योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-32, verse-5

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
काश्मीरेषु महापद्मसरसीतीरपल्वले ।
भूयोभूयोऽनुभूयैव मत्स्ययोनिपरम्पराम् ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kāśmīreṣu mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvale ,
bhūyobhūyo'nubhūyaiva matsyayoniparamparām 5

5. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca kāśmīreṣu mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvale
bhūyaḥ bhūyaḥ anubhūya eva matsyayoniparamparām

5. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca kāśmīreṣu mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvale
matsyayoniparamparām bhūyaḥ bhūyaḥ eva anubhūya

5. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "In Kashmir, in a small pond on the bank of the great Padma lake, having indeed experienced again and again a succession of fish births...

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• काश्मीरेषु (kāśmīreṣu) - in the region of Kashmir (in Kashmir, among the Kashmiris)

• महापद्मसरसीतीरपल्वले (mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvale) - in a small pond on the bank of the great Padma lake

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• अनुभूय (anubhūya) - having experienced, having perceived

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the repetition of experience (indeed, only, just)

• मत्स्ययोनिपरम्पराम् (matsyayoniparamparām) - a succession of fish births/existences

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound 'Śrī' + 'Vasiṣṭha'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – lustre, glory, wealth, divine grace, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – name of a celebrated Vedic sage, best, most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 10)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Liṭ) of 'vac' root, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

काश्मीरेषु (kāśmīreṣu) - in the region of Kashmir (in Kashmir, among the Kashmiris)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāśmīra

kāśmīra - Kashmir (country/region), a Kashmiri

महापद्मसरसीतीरपल्वले (mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvale) - in a small pond on the bank of the great Padma lake

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvala

mahāpadmasarasītīrapalvala - a small pond on the bank of the great Padma lake

complex tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+padma+sarasī+tīra+palvala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• padma – lotus, name of a lake
  noun (neuter)
• sarasī – lake, pond
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• palvala – small pond, pool, puddle
  noun (neuter)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Comparative of 'bhūri' (much) but often used adverbially for repetition.

Note: Sandhi with 'bhūyaḥ' (bhūyo bhūyaḥ)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Comparative of 'bhūri' (much) but often used adverbially for repetition.

Note: Repetition for emphasis. Sandhi with 'anubhūya' (bhūyo 'nubūyaiva).

अनुभूय (anubhūya) - having experienced, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of 'bhū' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Sandhi with 'eva' (anubhūyaiva).

एव (eva) - emphasizing the repetition of experience (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

मत्स्ययोनिपरम्पराम् (matsyayoniparamparām) - a succession of fish births/existences

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of matsyayoniparamparā

matsyayoniparamparā - a succession of fish births, a series of lives as fish

Tatpurusha compound: 'matsya' (fish) + 'yoni' (birth/species) + 'paramparā' (succession)

Compound type : tatpurusha (matsya+yoni+paramparā)

• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)
• yoni – birth, origin, species, womb
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 2)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: para
  Root: pṝ (class 3)