योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-63, verse-26

मम प्रथममेव प्राक्चलितस्य परात्पदात् ।
तत्त्वज्ञानितया रूढो भिक्षुत्वे योग्यताक्रमः ॥ २६ ॥

mama prathamameva prākcalitasya parātpadāt ,
tattvajñānitayā rūḍho bhikṣutve yogyatākramaḥ 26

26. mama prathamam eva prāk calitasya parāt padāt
tattvajñānitayā rūḍhaḥ bhikṣutve yogyatākramaḥ

26. mama prathamam eva prāk parāt padāt calitasya
tattvajñānitayā bhikṣutve yogyatākramaḥ rūḍhaḥ

26. My progression towards suitability for the state of a mendicant (bhikṣu) was established from the very beginning, even prior to my departure from the supreme abode, by virtue of my knowledge of ultimate reality (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - from the very beginning (first, initially)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'prathamam' (very beginning) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• प्राक् (prāk) - previously, prior to (before, previously, eastward)

• चलितस्य (calitasya) - of me, who has departed (of one who has moved/departed)

• परात् (parāt) - from the supreme (state/abode) (from the supreme, from the other)

• पदात् (padāt) - from the state/abode (from the foot, from the state, from the abode)

• तत्त्वज्ञानितया (tattvajñānitayā) - by virtue of my knowledge of ultimate reality (tattva) (by means of being a knower of reality, through true knowledge)

• रूढः (rūḍhaḥ) - established, developed (established, rooted, grown, famous)

• भिक्षुत्वे (bhikṣutve) - in the state of a mendicant (bhikṣu) (in the state of a mendicant/monk)

• योग्यताक्रमः (yogyatākramaḥ) - progression of suitability (sequence of suitability, natural progression of qualification)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive form of 'I'.

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - from the very beginning (first, initially)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, initial

Superlative suffix -ma added to prā (before)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'prathamam' (very beginning) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis.

प्राक् (prāk) - previously, prior to (before, previously, eastward)

(indeclinable)

From root √añc (to bend, to go) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Adverbial form of 'prāc'.

चलितस्य (calitasya) - of me, who has departed (of one who has moved/departed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of calita

calita - moved, departed, agitated

Past Passive Participle

From root √cal (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied referent for 'mama'.

परात् (parāt) - from the supreme (state/abode) (from the supreme, from the other)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, other

Note: Agrees with 'padāt'.

पदात् (padāt) - from the state/abode (from the foot, from the state, from the abode)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, state, position, abode

तत्त्वज्ञानितया (tattvajñānitayā) - by virtue of my knowledge of ultimate reality (tattva) (by means of being a knower of reality, through true knowledge)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tattvajñānin

tattvajñānin - knower of truth, one who has knowledge of ultimate reality (tattva)

Compound of tattva (reality, truth) and jñānin (knower). The suffix -tā (feminine noun) implies the state/quality of being a knower of truth.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+jñānin)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• jñānin – knower, wise man
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Formed by suffix -tā from `tattvajñānin`, then declined in instrumental. So it's 'by means of the state of being a tattvajñānin'.

रूढः (rūḍhaḥ) - established, developed (established, rooted, grown, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, risen, established, traditional

Past Passive Participle

From root √ruh (to grow, ascend)

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yogyatākramaḥ'.

भिक्षुत्वे (bhikṣutve) - in the state of a mendicant (bhikṣu) (in the state of a mendicant/monk)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhikṣutva

bhikṣutva - the state or condition of being a mendicant (bhikṣu)

Derived from bhikṣu (mendicant) + suffix -tva (abstract noun forming suffix)

योग्यताक्रमः (yogyatākramaḥ) - progression of suitability (sequence of suitability, natural progression of qualification)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogyatākrama

yogyatākrama - order of fitness, sequence of qualification, progression of suitability

Compound of yogyatā (suitability) and krama (order, sequence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yogyatā+krama)

• yogyatā – suitability, fitness, qualification
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from yogya (suitable) + suffix -tā (abstract noun forming suffix)
• krama – step, order, sequence, progression
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kram (to step)
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.