योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-36

कल्पयन्पालयत्येष नानारूपाणि हेलया ।
तत्रेदंप्रथमत्वेन यदैष ब्रह्मणः पदात् ॥ ३६ ॥

kalpayanpālayatyeṣa nānārūpāṇi helayā ,
tatredaṃprathamatvena yadaiṣa brahmaṇaḥ padāt 36

36. kalpayan pālayati eṣaḥ nānārūpāṇi helayā tatra
idamprathamatvena yadā eṣaḥ brahmaṇaḥ padāt

36. eṣaḥ (prabhuḥ) helayā nānārūpāṇi kalpayan pālayati.
tatra yadā eṣaḥ brahmaṇaḥ padāt idampraṭhamatvena.
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36. Thus, He, playfully creating and protecting these various forms, there, as the very first instance, when He from Brahmā's (brahmaṇaḥ) abode...

Words meanings summery:

• कल्पयन् (kalpayan) - creating (the forms) (creating; arranging; imagining)

• पालयति (pālayati) - protects (the forms/creation) (protects; guards; nourishes)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (referring to the Lord from previous verse) (this (masculine singular))

• नानारूपाणि (nānārūpāṇi) - various forms; many forms

• हेलया (helayā) - playfully; easily; with ease

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (context or creation cycle) (there; in that regard; in that instance)

• इदम्प्रथमत्वेन (idamprathamatvena) - as the first instance; primarily; for the first time

• यदा (yadā) - when

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (referring to the Lord) (this (masculine singular))

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; from Brahmā

• पदात् (padāt) - from the abode (or cosmic station) of Brahmā (from the foot; from the step; from the abode; from the state)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्पयन् (kalpayan) - creating (the forms) (creating; arranging; imagining)

(verbal participle)

Note: Qualifies 'eṣaḥ' (the Lord).

पालयति (pālayati) - protects (the forms/creation) (protects; guards; nourishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pālaya

Present active indicative

From root 'pāl' (Cl. 10).

Root: pāl (class 10)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (referring to the Lord from previous verse) (this (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this; that (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

नानारूपाणि (nānārūpāṇi) - various forms; many forms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - various forms; many forms

Tatpurusha compound of 'nānā' (various) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various; manifold
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form; shape; appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'kalpayan' and 'pālayati'.

हेलया (helayā) - playfully; easily; with ease

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of helā

helā - play; sport; ease

Note: Used adverbially.

तत्र (tatra) - in that (context or creation cycle) (there; in that regard; in that instance)

(indeclinable)

इदम्प्रथमत्वेन (idamprathamatvena) - as the first instance; primarily; for the first time

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idamprathamatva

idamprathamatva - being the first; primality

Tatpurusha compound 'idam prathama' (this as first), with '-tva' suffix for abstract noun.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (idam+prathama+tva)

• idam – this
  pronoun (neuter)
• prathama – first
  adjective (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix

Note: Used adverbially.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - He (referring to the Lord) (this (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this; that (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; from Brahmā

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); supreme reality (brahman)

Note: Here ablative, indicating source, with 'padāt'.

पदात् (padāt) - from the abode (or cosmic station) of Brahmā (from the foot; from the step; from the abode; from the state)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot; step; abode; state; position