योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-151, verse-2

तत्रैवं भस्मतां प्राप्ते सुप्ते ते भवतस्तव ।
तनू तथातिसंतापविदारितमहाशिले ॥ २ ॥

tatraivaṃ bhasmatāṃ prāpte supte te bhavatastava ,
tanū tathātisaṃtāpavidāritamahāśile 2

2. tatra evam bhasmatām prāpte supte te bhavataḥ
tava tanū tathā ati-saṃtāpa-vidārita-mahā-śile

2. tatra evam (sarvam) bhasmatām prāpte (ca) te tava bhavataḥ
tanū supte tathā ati-saṃtāpa-vidārita-mahā-śile (āstām)

2. There, as everything thus turned to ashes and your two bodies lay sleeping, they were like massive rocks split apart by intense heat.

2. כשהכל הפך כך לאפר, שני גופיך, בעודם שרויים בשינה, התרסקו כמו סלעי ענק שנבקעו מחום עז.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• भस्मताम् (bhasmatām) - to the state of ashes, ash-ness

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when the state of being ashes was reached (for the surroundings) (when attained, having been reached)

• सुप्ते (supte) - when your two bodies were lying asleep (when sleeping, lying asleep)

• ते (te) - those two

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your honor, of your respected self

• तव (tava) - your

• तनू (tanū) - two bodies

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, like, in the same way

• अति-संताप-विदारित-महा-शिले (ati-saṁtāpa-vidārita-mahā-śile) - like great rocks split by excessive heat

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

भस्मताम् (bhasmatām) - to the state of ashes, ash-ness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhasmatva

bhasmatva - the state or condition of being ashes

Derived with suffix -tva indicating abstract noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhasman+tva)

• bhasman – ashes
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'state of being'
  suffix (neuter)

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when the state of being ashes was reached (for the surroundings) (when attained, having been reached)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of pra-āpta

pra-āpta - attained, reached, obtained

past passive participle

Past passive participle of pra-āp (to attain)

Prefix: pra

Root: √āp (class 5)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, implying 'when that state was attained'

सुप्ते (supte) - when your two bodies were lying asleep (when sleeping, lying asleep)

(participle)

Locative, feminine, dual of supta

supta - slept, asleep, dormant

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √svap (to sleep)

Root: √svap (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, agreeing with 'tanū' (implied by context for the locative absolute construction)

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'tanū'

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your honor, of your respected self

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - your honor, respected sir (present participle of √bhū, used as honorific noun/adjective)

present active participle

Present active participle of √bhū (to be), used as an honorific

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful possessive form.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Used as possessive adjective, 'your'

तनू (tanū) - two bodies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tanu

tanu - body, person, form

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, like, in the same way

(indeclinable)

अति-संताप-विदारित-महा-शिले (ati-saṁtāpa-vidārita-mahā-śile) - like great rocks split by excessive heat

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ati-saṃtāpa-vidārita-mahā-śilā

ati-saṁtāpa-vidārita-mahā-śilā - great rock split by excessive heat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati-saṃtāpa+vidārita+mahā-śilā)

• ati-saṃtāpa – excessive heat/distress
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ati
• vidārita – split, torn asunder
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of vi-√dṛ (to split)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √dṛ (class 9)
• mahā-śilā – large rock, great stone
  noun (feminine)

Note: Compound adjective agreeing with 'tanū'

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