योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-17

तमोराजसरूपेति तादृशैर्गुणबृंहितैः ।
पूर्वजन्मसहस्राढ्या पुरोजन्मशतैरपि ॥ १७ ॥

tamorājasarūpeti tādṛśairguṇabṛṃhitaiḥ ,
pūrvajanmasahasrāḍhyā purojanmaśatairapi 17

17. tamo-rājasa-rūpā iti tādṛśaiḥ guṇa-bṛṃhitaiḥ
pūrva-janma-sahasra-āḍhyā puraḥ janma-śataiḥ api

17. tamo-rājasa-rūpā iti tādṛśaiḥ guṇa-bṛṃhitaiḥ
pūrva-janma-sahasra-āḍhyā puraḥ janma-śataiḥ api

17. Thus, being of a nature dominated by tamas and rajas, and enhanced by such qualities, [this soul] is rich in (has experienced) thousands of past births and will undergo even hundreds of future births (within the cycle of transmigration [saṃsāra]).

Words meanings summery:

• तमो-राजस-रूपा (tamo-rājasa-rūpā) - of the nature of tamas and rajas

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• तादृशैः (tādṛśaiḥ) - by such, by those like that

• गुण-बृंहितैः (guṇa-bṛṁhitaiḥ) - enhanced by qualities, strengthened by attributes

• पूर्व-जन्म-सहस्र-आढ्या (pūrva-janma-sahasra-āḍhyā) - rich in thousands of previous births

• पुरः (puraḥ) - before, in front, ahead, in future

• जन्म-शतैः (janma-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of births

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

Words meanings and morphology

तमो-राजस-रूपा (tamo-rājasa-rūpā) - of the nature of tamas and rajas

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tamo-rājasa-rūpa

tamo-rājasa-rūpa - of the nature of tamas and rajas

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (tamas+rajas+rūpa)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, inertia, one of the three guṇas
  noun (neuter)
• rajas – passion, activity, restlessness, one of the three guṇas
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, aspect
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to an implied feminine noun, e.g., 'soul' or 'nature'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

तादृशैः (tādṛśaiḥ) - by such, by those like that

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, like that, of that kind

Note: Agrees with `guṇa-bṛṃhitaiḥ`.

गुण-बृंहितैः (guṇa-bṛṁhitaiḥ) - enhanced by qualities, strengthened by attributes

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa-bṛṃhita

guṇa-bṛṁhita - enhanced by qualities, strengthened by attributes

Past Passive Participle

Compound of `guṇa` and the past passive participle of root `bṛṃh` (to strengthen, increase).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (guṇa+bṛṃhita)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, strand, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• bṛṃhita – strengthened, increased, enhanced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `bṛṃh` (to strengthen, increase).
  Root: bṛṃh (class 10)

Note: Refers to the qualities themselves, or an entity qualified by them.

पूर्व-जन्म-सहस्र-आढ्या (pūrva-janma-sahasra-āḍhyā) - rich in thousands of previous births

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrva-janma-sahasra-āḍhya

pūrva-janma-sahasra-āḍhya - rich in thousands of previous births, endowed with thousands of past lives

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pūrva+janman+sahasra+āḍhya)

• pūrva – previous, prior, former
  adjective
• janman – birth, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with
  adjective

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine noun as `tamo-rājasa-rūpā`.

पुरः (puraḥ) - before, in front, ahead, in future

(indeclinable)

Note: Here, 'ahead' or 'in the future'.

जन्म-शतैः (janma-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of births

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of janma-śata

janma-śata - hundreds of births

Compound type : tatpurusha (janman+śata)

• janman – birth, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here for emphasis, 'even'.