योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-3

ततः प्रादेशमात्रा सा ततोऽप्यङ्गुलिरूपिणी ।
ततो माषशमीतुल्या ततः सूची बभूव ह ॥ ३ ॥

tataḥ prādeśamātrā sā tato'pyaṅgulirūpiṇī ,
tato māṣaśamītulyā tataḥ sūcī babhūva ha 3

3. tataḥ prādeśa-mātrā sā tataḥ api aṅguli-rūpiṇī
| tataḥ māṣa-śamī-tulyā tataḥ sūcī babhūva ha ||

3. tataḥ sā prādeśa-mātrā (babhūva),
tataḥ api aṅguli-rūpiṇī (āsīt) tataḥ māṣa-śamī-tulyā (āsīt),
tataḥ ha sūcī babhūva

3. Then she became the size of a span, and after that, she was even finger-sized. Subsequently, she was comparable to a black gram seed, and then, indeed, she became a needle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• प्रादेश-मात्रा (prādeśa-mātrā) - the measure of a span, a span-sized

• सा (sā) - she, that

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अपि (api) - even (smaller) (even, also, too)

• अङ्गुलि-रूपिणी (aṅguli-rūpiṇī) - having the form of a finger, finger-sized

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• माष-शमी-तुल्या (māṣa-śamī-tulyā) - comparable to a black gram seed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• सूची (sūcī) - needle, sharp point

• बभूव (babhūva) - she became, she came into being

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Avyaya derived from 'tad' (that).

प्रादेश-मात्रा (prādeśa-mātrā) - the measure of a span, a span-sized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prādeśa-mātrā

prādeśa-mātrā - the measure of a span, a span-sized (from thumb to forefinger)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'prādeśa' (span) + 'mātrā' (measure).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prādeśa+mātrā)

• prādeśa – a span (measure from thumb to forefinger)
  noun (masculine)
• mātrā – measure, size, quantity, mere
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'mā' (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 2)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Avyaya derived from 'tad' (that).

अपि (api) - even (smaller) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अङ्गुलि-रूपिणी (aṅguli-rūpiṇī) - having the form of a finger, finger-sized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅguli-rūpiṇī

aṅguli-rūpiṇī - having the form of a finger, finger-sized

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'aṅguli' (finger) + 'rūpiṇī' (having the form of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅguli+rūpiṇī)

• aṅguli – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)
• rūpiṇī – having the form of, embodied, appearing as
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'rūpin', derived from 'rūpa' (form).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Avyaya derived from 'tad' (that).

माष-शमी-तुल्या (māṣa-śamī-tulyā) - comparable to a black gram seed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māṣa-śamī-tulya

māṣa-śamī-tulya - comparable to a black gram seed

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'māṣa' (black gram) + 'śamī' (legume/seed pod) + 'tulya' (comparable).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṣa+śamī+tulya)

• māṣa – black gram, kidney bean
  noun (masculine)
• śamī – a kind of leguminous plant, its pod/seed
  noun (feminine)
• tulya – equal, similar, comparable, like
  adjective

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Avyaya derived from 'tad' (that).

सूची (sūcī) - needle, sharp point

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, sharp point, indicator

बभूव (babhūva) - she became, she came into being

(verb)

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

Perfect Past Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)