योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-57

वैबुधं तत्परित्यज्य नभस्येव शरीरकम् ।
भूताकाशमथासाद्य वसुधायां व्यजायत ॥ ५७ ॥

vaibudhaṃ tatparityajya nabhasyeva śarīrakam ,
bhūtākāśamathāsādya vasudhāyāṃ vyajāyata 57

57. vaibudham tat parityajya nabhasi eva śarīrakam
bhūtākāśam atha āsādya vasudhāyām vyajāyata

57. tat vaibudham śarīrakam parityajya nabhasi eva
atha bhūtākāśam āsādya vasudhāyām vyajāyata

57. Having abandoned that divine (vaibudham) form, and then having attained a subtle body (śarīrakam) made of elemental space (bhūtākāśam) while still in the sky, he was born on the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• वैबुधम् (vaibudham) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

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

• शरीरकम् (śarīrakam) - a small body, the body

• भूताकाशम् (bhūtākāśam) - elemental space, the element of space

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having approached

• वसुधायाम् (vasudhāyām) - on the earth, in the earth

• व्यजायत (vyajāyata) - was born, came into being

Words meanings and morphology

वैबुधम् (vaibudham) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaibudha

vaibudha - divine, celestial, relating to gods

Derived from 'vibudha' (god) with 'aṇ' suffix

Note: Qualifies 'śarīrakam' implicitly

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' with prefix 'pari-' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space

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

(indeclinable)

शरीरकम् (śarīrakam) - a small body, the body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīraka

śarīraka - a small body, the body (diminutive of śarīra)

भूताकाशम् (bhūtākāśam) - elemental space, the element of space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūtākāśa

bhūtākāśa - elemental space (the element ākāśa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+ākāśa)

• bhūta – element, created being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether, element of space
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'sad' with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वसुधायाम् (vasudhāyām) - on the earth, in the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, ground, 'bearer of wealth'

व्यजायत (vyajāyata) - was born, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Prefix: vi

Root: jan (class 4)

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