योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-1

भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
आसीत्किंचित्पुरा कल्पे जगद्यच्चिरमास्थितम् ।
संनिवेशेन चैतद्वदद्यापि च न दूरगम् ॥ १ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ,
āsītkiṃcitpurā kalpe jagadyacciramāsthitam ,
saṃniveśena caitadvadadyāpi ca na dūragam 1

1. bhūśuṇḍaḥ uvāca āsīt kiṃcit purā kalpe jagat yat ciram
āsthitam saṃniveśena ca etat vadat adyāpi ca na dūragam

1. bhūśuṇḍaḥ uvāca purā kalpe kiṃcit jagat āsīt yat ciram
āsthitam ca saṃniveśena etat adyāpi vadat ca na dūragam

1. Bhūśuṇḍa said: 'In a previous cosmic age, there was a certain world which endured for a long time. And by its intrinsic arrangement, this very world still exists today and is not far distant.'

Words meanings summery:

• भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhūśuṇḍa (a crow-sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it existed

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a certain, anything

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• कल्पे (kalpe) - in a cosmic age, in an eon

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - existed, remained, situated

• संनिवेशेन (saṁniveśena) - by its arrangement, by its structure, by its placement

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वदत् (vadat) - manifesting, speaking, existing as speech/manifestation

• अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today, still today

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• दूरगम् (dūragam) - far away, far gone, distant

Words meanings and morphology

भूशुण्डः (bhūśuṇḍaḥ) - Bhūśuṇḍa (a crow-sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūśuṇḍa

bhūśuṇḍa - name of a mythical crow-sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a certain, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, a certain, anything, whatever

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

कल्पे (kalpe) - in a cosmic age, in an eon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - a cosmic age, an eon, a period of time, a possibility

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present active participle of root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - existed, remained, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, placed, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' with 'ā' prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

संनिवेशेन (saṁniveśena) - by its arrangement, by its structure, by its placement

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃniveśa

saṁniveśa - arrangement, structure, composition, placement, entrance

From root 'viś' with 'sam' and 'ni' prefixes

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

वदत् (vadat) - manifesting, speaking, existing as speech/manifestation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, manifesting, existing as speech/manifestation

Present Active Participle

From root 'vad' (to speak, tell)

Root: vad (class 1)

अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today, still today

(indeclinable)

Compound 'adya' (today) + 'api' (even)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adya+api)

• adya – today
  indeclinable
• api – even, also, too
  indeclinable

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दूरगम् (dūragam) - far away, far gone, distant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dūraga

dūraga - going far, distant, remote

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūra+ga)

• dūra – far, distant, remote
  adjective (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, residing in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)