योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-122, verse-6

पदक्रमेणैव महार्णवान्तस्तावत्प्रविष्टा अवलोकितास्ते ।
तटस्थितैर्यावददृश्यभावं शरन्नभोमेघलवा इवापुः ॥ ६ ॥

padakrameṇaiva mahārṇavāntastāvatpraviṣṭā avalokitāste ,
taṭasthitairyāvadadṛśyabhāvaṃ śarannabhomeghalavā ivāpuḥ 6

6. padakrameṇa eva mahārṇavāntaḥ
tāvat praviṣṭāḥ avalokitāḥ te
taṭasthitaiḥ yāvat adṛśyabhāvam
śarat nabhaḥ meghalavāḥ iva āpuḥ

6. te tāvat padakrameṇa eva
mahārṇavāntaḥ praviṣṭāḥ taṭasthitaiḥ
avalokitāḥ yāvat śarat nabhaḥ
meghalavāḥ iva adṛśyabhāvam āpuḥ

6. Those standing on the bank watched them enter the vast ocean step by step, until they became invisible, just like fragments of clouds in an autumn sky.

Words meanings summery:

• पदक्रमेण (padakrameṇa) - by the order of steps, step by step

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• महार्णवान्तः (mahārṇavāntaḥ) - into the interior of the great ocean

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until

• प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered

• अवलोकिताः (avalokitāḥ) - seen, observed

• ते (te) - they, those

• तटस्थितैः (taṭasthitaiḥ) - by those standing on the bank

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• अदृश्यभावम् (adṛśyabhāvam) - the state of invisibility

• शरत् (śarat) - autumn

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

• मेघलवाः (meghalavāḥ) - fragments of clouds, cloud-fragments

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आपुः (āpuḥ) - they reached, they obtained

Words meanings and morphology

पदक्रमेण (padakrameṇa) - by the order of steps, step by step

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of padakrama

padakrama - order of steps, walking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+krama)

• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)
• krama – step, order, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

महार्णवान्तः (mahārṇavāntaḥ) - into the interior of the great ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārṇavānta

mahārṇavānta - interior of the great ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahārṇava+anta)

• mahārṇava – great ocean
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, interior, proximity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially to indicate direction 'into'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until

(indeclinable)

प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered

(Past Passive Participle)

अवलोकिताः (avalokitāḥ) - seen, observed

(Past Passive Participle)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तटस्थितैः (taṭasthitaiḥ) - by those standing on the bank

(Past Passive Participle)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taṭa+sthita)

• taṭa – bank, shore, coast
  noun (masculine)
• sthita – stood, situated, being
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā- (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यभावम् (adṛśyabhāvam) - the state of invisibility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adṛśyabhāva

adṛśyabhāva - state of invisibility, imperceptibility

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adṛśya+bhāva)

• adṛśya – invisible, imperceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Negation 'a-' of root 'dṛś' with suffix '-ya' (potential passive participle).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

शरत् (śarat) - autumn

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn

Note: Used here as the first part of a compound noun.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud

Note: Used here as the second part of a compound, forming 'śarannabha' (autumn sky).

मेघलवाः (meghalavāḥ) - fragments of clouds, cloud-fragments

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meghalava

meghalava - fragment of a cloud, cloud-fragment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+lava)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• lava – fragment, small piece
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आपुः (āpuḥ) - they reached, they obtained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of āp

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: āp (class 5)