योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-18

मत्पुत्रोऽयमिति स्नेहो भृगुमप्यहरत्तदा ।
परमात्मीयता देहे यावदाकृतिभाविनी ॥ १८ ॥

matputro'yamiti sneho bhṛgumapyaharattadā ,
paramātmīyatā dehe yāvadākṛtibhāvinī 18

18. matputraḥ ayam iti snehaḥ bhṛgum api aharat
tadā paramā ātmīyatā dehe yāvat ākṛtibhāvinī

18. tadā "ayam matputraḥ" iti snehaḥ bhṛgum api aharat.
dehe paramā ātmīyatā yāvat ākṛtibhāvinī

18. At that time, affection (sneha), with the thought "this is my son," swayed even Bhṛgu. Supreme self-identification (ātmīyatā) with the body (deha) persists as long as the physical form (ākṛti) endures.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्पुत्रः (matputraḥ) - my son

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

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

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection, love

• भृगुम् (bhṛgum) - The sage Bhṛgu (Bhṛgu (proper name))

• अपि (api) - "even" Bhṛgu (even, also)

• अहरत् (aharat) - swayed, captivated (carried away, took away, captivated)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, excellent

• आत्मीयता (ātmīyatā) - self-identification, belongingness, kinship

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• आकृतिभाविनी (ākṛtibhāvinī) - endures as long as the physical form exists (existing as long as the form, lasting as long as the appearance)

Words meanings and morphology

मत्पुत्रः (matputraḥ) - my son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matputra

matputra - my son

Compound formed from 'my' and 'son'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+putra)

• mad – my, mine (genitive of asmad)
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of asmad.
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

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

(indeclinable)

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection, love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oil

From root snih (to be sticky, to love).

Root: snih (class 4)

भृगुम् (bhṛgum) - The sage Bhṛgu (Bhṛgu (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

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

अपि (api) - "even" Bhṛgu (even, also)

(indeclinable)

अहरत् (aharat) - swayed, captivated (carried away, took away, captivated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of hṛ

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from the pronoun tad.

परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, greatest, excellent

Feminine nominative singular of parama.

Note: Agrees with ātmīyatā.

आत्मीयता (ātmīyatā) - self-identification, belongingness, kinship

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmīyatā

ātmīyatā - self-identification, individuality, belongingness, kinship, intimacy

Derived from ātman.

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form

Root: dih (class 4)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

आकृतिभाविनी (ākṛtibhāvinī) - endures as long as the physical form exists (existing as long as the form, lasting as long as the appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛtibhāvin

ākṛtibhāvin - existing as long as the form, lasting as long as the appearance

Feminine nominative singular of the compound adjective.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ākṛti+bhāvin)

• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bhāvin – existing, enduring, destined to be
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ātmīyatā.