योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-6

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ये महाप्रलये प्राज्ञाः सर्वे ब्रह्मादयः पुरा ।
किल निर्वाणमायातास्तेऽवश्यं ब्रह्मतां गताः ॥ ६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ye mahāpralaye prājñāḥ sarve brahmādayaḥ purā ,
kila nirvāṇamāyātāste'vaśyaṃ brahmatāṃ gatāḥ 6

6. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ye mahāpralaye prājñāḥ sarve brahmādayaḥ
purā kila nirvāṇam āyātāḥ te avaśyam brahmatām gatāḥ

6. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ye prājñāḥ sarve brahmādayaḥ purā
mahāpralaye kila nirvāṇam āyātāḥ te avaśyam brahmatām gatāḥ

6. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Those wise beings, all of them, including Brahmā and others, who in the past certainly attained liberation (nirvāṇa) during the great cosmic dissolution (mahāpralaya), they must have undoubtedly achieved the state of brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• महाप्रलये (mahāpralaye) - in the great dissolution

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise ones, intelligent ones

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahmā and others, beginning with Brahmā

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - the state of final liberation (nirvāṇa) (liberation, extinguishment, nirvana)

• आयाताः (āyātāḥ) - having come, having attained, reached

• ते (te) - they

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of brahman

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - venerable Vasiṣṭha, glorious Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, revered
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; a proper name
  proper noun (masculine)
  superlative of vasu
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

महाप्रलये (mahāpralaye) - in the great dissolution

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāpralaya

mahāpralaya - great dissolution, cosmic dissolution, final destruction of the universe

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pralaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, re-absorption
  noun (masculine)
  from pra- √lī
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise ones, intelligent ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, knowing, intelligent; a wise man

from pra- √jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Functions here as an adjective agreeing with prājñāḥ or brahmādayaḥ.

ब्रह्मादयः (brahmādayaḥ) - Brahmā and others, beginning with Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmādi

brahmādi - beginning with Brahmā; Brahmā and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmā+ādi)

• brahmā – the creator deity Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)
  from √ad
  Root: ad (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

particle

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - the state of final liberation (nirvāṇa) (liberation, extinguishment, nirvana)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - the act of extinguishing; liberation, absolute extinction of individual existence, beatitude, nirvana (nirvāṇa)

from nis- √vā

Prefix: nis

Root: vā (class 2)

आयाताः (āyātāḥ) - having come, having attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

from ā- √yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `ye`, `prājñāḥ`, `sarve`, `brahmādayaḥ`.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it, they

Note: Refers back to `ye prājñāḥ`.

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of avaśya (necessary)

Root: vaś (class 1)

ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of brahman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmatā

brahmatā - the state of being brahman (brahman), the nature of brahman

from brahman + -tā (abstract noun suffix)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived at, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `te`.