योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-136, verse-16

आसीच्चेतनवातात्माऽभविष्यत्प्राणिनामकः ।
रजसा पयसा व्याप्तस्तेजसा नभसाणुना ॥ १६ ॥

āsīccetanavātātmā'bhaviṣyatprāṇināmakaḥ ,
rajasā payasā vyāptastejasā nabhasāṇunā 16

16. āsīt cetanavātātmā abhavyat prāṇināmakaḥ
rajasā payasā vyāptaḥ tejasā nabhasā aṇunā

16. saḥ āsīt cetanavātātmā abhavyat prāṇināmakaḥ
saḥ rajasā payasā tejasā nabhasā aṇunā vyāptaḥ

16. It (that consciousness) became the conscious essence of air and came to be called a 'living being' (prāṇin). It was pervaded by dust/passion (rajas), water, light/fire, and subtle space.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

• चेतनवातात्मा (cetanavātātmā) - the self of conscious air, consciousness that is the air-self

• अभव्यत् (abhavyat) - it became, it came into being

• प्राणिनामकः (prāṇināmakaḥ) - named a living being, called a living entity

• रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, by passion (rajas)

• पयसा (payasā) - by water, with water

• व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - pervaded, filled, occupied

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by light, by fire, by energy

• नभसा (nabhasā) - by sky, by space

• अणुना (aṇunā) - by subtle, by minute

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root as-

Root: as (class 2)

चेतनवातात्मा (cetanavātātmā) - the self of conscious air, consciousness that is the air-self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cetanavātātman

cetanavātātman - the conscious air-self

Compound of cetana, vāta, and ātman (self, soul). Here referring to the conscious principle residing in air.

Compound type : tatpurusha (cetana+vāta+ātman)

• cetana – conscious, sentient, consciousness
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vāta – air, wind
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

अभव्यत् (abhavyat) - it became, it came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root bhū-

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राणिनामकः (prāṇināmakaḥ) - named a living being, called a living entity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇināmaka

prāṇināmaka - named 'prāṇin' (a living being)

Compound of prāṇin and nāmaka (named).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇin+nāmaka)

• prāṇin – a living being, an animate creature
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prāṇa (life-breath)
• nāmaka – named, called, bearing the name
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from nāman (name)

Note: Refers to the newly formed entity.

रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, by passion (rajas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, activity (one of the three guṇas)

पयसा (payasā) - by water, with water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, fluid, milk

व्याप्तः (vyāptaḥ) - pervaded, filled, occupied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled, occupied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Refers to the 'living being' (prāṇināmakaḥ).

तेजसा (tejasā) - by light, by fire, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - light, brilliance, fire, energy

नभसा (nabhasā) - by sky, by space

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space

अणुना (aṇunā) - by subtle, by minute

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aṇu

aṇu - minute, subtle, atomic, small particle

Note: Agrees with nabhasā.