योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-15

तदा संभवतीदं वै तत्पदं प्रलयं गतम् ।
यद्यथा यादृशं दृष्टं तत्तादृग्विद्यते तथा ॥ १५ ॥

tadā saṃbhavatīdaṃ vai tatpadaṃ pralayaṃ gatam ,
yadyathā yādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tattādṛgvidyate tathā 15

15. tadā saṃbhavati idaṃ vai tatpadaṃ pralayaṃ gatam |
yat yathā yādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tat tādṛk vidyate tathā ||

15. tadā idaṃ vai saṃbhavati tatpadaṃ pralayaṃ gatam
yat yathā yādṛśaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tat tathā tādṛk vidyate

15. Indeed, this (manifestation) becomes possible then, when that (previous) state has gone to dissolution. Whatever is seen, in whatever manner and of what kind, that exists precisely in that way.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - becomes possible, arises, occurs

• इदम् (idam) - this (manifestation, world of experience) (this)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphasizer)

• तत्पदं (tatpadaṁ) - that previous state (e.g., of unmanifestation or dissolution) (that state, that condition, that status)

• प्रलयं (pralayaṁ) - dissolution, destruction, absorption

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• यादृशं (yādṛśaṁ) - of what kind, such as, like what

• दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen, observed

• तत् (tat) - that, that thing

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun 'tad'

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - becomes possible, arises, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of saṃbhū

Present active 3rd person singular

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this (manifestation, world of experience) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphasizer)

(indeclinable)

तत्पदं (tatpadaṁ) - that previous state (e.g., of unmanifestation or dissolution) (that state, that condition, that status)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatpada

tatpada - that state, that place, that word, that supreme state

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+pada)

• tat – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• pada – step, foot, place, state, condition, word, term
  noun (neuter)

प्रलयं (pralayaṁ) - dissolution, destruction, absorption

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, reabsorption of the world, death

From pra-lī (to dissolve)

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

गतम् (gatam) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, passed

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'gam'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tatpadaṃ'

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

यादृशं (yādṛśaṁ) - of what kind, such as, like what

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, like what

Derived from 'yat' + 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś

दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, that thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, that one

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such, similar to that

Derived from 'tad' + 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present middle 3rd person singular (from 'vid' class 4 or 2 for 'to be')

Root: vid (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad'

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