योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-19

इत्यनुक्रमतो याता संविच्छक्तिस्वरूपताम् ।
मज्जा प्राक् संनिवेशं स्वं तमेवाप्य समुज्झती ॥ १९ ॥

ityanukramato yātā saṃvicchaktisvarūpatām ,
majjā prāk saṃniveśaṃ svaṃ tamevāpya samujjhatī 19

19. iti anukramataḥ yātā saṃvicchaktisvarūpatām majjā
prāk saṃniveśam svam tam eva āpya samujjhātī

19. majjā iti anukramataḥ saṃvicchaktisvarūpatām yātā
prāk tam svam saṃniveśam eva āpya samujjhātī

19. Thus, progressively, the marrow (majjā), having attained the nature of consciousness-power (saṃvit-śakti), and having previously reached its own established state, then completely abandons it.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• अनुक्रमतः (anukramataḥ) - progressively, in due order

• याता (yātā) - having gone, having attained, having reached

• संविच्छक्तिस्वरूपताम् (saṁvicchaktisvarūpatām) - the nature or form of consciousness-power (saṃvit-śakti)

• मज्जा (majjā) - In Tantric physiology, marrow (`majjā`) is one of the seven `dhātus` (constituent elements of the body), representing a subtle physical aspect or energy undergoing transformation. (marrow)

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously

• संनिवेशम् (saṁniveśam) - its established prior state or form. (established form, arrangement, position)

• स्वम् (svam) - own, belonging to oneself

• तम् (tam) - referring to the `saṃniveśam` (established form). (that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• आप्य (āpya) - having attained, having reached

• समुज्झाती (samujjhātī) - completely abandoning, giving up

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating quotation or manner.

अनुक्रमतः (anukramataḥ) - progressively, in due order

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix `-tas` indicating "from/by means of".

याता (yātā) - having gone, having attained, having reached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From `√yā` (to go, move).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Functions as a perfect participle.

संविच्छक्तिस्वरूपताम् (saṁvicchaktisvarūpatām) - the nature or form of consciousness-power (saṃvit-śakti)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃvicchaktisvarūpatā

saṁvicchaktisvarūpatā - the state of having the form or nature of consciousness-power

Compound noun, composed of `saṃvitśakti` and `svarūpatā`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvitśakti+svarūpatā)

• saṃvitśakti – consciousness-power, power of consciousness (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound.
• svarūpatā – own form, nature, intrinsic nature
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from `svarūpa` (own form/nature) with suffix `-tā` (abstract noun). `svarūpa` itself is a compound of `sva` and `rūpa`.

मज्जा (majjā) - In Tantric physiology, marrow (`majjā`) is one of the seven `dhātus` (constituent elements of the body), representing a subtle physical aspect or energy undergoing transformation. (marrow)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of majjā

majjā - marrow, pith, pulp

प्राक् (prāk) - before, formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

संनिवेशम् (saṁniveśam) - its established prior state or form. (established form, arrangement, position)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃniveśa

saṁniveśa - arrangement, position, entry, established form, settlement, configuration

From `sam-ni-√viś` (to enter, settle).

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

स्वम् (svam) - own, belonging to oneself

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, kin

Reflexive possessive pronoun/adjective.

तम् (tam) - referring to the `saṃniveśam` (established form). (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आप्य (āpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from `ā-√āp` (to obtain, reach) + suffix `-ya`.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

समुज्झाती (samujjhātī) - completely abandoning, giving up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samujjhāt

samujjhāt - completely abandoning, giving up entirely, forsaking

Present Active Participle

From `sam-ud-√jhā` (to abandon, forsake).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: jhā (class 3)

Note: Functions as a present participle.

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