतीत्य (atītya) - having surpassed, having crossed, having overcome

• आवरणान् (āvaraṇān) - coverings, enclosures, sheaths

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, instantly, in a moment

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, revered, divine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness, divine, revered

Note: Used as an honorific prefix.

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a renowned sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, the Earth element

(noun)

feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the Earth element

Note: One of the five great elements.

अप् (ap) - water, the Water element

(noun)

feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, the Water element

Note: One of the five great elements.

तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of the Fire element (of fire, of brilliance, of energy)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, fire, energy, spiritual power, the Fire element

Note: In 'pṛthivyaptejasām', this is the inflected form for earth, water, and fire as a collective group in the genitive plural. One of the five great elements.

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place

(indeclinable)

नभस्वत् (nabhasvat) - wind, air, the Wind element

(noun)

masculine, singular of nabhasvat

nabhasvat - wind, air, the Wind element

Note: One of the five great elements.

नभसोः (nabhasoḥ) - of space, of sky, of the Space element

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether, the Space element

Note: In 'nabhasvannabhasoḥ', this is the inflected form for wind and space as a collective group in the genitive dual. One of the five great elements.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

यथोत्तरम् (yathottaram) - successively, in increasing order, each following one

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+uttara)

• yathā – as, like, in which manner
  indeclinable
• uttara – later, subsequent, north, higher, exceeding
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial compound.

दशगुणान् (daśaguṇān) - ten times, tenfold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daśaguṇa

daśaguṇa - ten times, tenfold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśan+guṇa)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, attribute, multiplier, rope, thread
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'āvaraṇān'.

अतीत्य (atītya) - having surpassed, having crossed, having overcome

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from verb root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ati' (beyond) and suffix '-tya' for compounds.

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive verb, indicating a preceding action.

आवरणान् (āvaraṇān) - coverings, enclosures, sheaths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āvaraṇa

āvaraṇa - covering, enclosure, sheath, veil, obstruction

Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'atītya'. Refers to the layers of the elements.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant, instantly, in a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - instant, moment, a very short period of time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate 'in an instant'.