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

बोधोन्मुखत्वे हि महत्तत्प्रबुद्धं यदा भवेत् ।
तदा तन्मात्रदिक्कालक्रिया भूताद्युदेति खात् ॥ ४० ॥
bodhonmukhatve hi mahattatprabuddhaṃ yadā bhavet ,
tadā tanmātradikkālakriyā bhūtādyudeti khāt 40
40. bodhonmukhatve hi mahat tat prabuddham yadā bhavet
tadā tanmātra dik kāla kriyā bhūtādi udeti khāt
40. hi yadā bodhonmukhatve tat mahat prabuddham bhavet,
tadā khāt tanmātra dik kāla kriyā bhūtādi udeti.
40. Indeed, when that great principle (mahat) becomes fully awakened (prabuddha) due to its inclination towards consciousness (bodha), then from space (kha) arise the subtle elements (tanmātra), directions, time, actions, and the gross elements (bhūta), and so forth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बोधोन्मुखत्वे (bodhonmukhatve) - in the state of being inclined towards awakening/knowledge
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
  • महत् (mahat) - the cosmic intellect (buddhi) or the great principle, the first evolute of prakṛti (the great principle, intellect)
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • प्रबुद्धम् (prabuddham) - awakened, manifest, conscious
  • यदा (yadā) - when
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, becomes
  • तदा (tadā) - then
  • तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - subtle elements (of sound, touch, form, taste, smell) in Sāṃkhya philosophy (subtle element, rudimentary element)
  • दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter (of space)
  • काल (kāla) - time
  • क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity
  • भूतादि (bhūtādi) - the gross elements and so forth
  • उदेति (udeti) - arises, rises
  • खात् (khāt) - from space, from ether

Words meanings and morphology

बोधोन्मुखत्वे (bodhonmukhatve) - in the state of being inclined towards awakening/knowledge
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bodhonmukhatva
bodhonmukhatva - inclination towards awakening/knowledge
derived from `bodha` and `unmukha` with suffix `-tva`
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bodha+unmukha+tva)
  • bodha – awakening, knowledge, understanding
    noun (masculine)
    action noun
    derived from root budh (to know, awaken)
    Root: budh (class 1)
  • unmukha – facing, inclined towards, eager for
    adjective (masculine)
    derived from mukha (face) with prefix ud
    Prefix: ud
    Root: mukh
  • tva – state of being, -ness
    suffix (neuter)
    abstract noun forming suffix
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
महत् (mahat) - the cosmic intellect (buddhi) or the great principle, the first evolute of prakṛti (the great principle, intellect)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large; the great principle, intellect (buddhi)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
प्रबुद्धम् (prabuddham) - awakened, manifest, conscious
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prabuddha
prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, manifest
past passive participle
derived from root budh (to know, awaken) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: budh (class 1)
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū
optative active 3rd person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
तदा (tadā) - then
(indeclinable)
तन्मात्र (tanmātra) - subtle elements (of sound, touch, form, taste, smell) in Sāṃkhya philosophy (subtle element, rudimentary element)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tanmātra
tanmātra - subtle element, rudimentary element (of sound, touch, form, taste, smell)
compound of 'tad' (that) + 'mātra' (only, mere)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+mātra)
  • tad – that
    pronoun (neuter)
  • mātra – mere, only, measure
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Refers to the group of subtle elements.
दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter (of space)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter, region
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Refers to the cardinal directions.
काल (kāla) - time
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time
क्रिया (kriyā) - action, activity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, activity, performance
action noun
derived from root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
भूतादि (bhūtādi) - the gross elements and so forth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūtādi
bhūtādi - the gross elements etc.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+ādi)
  • bhūta – element, being, creature
    noun (neuter)
    past passive participle (used as noun)
    derived from root bhū (to be)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so forth
    indeclinable
उदेति (udeti) - arises, rises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i
present active indicative 3rd person singular, with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
Note: The subject is collective, implying plural 'these things arise', but the verb is singular because it's a list taken as a unit or because `ādi` (etc.) makes it effectively a singular concept of 'that which begins'.
खात् (khāt) - from space, from ether
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - space, ether, sky
Note: Indicates the source of origin.