योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-12

तत एतद्गिरा पूर्वः स्वस्वभावः स्मृतो मया ।
अवदातोऽवदातेन नभसेव तपात्यये ॥ १२ ॥

tata etadgirā pūrvaḥ svasvabhāvaḥ smṛto mayā ,
avadāto'vadātena nabhaseva tapātyaye 12

12. tataḥ etat girā pūrvaḥ svasvabhāvaḥ smṛtaḥ
mayā avadātaḥ avadātena nabhasā iva tapātyaye

12. tataḥ etat girā mayā pūrvaḥ avadātaḥ svasvabhāvaḥ
smṛtaḥ avadātena nabhasā iva tapātyaye

12. Then, by this speech, my own intrinsic nature (dharma), which is pristine, was remembered by me, just as (the atmosphere is made) clear by the pristine sky at the end of the hot season.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this, this one)

• गिरा (girā) - by this speech (of the sage) (by speech, by voice)

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - original, pristine (former, previous, original)

• स्वस्वभावः (svasvabhāvaḥ) - my own intrinsic nature (dharma) (one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma))

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - was remembered (remembered, recalled)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अवदातः (avadātaḥ) - pristine (describing 'svasvabhāvaḥ') (pure, white, clear, pristine)

• अवदातेन (avadātena) - by the pristine (sky) (by the pure, by the clear, by the pristine)

• नभसा (nabhasā) - by the sky (by the sky, by the atmosphere)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• तपात्यये (tapātyaye) - at the end of the hot season (at the end of heat, at the end of summer)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'tad' with the suffix '-tas'.

एतत् (etat) - this (speech) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of 'etas'.

गिरा (girā) - by this speech (of the sage) (by speech, by voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gīr

gīr - speech, voice, word, hymn

Instrumental singular feminine of 'gīr' (from root 'gṛ' to call/utter).

Root: gṛ (class 6)

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - original, pristine (former, previous, original)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient, eastern, first

स्वस्वभावः (svasvabhāvaḥ) - my own intrinsic nature (dharma) (one's own nature, intrinsic nature (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svasvabhāva

svasvabhāva - one's own nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature (dharma)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'sva' (own) + 'svabhāva' (nature). 'Svabhāva' itself is from 'sva' + root 'bhū' (to be).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+svabhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine/neuter)
• svabhāva – own being, nature, inherent disposition, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sva' + 'bhāva' (being), from root 'bhū'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - was remembered (remembered, recalled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smṛ' (to remember) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Instrumental singular of the first person pronoun 'mad'.

अवदातः (avadātaḥ) - pristine (describing 'svasvabhāvaḥ') (pure, white, clear, pristine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadāta

avadāta - pure, white, clear, clean, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From 'ava-' + root 'dā' (to purify/cleanse) with suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ava

Root: dā (class 1)

अवदातेन (avadātena) - by the pristine (sky) (by the pure, by the clear, by the pristine)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avadāta

avadāta - pure, white, clear, clean, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From 'ava-' + root 'dā' (to purify/cleanse) with suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ava

Root: dā (class 1)

नभसा (nabhasā) - by the sky (by the sky, by the atmosphere)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether

s-stem neuter noun.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

तपात्यये (tapātyaye) - at the end of the hot season (at the end of heat, at the end of summer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tapātyaya

tapātyaya - end of heat, end of summer/rainy season

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'tapa' (heat) + 'atyaya' (end, passing away). 'Atyaya' is from 'ati-' + root 'i' (to go).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapa+atyaya)

• tapa – heat, warmth, penance, suffering
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From root 'tap' (to heat, burn).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• atyaya – end, passing away, transgression
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ati-' (beyond) + root 'i' (to go).
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)