योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-9

श्रीराम उवाच ।
मौर्ख्यमत्यन्तघनतामागतं समवस्थितम् ।
स्थावरादि तनु प्राप्तं कीदृशं भवति प्रभो ॥ ९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
maurkhyamatyantaghanatāmāgataṃ samavasthitam ,
sthāvarādi tanu prāptaṃ kīdṛśaṃ bhavati prabho 9

9. śrīrāma uvāca maurkham atyantaghanatām āgatam samavasthitam
sthāvarādi tanu prāptam kīdṛśam bhavati prabho

9. prabho atyantaghanatām āgatam samavasthitam sthāvarādi
tanu prāptam maurkham kīdṛśam bhavati śrīrāma uvāca

9. Śrī Rāma said: O Lord, when ignorance, having attained extreme density, becomes completely established and takes on the form of immobile entities (like plants and stones), what is its nature?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मौर्खम् (maurkham) - here referring to a dense, fundamental state of ignorance in inert matter (foolishness, ignorance, stupidity)

• अत्यन्तघनताम् (atyantaghanatām) - extreme density, extreme thickness

• आगतम् (āgatam) - having attained (a state of extreme density) (having come, having arrived, having attained)

• समवस्थितम् (samavasthitam) - completely situated, well-established, abiding

• स्थावरादि (sthāvarādi) - referring to the class of immobile beings (plants, minerals, etc.) (beginning with immobile things (like plants and stones), and so on)

• तनु (tanu) - the physical form or embodiment (body, form, person, self)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having acquired (a body/form) (obtained, acquired, received)

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature, how

• भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (an epithet of Rama, often used as a respectful address)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, welfare, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

मौर्खम् (maurkham) - here referring to a dense, fundamental state of ignorance in inert matter (foolishness, ignorance, stupidity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

derived from mūrkha (foolish) with -ya suffix

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it functions as the subject.

अत्यन्तघनताम् (atyantaghanatām) - extreme density, extreme thickness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atyantaghanatā

atyantaghanatā - extreme density, great thickness, intenseness

compound of atyanta (extreme) and ghanatā (density)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atyanta+ghanatā)

• atyanta – excessive, extreme, very much
  adjective
  from ati + anta
  Prefix: ati
• ghanatā – density, thickness, solidity, profundity
  noun (feminine)
  derived from ghana (dense) with -tā suffix

Note: Object of 'āgatam'.

आगतम् (āgatam) - having attained (a state of extreme density) (having come, having arrived, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from prefix ā- + root gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maurkham'.

समवस्थितम् (samavasthitam) - completely situated, well-established, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samavasthita

samavasthita - completely situated, well-established, abiding, standing together

Past Passive Participle

from prefixes sam- + ava- + root sthā (to stand)

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maurkham'.

स्थावरादि (sthāvarādi) - referring to the class of immobile beings (plants, minerals, etc.) (beginning with immobile things (like plants and stones), and so on)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvarādi

sthāvarādi - beginning with immobile things, etc.

compound of sthāvara (immobile) and ādi (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthāvara+ādi)

• sthāvara – immobile, stationary (e.g., plants, stones)
  adjective (neuter)
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable

Note: Adjective to 'tanu'.

तनु (tanu) - the physical form or embodiment (body, form, person, self)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self

Note: Object of 'prāptam'.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - having acquired (a body/form) (obtained, acquired, received)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, received

Past Passive Participle

from prefix pra- + root āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'maurkham'.

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what nature, how

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what appearance, what sort of

from kim (what) and dṛś (to see)

Note: Agrees with 'maurkham'.

भवति (bhavati) - is, becomes, exists

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful