योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-7

यत्स्मृतानन्तसद्दृष्टेर्ज्ञत्वमेरुशिरःस्थितेः ।
पुनर्गर्भानुकारान्तःपाताले पतनं कुतः ॥ ७ ॥

yatsmṛtānantasaddṛṣṭerjñatvameruśiraḥsthiteḥ ,
punargarbhānukārāntaḥpātāle patanaṃ kutaḥ 7

7. yat smṛtā anantasaddṛṣṭeḥ jñatvameruśiraḥsthiteḥ
punaḥ garbhānukārāntaḥpātāle patanam kutaḥ

7. kutaḥ patanam yat smṛtā anantasaddṛṣṭeḥ
jñatvameruśiraḥsthiteḥ punaḥ garbhānukārāntaḥpātāle

7. When one remembers their true nature, having attained the vision of endless reality (sat), and is situated at the summit of the mountain of knowledge, how can such a one fall back into the netherworld of a womb-like existence?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - when (one remembers) (what, which, that which)

• स्मृता (smṛtā) - when remembered (by someone), (having remembered) (remembered, recalled)

• अनन्तसद्दृष्टेः (anantasaddṛṣṭeḥ) - of one who has attained the vision of endless reality (sat) (of one possessing endless vision of reality, from the insight into eternal truth)

• ज्ञत्वमेरुशिरःस्थितेः (jñatvameruśiraḥsthiteḥ) - of one situated at the summit of the mountain of knowledge (of one situated at the summit of the mountain of knowledge, from the state of being at the peak of wisdom)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

• गर्भानुकारान्तःपाताले (garbhānukārāntaḥpātāle) - into the netherworld of a womb-like existence (in the netherworld resembling a womb, into a womb-like inner abyss)

• पतनम् (patanam) - a fall (fall, descent, falling)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (is it possible) (whence, from where, how, why)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - when (one remembers) (what, which, that which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially as 'when'.

स्मृता (smṛtā) - when remembered (by someone), (having remembered) (remembered, recalled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recalled

Past Passive Participle

from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here in a sense similar to an ablative absolute or a conditional clause.

अनन्तसद्दृष्टेः (anantasaddṛṣṭeḥ) - of one who has attained the vision of endless reality (sat) (of one possessing endless vision of reality, from the insight into eternal truth)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of anantasaddṛṣṭi

anantasaddṛṣṭi - endless vision of truth/reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+sat+dṛṣṭi)

• ananta – endless, infinite
  adjective
  from an- (not) + anta (end)
• sat – truth, existence, reality, being
  noun
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• dṛṣṭi – vision, sight, view
  noun (feminine)
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Also could be genitive. Context suggests source, hence ablative.

ज्ञत्वमेरुशिरःस्थितेः (jñatvameruśiraḥsthiteḥ) - of one situated at the summit of the mountain of knowledge (of one situated at the summit of the mountain of knowledge, from the state of being at the peak of wisdom)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jñatvameruśiraḥsthita

jñatvameruśiraḥsthita - situated at the summit of the mountain of knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñatva+meru+śiras+sthita)

• jñatva – knowledge, state of knowing
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā (to know) + -tva suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• meru – Mount Meru (mythical cosmic mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, summit, peak
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – situated, standing, established
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Also could be genitive. Context suggests source, hence ablative.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

गर्भानुकारान्तःपाताले (garbhānukārāntaḥpātāle) - into the netherworld of a womb-like existence (in the netherworld resembling a womb, into a womb-like inner abyss)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of garbhānukārāntaḥpātāla

garbhānukārāntaḥpātāla - netherworld resembling a womb, womb-like inner abyss

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+anukāra+antas+pātāla)

• garbha – womb, embryo, interior
  noun (masculine)
• anukāra – imitation, likeness, resemblance
  noun (masculine)
  from anu- (after) + root kṛ (to do)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antas – within, inside, interior
  indeclinable
• pātāla – netherworld, infernal region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative case used to express motion towards (into).

पतनम् (patanam) - a fall (fall, descent, falling)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patana

patana - falling, descent

from root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how (is it possible) (whence, from where, how, why)

(indeclinable)