योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-38

भवत्यद्रिर्धराधारो बद्धपीठो नभः शिराः ।
जीवो हि मृतिमूर्च्छान्ते यदन्तः प्रोन्मिषन्निव ।
अनुन्मिषित एवास्ते तत्प्रधानमुदाहृतम् ॥ ३८ ॥

bhavatyadrirdharādhāro baddhapīṭho nabhaḥ śirāḥ ,
jīvo hi mṛtimūrcchānte yadantaḥ pronmiṣanniva ,
anunmiṣita evāste tatpradhānamudāhṛtam 38

38. bhavati adriḥ dharādhāraḥ baddhapīṭhaḥ
nabhaḥ śirāḥ jīvaḥ hi mṛtimūrcchānte
yat antaḥ pronmiṣan iva
anunmiṣitaḥ eva āste tat pradhānam udāhṛtam

38. adriḥ dharādhāraḥ baddhapīṭhaḥ nabhaḥ śirāḥ bhavati.
hi mṛtimūrcchānte jīvaḥ yat antaḥ pronmiṣan iva anunmiṣitaḥ eva āste,
tat pradhānam udāhṛtam.

38. Just as a mountain serves as the support of the earth, with its base firmly established and its summit reaching the sky, so too, after death or fainting, what seems to flicker within the living being (jīva), yet remains unmanifest, is declared to be the Primary (pradhāna) substance.

Words meanings summery:

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, is

• अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain, rock

• धराधारः (dharādhāraḥ) - support of the earth

• बद्धपीठः (baddhapīṭhaḥ) - whose base is bound/firmly established, with a firm foundation

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

• शिराः (śirāḥ) - head, summit, peak

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - living being, individual soul

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मृतिमूर्च्छान्ते (mṛtimūrcchānte) - at the end of death or fainting

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• प्रोन्मिषन् (pronmiṣan) - emerging, dawning, twinkling

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनुन्मिषितः (anunmiṣitaḥ) - undawned, unmanifest, un-emerged

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, stays, exists

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - the fundamental (prakṛti) substance, the unmanifest material cause of the universe (the Primary, chief, principal (substance))

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared, is spoken of, is exemplified

Words meanings and morphology

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present active indicative 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अद्रिः (adriḥ) - mountain, rock

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock

धराधारः (dharādhāraḥ) - support of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharādhāra

dharādhāra - support of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharā+ādhāra)

• dharā – earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ādhāra – support, basis, foundation
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root dhṛ (to hold) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बद्धपीठः (baddhapīṭhaḥ) - whose base is bound/firmly established, with a firm foundation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhapīṭha

baddhapīṭha - having a bound/firm base

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+pīṭha)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• pīṭha – seat, base, pedestal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the mountain (adriḥ).

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether

शिराः (śirāḥ) - head, summit, peak

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, summit, top

Note: Used here in the sense of 'summit' or 'peak' for the mountain, with 'nabhaḥ' (sky) as its 'head'.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - living being, individual soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul

Root: jīv (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मृतिमूर्च्छान्ते (mṛtimūrcchānte) - at the end of death or fainting

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛtimūrcchānta

mṛtimūrcchānta - end of death and fainting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtimūrcchā+anta)

• mṛtimūrcchā – death and fainting
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: The locative form of the compound `mṛtimūrcchānta`.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the unmanifest state.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Also functions as a preposition.

प्रोन्मिषन् (pronmiṣan) - emerging, dawning, twinkling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pronmiṣant

pronmiṣant - emerging, dawning, opening eyes

present active participle

derived from root miṣ (to open eyes) with prefix pra-ud

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: miṣ (class 6)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing `yat` (that which).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनुन्मिषितः (anunmiṣitaḥ) - undawned, unmanifest, un-emerged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anunmiṣita

anunmiṣita - un-emerged, undawned, unmanifest

negated past passive participle

negation (an-) of unmiṣita (emerged), from root miṣ (to open eyes) with prefix ud

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+unmiṣita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• unmiṣita – emerged, dawning, opened
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from root miṣ (to open eyes) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 6)

Note: Refers to `yat`.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आस्ते (āste) - remains, stays, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

present middle indicative 3rd person singular

Root: ās (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

प्रधानम् (pradhānam) - the fundamental (prakṛti) substance, the unmanifest material cause of the universe (the Primary, chief, principal (substance))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradhāna

pradhāna - chief, principal, primary; the primordial matter (prakṛti) in Sāṃkhya philosophy

derived from dhā (to place) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared, is spoken of, is exemplified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, exemplified

past passive participle

derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefixes ud-ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate here.