योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-33

इदंप्रथममायाता यदासौ ब्रह्मणस्तनुः ।
अतस्तां प्रति शुक्रेण तदा तत्परिदेवितम् ॥ ३३ ॥

idaṃprathamamāyātā yadāsau brahmaṇastanuḥ ,
atastāṃ prati śukreṇa tadā tatparidevitam 33

33. idamprathamam āyātā yadā asau brahmaṇaḥ tanuḥ
ataḥ tām prati śukreṇa tadā tat paridevitam

33. yadā asau brahmaṇaḥ tanuḥ idamprathamam āyātā
ataḥ tadā śukreṇa tām prati tat paridevitam

33. Since that was the very first manifestation of the body of Brahman (brahman), Śukra then lamented concerning it.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम्प्रथमम् (idamprathamam) - for the first time, primarily

• आयाता (āyātā) - came, arrived, manifested

• यदा (yadā) - when

• असौ (asau) - that (body) (that, this (feminine nominative singular))

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - referring to the primordial or cosmic body, associated with the ultimate principle (brahman) or the creator (Brahmā) (of Brahman, of Brahmā)

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

• ताम् (tām) - the (body) mentioned (her, it (accusative feminine singular))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• शुक्रेण (śukreṇa) - by Śukra

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत् (tat) - that

• परिदेवितम् (paridevitam) - lamentation, wailing

Words meanings and morphology

इदम्प्रथमम् (idamprathamam) - for the first time, primarily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (idam+prathama)

• idam – this, this one
  pronoun (neuter)
• prathama – first, primary
  adjective

Note: Adverbial use of neuter singular.

आयाता (āyātā) - came, arrived, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Feminine nominative singular from `ā-yā` (to come, arrive).

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that (body) (that, this (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - referring to the primordial or cosmic body, associated with the ultimate principle (brahman) or the creator (Brahmā) (of Brahman, of Brahmā)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter/masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality (brahman); Brahmā (creator god)

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body, form

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, slender

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this, hence

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - the (body) mentioned (her, it (accusative feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the body mentioned.

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

शुक्रेण (śukreṇa) - by Śukra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - Śukra (name of a sage, also the planet Venus)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `paridevitam`.

परिदेवितम् (paridevitam) - lamentation, wailing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paridevita

paridevita - lamentation, wailing, weeping

Past Passive Participle

Neuter nominative singular from `pari-dev` (to lament).

Prefix: pari

Root: dev (class 1)

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