योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-17

भृगुर्ददर्श सस्नेहं प्राक्तनीं तानवीं तनुम् ।
मत्तो जातेयमित्यास्थां हसन्नपि महामतिः ॥ १७ ॥

bhṛgurdadarśa sasnehaṃ prāktanīṃ tānavīṃ tanum ,
matto jāteyamityāsthāṃ hasannapi mahāmatiḥ 17

17. bhṛguḥ dadarśa sasneham prāktanīm tānavīm tanum
mattaḥ jātā iyam iti āsthām hasan api mahāmatiḥ

17. mahāmatiḥ bhṛguḥ hasan api sasneham prāktanīm
tānavīm tanum "mattaḥ iyam jātā" iti āsthām dadarśa

17. Even the great-minded Bhṛgu, laughing, beheld his former subtle body (tanum) with affection, holding the conviction, "This was born from me."

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - The sage Bhṛgu (Bhṛgu)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - with affection, lovingly

• प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - former, previous

• तानवीम् (tānavīm) - subtle, ethereal

• तनुम् (tanum) - (subtle) body (body, form)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• जाता (jātā) - born, originated

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• इति (iti) - Used to mark direct speech or thought. (thus, so, (quotes))

• आस्थाम् (āsthām) - conviction, faith, regard

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing

• अपि (api) - "even though" or "although" in this context (even, also, although)

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - (Bhṛgu) the great-minded one (great-minded, highly intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - The sage Bhṛgu (Bhṛgu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of a celebrated sage, a descendant of Brahmā and progenitor of the Bhārgavas

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of darś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - with affection, lovingly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+sneha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially as an accusative singular neuter of the adjective sasneha.

प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - former, previous

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, ancient

Feminine form of prāktana.

तानवीम् (tānavīm) - subtle, ethereal

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tānava

tānava - subtle, fine, slender, thin

Feminine form of tānava.

Root: tan (class 8)

तनुम् (tanum) - (subtle) body (body, form)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self

Root: tan (class 8)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Masculine/neuter form for ablative.

जाता (jātā) - born, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

इति (iti) - Used to mark direct speech or thought. (thus, so, (quotes))

(indeclinable)

आस्थाम् (āsthām) - conviction, faith, regard

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - conviction, faith, trust, regard, attention

From ā-sthā (to stand upon, to rely on).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

हसन् (hasan) - laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

From root has (to laugh).

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular.

अपि (api) - "even though" or "although" in this context (even, also, although)

(indeclinable)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - (Bhṛgu) the great-minded one (great-minded, highly intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, highly intelligent, a sage

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, conviction
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)