योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-26

शुक्रोऽसौ प्रथममिति क्रमेण जातस्तस्मात्सत्परमपदादुदारकीर्तिः ।
स्वेनाशु स्मृतिपदविभ्रमेण पश्चादन्येषु प्रविलुलितो दशान्तरेषु ॥ २६ ॥

śukro'sau prathamamiti krameṇa jātastasmātsatparamapadādudārakīrtiḥ ,
svenāśu smṛtipadavibhrameṇa paścādanyeṣu pravilulito daśāntareṣu 26

26. śukraḥ asau prathamam iti krameṇa jātaḥ
tasmāt sat-parama-padāt udāra-kīrtiḥ
| svena āśu smṛti-pada-vibhramena paścāt
anyeṣu pravilulitaḥ daśāntareṣu ||

26. asau śukraḥ udāra-kīrtiḥ prathamam
tasmāt sat-parama-padāt krameṇa jātaḥ
svena smṛti-pada-vibhramena āśu
paścāt anyeṣu daśāntareṣu pravilulitaḥ

26. This Shukra, who was initially born from that excellent supreme state (satparamapada) with noble fame, was later quickly hurled into other states by his own lapse of memory (smṛtipadavibhrama).

Words meanings summery:

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - Shukra, the individual being discussed (Shukra (proper noun), bright, white, semen)

• असौ (asau) - this, that (masc. nom. sg. of adas)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order, gradually, in due course

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (state) (from that, therefore)

• सत्-परम-पदात् (sat-parama-padāt) - from that excellent supreme state (from the supreme good state, from the state of ultimate truth)

• उदार-कीर्तिः (udāra-kīrtiḥ) - of noble fame, whose fame is exalted

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by his own, by oneself)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• स्मृति-पद-विभ्रमेन (smṛti-pada-vibhramena) - by his own lapse of memory (by the loss/lapse of memory, by the delusion regarding memory)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

• अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others, among others

• प्रविलुलितः (pravilulitaḥ) - hurled (into other states) (rolled about, agitated, scattered, hurled (masc. nom. sg.))

• दशान्तरेषु (daśāntareṣu) - in other states, in different conditions

Words meanings and morphology

शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - Shukra, the individual being discussed (Shukra (proper noun), bright, white, semen)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - Shukra (name of a sage and planet Venus), bright, pure, semen

असौ (asau) - this, that (masc. nom. sg. of adas)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Note: Refers to Shukra.

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of prathama, used adverbially.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Often means 'that' or 'such is the case'. Its use here implies 'thus (being) first'.

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order, gradually, in due course

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course

Root: kram (class 1)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jan' (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (state) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sat-parama-padāt'.

सत्-परम-पदात् (sat-parama-padāt) - from that excellent supreme state (from the supreme good state, from the state of ultimate truth)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sat-parama-pada

sat-parama-pada - supreme good state, ultimate truth, highest position

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+parama+pada)

• sat – existent, good, true, real
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be) + '-at'
  Root: as (class 2)
• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• pada – state, position, step, foot
  noun (neuter)

उदार-कीर्तिः (udāra-kīrtiḥ) - of noble fame, whose fame is exalted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāra-kīrti

udāra-kīrti - of noble fame, glorious, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udāra+kīrti)

• udāra – noble, exalted, generous, distinguished
  adjective
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'śukraḥ'.

स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by his own, by oneself)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

स्मृति-पद-विभ्रमेन (smṛti-pada-vibhramena) - by his own lapse of memory (by the loss/lapse of memory, by the delusion regarding memory)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of smṛti-pada-vibhrama

smṛti-pada-vibhrama - lapse of memory, confusion of memory, delusion of the state of memory

Compound type : tatpurusha (smṛti+pada+vibhrama)

• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• pada – state, condition, foot, word
  noun (neuter)
• vibhrama – error, confusion, delusion, mistake, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' (to wander) with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, later, behind

(indeclinable)

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others, among others

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agrees with 'daśāntareṣu'.

प्रविलुलितः (pravilulitaḥ) - hurled (into other states) (rolled about, agitated, scattered, hurled (masc. nom. sg.))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravilulita

pravilulita - rolled about, agitated, scattered, overthrown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'lul' (to move, to agitate) with prefixes 'pra-' and 'vi-'

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: lul (class 10)

दशान्तरेषु (daśāntareṣu) - in other states, in different conditions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of daśāntara

daśāntara - another state, a different condition, another situation

Compound type : tatpurusha (daśā+antara)

• daśā – state, condition, period of life, circumstance
  noun (feminine)
• antara – other, different, interval, within
  adjective