योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-75, verse-12

यया पूर्वं वियुक्तासि तन्वा जलदरूपया ।
बीजान्तवृक्षता पुत्रि बृहद्वृक्षतया यथा ॥ १२ ॥

yayā pūrvaṃ viyuktāsi tanvā jaladarūpayā ,
bījāntavṛkṣatā putri bṛhadvṛkṣatayā yathā 12

12. yayā pūrvam viyuktā asi tanvā jaladarūpayā
bījāntavṛkṣatā putri bṛhadvṛkṣatayā yathā

12. putri yathā bījāntavṛkṣatā bṛhadvṛkṣatayā,
[tathā] yayā jaladarūpayā tanvā pūrvam viyuktā asi

12. My daughter, just as the inherent tree-potential within a seed (blossoms) into a mighty tree, so too were you previously separated from a body that resembled a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• यया (yayā) - by which (body) (by which, with which)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, previously

• वियुक्ता (viyuktā) - separated, disjoined

• असि (asi) - are

• तन्वा (tanvā) - from a body (due to separation) (by the body, from the body)

• जलदरूपया (jaladarūpayā) - by the form of a cloud, having the form of a cloud

• बीजान्तवृक्षता (bījāntavṛkṣatā) - the inherent tree-potential within a seed (the state of a tree within a seed, tree-ness latent in a seed)

• पुत्रि (putri) - O daughter

• बृहद्वृक्षतया (bṛhadvṛkṣatayā) - into a mighty tree (by the state of being a large tree)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

Words meanings and morphology

यया (yayā) - by which (body) (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

वियुक्ता (viyuktā) - separated, disjoined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viyuj

viyuj - to separate, disjoin

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to `tvam` (implied 'you').

असि (asi) - are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तन्वा (tanvā) - from a body (due to separation) (by the body, from the body)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body

Note: Used in the sense of separation, hence 'from the body'.

जलदरूपया (jaladarūpayā) - by the form of a cloud, having the form of a cloud

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jaladarūpa

jaladarūpa - cloud-like form

Compound of jalada and rūpa

Compound type : tatpurusha (jalada+rūpa)

• jalada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from jala (water) and da (giver, from root dā)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `tanvā`.

बीजान्तवृक्षता (bījāntavṛkṣatā) - the inherent tree-potential within a seed (the state of a tree within a seed, tree-ness latent in a seed)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bījāntavṛkṣatā

bījāntavṛkṣatā - the state of being a tree within a seed

Compound of bīja (seed), antar (within), and vṛkṣatā (tree-ness)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bīja+antar+vṛkṣatā)

• bīja – seed
  noun (neuter)
• antar – within, end, interior
  indeclinable
• vṛkṣatā – tree-ness, the state of being a tree
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vṛkṣa with suffix -tā

Note: Subject of the comparison.

पुत्रि (putri) - O daughter

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of putrī

putrī - daughter

बृहद्वृक्षतया (bṛhadvṛkṣatayā) - into a mighty tree (by the state of being a large tree)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bṛhadvṛkṣatā

bṛhadvṛkṣatā - the state of being a large tree

Compound of bṛhat (large) and vṛkṣatā (tree-ness)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+vṛkṣatā)

• bṛhat – large, great
  adjective (neuter)
• vṛkṣatā – tree-ness, the state of being a tree
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vṛkṣa with suffix -tā

Note: Instrumental of comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)