योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-10

सत्त्वमेव वपुः पूर्वमुदितं ब्रह्मणः पदात् ।
अयमेव स संपन्नो योऽद्य तामसतामसः ॥ १० ॥

sattvameva vapuḥ pūrvamuditaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt ,
ayameva sa saṃpanno yo'dya tāmasatāmasaḥ 10

10. sattvam eva vapuḥ pūrvam uditam brahmaṇaḥ padāt
ayam eva saḥ sampannaḥ yaḥ adya tāmasatāmasaḥ

10. pūrvam brahmaṇaḥ padāt sattvam eva vapuḥ uditam
yaḥ adya tāmasatāmasaḥ ayam eva saḥ sampannaḥ

10. Indeed, the very essence (sattva) of form formerly originated from the realm of Brahman. He who is now utterly steeped in darkness (tamas) has become that very being.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The quality of purity and essence, one of the three gunas. (purity, goodness, essence, reality, existence)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing 'sattva'. (only, just, indeed, certainly, emphatically)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - The physical or manifest form. (body, form, figure, appearance)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Referring to a past time. (formerly, previously, before, in the beginning)

• उदितम् (uditam) - Originated or manifested. (risen, ascended, originated, manifested, spoken)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - From the supreme cosmic principle (Brahman) or the creator deity (Brahmā). Given padāt, it's a source. (of Brahman, from Brahman, from Brahmā)

• पदात् (padāt) - From the realm or state. (from the foot, from the word, from the state, from the abode)

• अयम् (ayam) - Referring to the previously mentioned being or form. (this, this one)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing the subject. (only, just, indeed, certainly, emphatically)

• सः (saḥ) - Referring back to the sattvic being/form. (he, that)

• सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - Has become, has turned into. (endowed with, furnished with, accomplished, become, happened)

• यः (yaḥ) - Relative pronoun introducing a clause about the subject. (who, which)

• अद्य (adya) - In the present time. (today, now, at present)

• तामसतामसः (tāmasatāmasaḥ) - Deeply immersed in the quality of darkness (tamas). (most tāmasic, extremely ignorant/dark)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - The quality of purity and essence, one of the three gunas. (purity, goodness, essence, reality, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essence, existence, reality, truth, goodness, purity (one of the three guṇas), an animate being, spirit

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Contextual here as the subject.

एव (eva) - Emphasizing 'sattva'. (only, just, indeed, certainly, emphatically)

(indeclinable)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - The physical or manifest form. (body, form, figure, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, appearance, beauty

From root vap (to sow, strew).

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Referring to a past time. (formerly, previously, before, in the beginning)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of pūrva, used adverbially.

उदितम् (uditam) - Originated or manifested. (risen, ascended, originated, manifested, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

From ud- (prefix) + root i (to go) or root vad (to speak). Here, likely from ud-i.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with sattvam and vapuḥ.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - From the supreme cosmic principle (Brahman) or the creator deity (Brahmā). Given padāt, it's a source. (of Brahman, from Brahman, from Brahmā)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the creative principle, a priest, sacred word, the Vedas

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Can also be genitive singular. With padāt, it's ablative expressing source.

पदात् (padāt) - From the realm or state. (from the foot, from the word, from the state, from the abode)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, word, post, station

From root pad (to go).

Root: pad (class 4)

अयम् (ayam) - Referring to the previously mentioned being or form. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to a masculine entity, possibly the yaḥ (who).

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the subject. (only, just, indeed, certainly, emphatically)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - Referring back to the sattvic being/form. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - Has become, has turned into. (endowed with, furnished with, accomplished, become, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, complete, attained, successful, endowed with, become

Past Passive Participle

From sam-pad (to happen, to become, to be endowed).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with ayam and saḥ.

यः (yaḥ) - Relative pronoun introducing a clause about the subject. (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

अद्य (adya) - In the present time. (today, now, at present)

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam and divasa.

तामसतामसः (tāmasatāmasaḥ) - Deeply immersed in the quality of darkness (tamas). (most tāmasic, extremely ignorant/dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmasatāmasa

tāmasatāmasa - extremely tāmasic, most full of darkness

Repetition of tāmasa for emphasis, indicating superlative degree.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tāmasa+tāmasa)

• tāmasa – relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from tamas (darkness, ignorance)
• tāmasa – relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from tamas (darkness, ignorance)

Note: Agrees with yaḥ.

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