योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-61, verse-3

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अस्मत्सर्गवदाभाति पूर्वसर्गः प्रजापतेः ।
आजीवप्रतिभासात्मा विद्यते न तु वास्तवः ॥ ३ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asmatsargavadābhāti pūrvasargaḥ prajāpateḥ ,
ājīvapratibhāsātmā vidyate na tu vāstavaḥ 3

3. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca asmat-sargavat ābhāti pūrvasargaḥ
prajāpateḥ ājīva-pratibhāsātmā vidyate na tu vāstavaḥ

3. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca prajāpateḥ pūrvasargaḥ asmat-sargavat
ābhāti ājīva-pratibhāsātmā vidyate tu na vāstavaḥ

3. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The previous creation of Prajāpati appears just like our own creation. Its essence is an appearance throughout its existence, but it is not truly real.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अस्मत्-सर्गवत् (asmat-sargavat) - like our creation, similar to our manifestation

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

• पूर्वसर्गः (pūrvasargaḥ) - previous creation, former manifestation

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - Of Brahmā, the creator (Prajāpati) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

• आजीव-प्रतिभासात्मा (ājīva-pratibhāsātmā) - Referring to the creation being merely an appearance for its duration. (whose nature is an appearance during its existence, having the self of a lifetime's appearance)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• वास्तवः (vāstavaḥ) - real, substantial, true

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best, a celebrated Vedic sage (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मत्-सर्गवत् (asmat-sargavat) - like our creation, similar to our manifestation

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix -vat to asmat-sarga.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asmad+sarga+vat)

• asmad – us, our
  pronoun
• sarga – creation, emanation, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj (to create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable

Note: Functions adverbially.

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears, shines, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

पूर्वसर्गः (pūrvasargaḥ) - previous creation, former manifestation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvasarga

pūrvasarga - previous creation, former emanation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+sarga)

• pūrva – previous, former, earlier
  adjective (masculine)
• sarga – creation, emanation, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj (to create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - Of Brahmā, the creator (Prajāpati) (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator, Brahmā (Prajāpati)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, creatures, people
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Possessive, 'of Prajāpati'.

आजीव-प्रतिभासात्मा (ājīva-pratibhāsātmā) - Referring to the creation being merely an appearance for its duration. (whose nature is an appearance during its existence, having the self of a lifetime's appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājīva-pratibhāsātman

ājīva-pratibhāsātman - whose nature is an appearance during its existence, having the self of a lifetime's appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ājīva+pratibhāsa+ātman)

• ājīva – during life, lifelong, for the duration of existence
  indeclinable (masculine)
  Formed with ā + jīva.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhās (to shine) with prefix prati.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), essence, nature, substance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Compound, refers to pūrvasargaḥ.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root vid in class 4 (divādi) for 'to exist'.

Root: vid (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वास्तवः (vāstavaḥ) - real, substantial, true

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāstava

vāstava - real, true, essential, substantial

Derived from vastu (substance, reality).

Root: vas

Note: Predicate adjective for pūrvasargaḥ.