योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाप्रलयसंपत्तावसतां समुपागते ।
अशेषदृश्यसर्गादौ शान्तमेवावशिष्यते ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mahāpralayasaṃpattāvasatāṃ samupāgate ,
aśeṣadṛśyasargādau śāntamevāvaśiṣyate 3

3. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mahāpralayasampattau asatām
samupāgate aśeṣadṛśyasargādau śāntam eva avaśiṣyate

3. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mahāpralayasampattau asatām
samupāgate aśeṣadṛśyasargādau śāntam eva avaśiṣyate

3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: At the culmination of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya), when all unreal things (asatām) had ceased to exist, then, prior to the creation of all perceivable phenomena (aśeṣadṛśyasargādau), only the tranquil (brahman) remained.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• महाप्रलयसम्पत्तौ (mahāpralayasampattau) - at the culmination of the great dissolution (at the occurrence/culmination of the great dissolution)

• असताम् (asatām) - of unreal (phenomenal) things (of the non-existent, of the unreal, of phenomenal things)

• समुपागते (samupāgate) - when (the state) had arrived (for unreal things to cease) (having arrived, having come together, having occurred, when it has occurred)

• अशेषदृश्यसर्गादौ (aśeṣadṛśyasargādau) - prior to the creation of all perceivable phenomena (at the beginning of the creation of all phenomena/visible things)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (referring to brahman) (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted)

• एव (eva) - only (indeed, only, just, quite)

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remained (remains, is left over)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered Vasiṣṭha, a prominent Vedic sage

Compound of `śrī` (venerable) and `vasiṣṭha`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, venerable
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, perfect indicative. Irregular past form.

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्रलयसम्पत्तौ (mahāpralayasampattau) - at the culmination of the great dissolution (at the occurrence/culmination of the great dissolution)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāpralayasampatti

mahāpralayasampatti - the accomplishment/occurrence of the great cosmic dissolution

Locative singular of `mahāpralayasampatti` (feminine). Compound of `mahā`, `pralaya`, `sampatti`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+pralaya+sampatti)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective (feminine)
• pralaya – dissolution, cosmic dissolution, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra-li` (to dissolve).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• sampatti – occurrence, accomplishment, success, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  From `sam-pad` (to occur, happen) + suffix `-ti`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates time/circumstance.

असताम् (asatām) - of unreal (phenomenal) things (of the non-existent, of the unreal, of phenomenal things)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false; a non-existent thing, a wicked person

Genitive plural of `asat` (present participle of √as 'to be', negated by `a-`).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sat – existent, real, good; being, truth
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies an implied noun (e.g., "entities" or "phenomena").

समुपागते (samupāgate) - when (the state) had arrived (for unreal things to cease) (having arrived, having come together, having occurred, when it has occurred)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of samupāgata

samupāgata - having approached, arrived, occurred, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam with prefixes `sam-` and `upa-`. Locative singular.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

अशेषदृश्यसर्गादौ (aśeṣadṛśyasargādau) - prior to the creation of all perceivable phenomena (at the beginning of the creation of all phenomena/visible things)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśeṣadṛśyasargādi

aśeṣadṛśyasargādi - the beginning of the creation of all visible things/phenomena

Locative singular of `aśeṣadṛśyasargādi` (masculine, i-stem). Compound of `aśeṣa`, `dṛśya`, `sarga`, `ādi`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśeṣa+dṛśya+sarga+ādi)

• aśeṣa – all, entire, without remainder
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of `śeṣa` (remainder).
• dṛśya – visible, perceivable, phenomenal
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root √dṛś (to see) with suffix `-ya` (to be seen).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• sarga – creation, emission, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sṛj (to emit, create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates time/circumstance.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (referring to brahman) (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, extinct

Past Passive Participle

From root √śam (to be quiet, calm). Neuter nominative singular.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of `avaśiṣyate`.

एव (eva) - only (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remained (remains, is left over)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present indicative (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Present Tense

With prefix `ava-`, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, present indicative (often functions passively or in a middle sense).

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)