योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-60, verse-5

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमाद्यं परं तत्त्वं चिद्धनं परमं पदम् ।
तत्स्था एते महारूपा ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादयः ॥ ५ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evamādyaṃ paraṃ tattvaṃ ciddhanaṃ paramaṃ padam ,
tatsthā ete mahārūpā brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ 5

5. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca evam ādyam param tattvam cidghanam
paramam padam tatsthāḥ ete mahārūpāḥ brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ

5. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
evam ādyam param tattvam cidghanam paramam padam (asti).
ete mahārūpāḥ brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ tatsthāḥ (santi).

5. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: This primal, supreme reality (tattva) is compact consciousness, the highest state. These great forms – Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara, and others – abide in that.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primal, original, first

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - supreme reality (tattva) (reality, truth, principle, essence)

• चिद्घनम् (cidghanam) - compact consciousness, dense consciousness

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step, foot

• तत्स्थाः (tatsthāḥ) - abiding in that, situated in that

• एते (ete) - these

• महारूपाः (mahārūpāḥ) - great forms, mighty forms

• ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादयः (brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ) - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara (Śiva), and others

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound of śrī (venerable, glorious) and vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, venerable (prefix)
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense (liṭ).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past tense verb.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primal, original, first

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primal, original, principal

Derived from ādi (beginning)

Note: Agrees with `tattvam`.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, distant

Note: Agrees with `tattvam`.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - supreme reality (tattva) (reality, truth, principle, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, essence, true state

Derived from tad (that) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Subject of the first part of the statement.

चिद्घनम् (cidghanam) - compact consciousness, dense consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citghana

citghana - compact consciousness, solid consciousness, pure consciousness

Compound of cit (consciousness) and ghana (dense, compact)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ghana)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• ghana – dense, compact, solid, thick; cloud, mass
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for `tattvam`.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best, greatest

Note: Agrees with `padam`.

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step, foot

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, abode, position

Derived from root pad (to go, fall)

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for `tattvam`.

तत्स्थाः (tatsthāḥ) - abiding in that, situated in that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatstha

tatstha - abiding in that, staying in that, situated there

Compound of tad (that) and stha (standing, situated)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+stha)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, residing (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ`.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to `mahārūpāḥ` and `brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ`.

महारूपाः (mahārūpāḥ) - great forms, mighty forms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahārūpa

mahārūpa - having a great form, of a mighty shape, sublime form

Compound of mahā (great) and rūpa (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+rūpa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ`.

ब्रह्मविष्णुहरादयः (brahmaviṣṇuharādayaḥ) - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara (Śiva), and others

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmaviṣṇuharādi

brahmaviṣṇuharādi - Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Hara (Śiva), and others

Dvandva compound followed by -ādi (etc.)

Compound type : dvandva (brahman+viṣṇu+hara+ādi)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator deity), the absolute (brahman)
  proper noun (masculine)
• viṣṇu – Viṣṇu (the preserver deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hara – Hara (a name of Śiva, the destroyer deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on (suffix)
  suffix (masculine)

Note: Subject of the second clause.