योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाप्रलयसर्गादावेवमेतद्रघूद्वह ।
स्मृत्यात्मैव भवत्यादौ प्रथमोऽसौ प्रजापतिः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mahāpralayasargādāvevametadraghūdvaha ,
smṛtyātmaiva bhavatyādau prathamo'sau prajāpatiḥ 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mahāpralayasargādau evam etat raghūdvaha
smṛtiātmā eva bhavati ādau prathamaḥ asau prajāpatiḥ

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca raghūdvaha,
mahāpralayasargādau evam etat,
ādau asau prathamaḥ prajāpatiḥ smṛtiātmā eva bhavati.

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "O scion of Raghu (Rāma), at the beginning of creation following a great dissolution, this is how it is: that first Prajāpati, in the very beginning, indeed comes into existence solely as memory (smṛtiātman)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• महाप्रलयसर्गादौ (mahāpralayasargādau) - at the very beginning of a new creation cycle, following a great cosmic dissolution (at the beginning of creation after a great dissolution)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, indeed)

• एतत् (etat) - this (phenomenon or statement) (this, this one)

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O scion of Raghu (a form of address for Rāma) (O upholder of Raghu's lineage)

• स्मृतिआत्मा (smṛtiātmā) - whose very essence is memory (smṛti) (having memory as its essence, whose nature is memory)

• एव (eva) - indeed, solely (indeed, only, certainly)

• भवति (bhavati) - comes into existence, arises (becomes, arises, exists)

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning (of the cycle of creation) (in the beginning, first)

• प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - the first (first, primary)

• असौ (asau) - that (well-known or distant) (that, that one (masculine/feminine))

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (the creator deity) (lord of creation, creator, Prajāpati)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – a proper name, name of a revered Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

irregular perfect form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्रलयसर्गादौ (mahāpralayasargādau) - at the very beginning of a new creation cycle, following a great cosmic dissolution (at the beginning of creation after a great dissolution)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāpralayasargādi

mahāpralayasargādi - the beginning of creation after a great dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+pralaya+sarga+ādi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-li
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• sarga – creation, emanation
  noun (masculine)
  from sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case indicates 'at the beginning'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, indeed)

(indeclinable)

particle

एतत् (etat) - this (phenomenon or statement) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the statement being made: 'this is how it is'.

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O scion of Raghu (a form of address for Rāma) (O upholder of Raghu's lineage)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - upholder of Raghu's lineage, descendent of Raghu

compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+ūdvaha)

• raghu – name of an ancient king, ancestor of Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• ūdvaha – carrying, bearing, upholding
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-vah
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

स्मृतिआत्मा (smṛtiātmā) - whose very essence is memory (smṛti) (having memory as its essence, whose nature is memory)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛtiātman

smṛtiātman - having memory as self/essence

compound noun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (smṛti+ātman)

• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition (smṛti)
  noun (feminine)
  from smṛ
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, the supreme self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Nominative singular, masculine, agreeing with Prajāpati.

एव (eva) - indeed, solely (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

particle

भवति (bhavati) - comes into existence, arises (becomes, arises, exists)

(verb)

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

present active

present indicative form

Root: bhū (class 1)

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning (of the cycle of creation) (in the beginning, first)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first

प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - the first (first, primary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Agrees with `prajāpatiḥ`.

असौ (asau) - that (well-known or distant) (that, that one (masculine/feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with `prajāpatiḥ`.

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati (the creator deity) (lord of creation, creator, Prajāpati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator deity (prajāpati)

compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creation, creatures
  noun (feminine)
  from pra-jan
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)