योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-7

भुवि जाता परिम्लाना बाला यत्प्रथमं पुरः ।
संवित्प्राप्नोति तद्रूपा भवत्यन्या न काचन ॥ ७ ॥

bhuvi jātā parimlānā bālā yatprathamaṃ puraḥ ,
saṃvitprāpnoti tadrūpā bhavatyanyā na kācana 7

7. bhuvi jātā parimlānā bālā yat prathamam puraḥ
saṃvit prāpnoti tat rūpā bhavati anyā na kācana

7. When consciousness (saṃvit) first manifests on earth, initially appearing like a tender, withered sprout, it assumes that specific form. No other consciousness (saṃvit) can become that exact same form.

Words meanings summery:

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• जाता (jātā) - born, produced, manifested

• परिम्लाना (parimlānā) - withered, faded, languid

• बाला (bālā) - Here, referring to the nascent or delicate state of consciousness. (young, tender, child-like)

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

• पुरः (puraḥ) - before, in front, previously

• संवित् (saṁvit) - The inherent knowing principle or awareness. (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• रूपा (rūpā) - form, shape, appearance

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

• अन्या (anyā) - another, other

• न (na) - not, no

• काचन (kācana) - any, anyone (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, land, world

Note: From root `bhū` (to be, to exist), here as a feminine noun meaning 'earth'.

जाता (jātā) - born, produced, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Feminine singular nominative, agreeing with `saṃvit`.

परिम्लाना (parimlānā) - withered, faded, languid

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parimlāna

parimlāna - faded, withered, drooping, languid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `mlai` (to wither, fade) with prefix `pari-`

Prefix: pari

Root: mlai (class 1)

Note: Feminine singular nominative, agreeing with `saṃvit`.

बाला (bālā) - Here, referring to the nascent or delicate state of consciousness. (young, tender, child-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, tender, new

Note: Agreeing with `saṃvit`.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

Note: Used here to introduce a clause referring to `saṃvit`.

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

पुरः (puraḥ) - before, in front, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

संवित् (saṁvit) - The inherent knowing principle or awareness. (consciousness, knowledge, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvid

saṁvid - consciousness, knowledge, intelligence, understanding

Derived from `sam-vid` (to know, perceive).

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prāp

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Derived from root `āp` (to obtain, reach) with prefix `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to the 'sprout-like form' implied.

रूपा (rūpā) - form, shape, appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Predicate adjective to `saṃvit`.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्या (anyā) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Subject of the second clause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

काचन (kācana) - any, anyone (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācana

kācana - anyone, anything (with `na` becomes 'no one', 'nothing')

Formed from `kā` (feminine interrogative pronoun) + `cana` (indefinite particle).

Note: Emphatic negative 'not any'.