योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-36

अपर्यन्तपुराकाले मृदि कुम्भ इवाकृतिः ।
देहोऽभवदिदानीं तु तथैवास्ति भविष्यति ॥ ३६ ॥

aparyantapurākāle mṛdi kumbha ivākṛtiḥ ,
deho'bhavadidānīṃ tu tathaivāsti bhaviṣyati 36

36. aparyantapurākāle mṛdi kumbhaḥ iva ākṛtiḥ dehaḥ
abhavat idānīm tu tathā eva asti bhaviṣyati

36. aparyantapurākāle,
mṛdi kumbhaḥ iva,
ākṛtiḥ dehaḥ abhavat.
idānīm tu tathā eva asti,
(tathā eva) bhaviṣyati.

36. In limitless ancient times, just as a pot takes form from clay, so too the body came into existence. It is likewise present now, and it will be so in the future.

Words meanings summery:

• अपर्यन्तपुराकाले (aparyantapurākāle) - in ancient boundless time

• मृदि (mṛdi) - in clay, in earth

• कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - a pot, a jar

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form, shape, appearance

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, came to be, became

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will exist

Words meanings and morphology

अपर्यन्तपुराकाले (aparyantapurākāle) - in ancient boundless time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aparyantapurākāla

aparyantapurākāla - boundless ancient time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+paryanta+purā+kāla)

• a – negation, non
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix.
• paryanta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
• purā – formerly, ancient
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

मृदि (mṛdi) - in clay, in earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - clay, earth, soil

कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - a pot, a jar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumbha

kumbha - pot, jar, pitcher

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, body

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, shape

Derived from root dih (to smear, form).

Root: dih (class 4)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, came to be, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Indicative

Root 'bhū' in imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root 'as' in present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Indicative

Root 'bhū' in future tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)