योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-158, verse-19

तदैवैतन्महामेदो मृद्धातुत्वमुपागतम् ।
कालेन वसुधा भूयो भूत्वा मृन्मयतां गता ॥ १९ ॥

tadaivaitanmahāmedo mṛddhātutvamupāgatam ,
kālena vasudhā bhūyo bhūtvā mṛnmayatāṃ gatā 19

19. tadā eva etat mahāmedaḥ mṛddhātutvam upāgatam |
kālena vasudhā bhūyaḥ bhūtvā mṛnmayatām gatā ||

19. tadā eva etat mahāmedaḥ mṛddhātutvam upāgatam
kālena vasudhā bhūyaḥ mṛnmayatām bhūtvā gatā

19. Then, this great fat (mahāmedas) transformed into an earth-element. In time, the earth (vasudhā) itself again became clay-like.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that point in time (then, at that time)

• एव (eva) - indeed, at that very moment (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the fat previously mentioned) (this, this one)

• महामेदः (mahāmedaḥ) - this vast amount of fat (from the corpse) (great fat, large amount of fat)

• मृद्धातुत्वम् (mṛddhātutvam) - the state of becoming an earthy component (the state of being an earth-element/mineral)

• उपागतम् (upāgatam) - attained, reached (the state of being) (approached, attained, reached, arrived)

• कालेन (kālena) - in time, over time (by time, in course of time)

• वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth (earth, ground, land (literally 'treasure-holding'))

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become (having become, being)

• मृन्मयताम् (mṛnmayatām) - the state of being clay-like (the state of being earthen/clayey)

• गता (gatā) - became, attained (the state of being) (gone, reached, attained, became)

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that point in time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

एव (eva) - indeed, at that very moment (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the fat previously mentioned) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to mahāmedaḥ.

महामेदः (mahāmedaḥ) - this vast amount of fat (from the corpse) (great fat, large amount of fat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāmedas

mahāmedas - great fat, large amount of fat

Compound

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+medas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• medas – fat, marrow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

मृद्धातुत्वम् (mṛddhātutvam) - the state of becoming an earthy component (the state of being an earth-element/mineral)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛddhātutva

mṛddhātutva - the state of being an earth-element, earth-mineral nature

Compound noun with tva suffix.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mṛd+dhātu+tva)

• mṛd – earth, clay, soil
  noun (feminine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, mineral; root (in grammar)
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix denoting 'state of being', 'nature of'
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Object of upāgatam.

उपागतम् (upāgatam) - attained, reached (the state of being) (approached, attained, reached, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, attained, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix upā (upa + ā).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: It functions as the verb in the first clause.

कालेन (kālena) - in time, over time (by time, in course of time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

वसुधा (vasudhā) - the earth (earth, ground, land (literally 'treasure-holding'))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, ground, land (literally 'treasure-holding')

From vasu (wealth) + dhā (holding).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Comparative adverb from bahu (much).

Note: Modifies bhūtvā or gatā.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become (having become, being)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root bhū (to be, become) with suffix ktvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृन्मयताम् (mṛnmayatām) - the state of being clay-like (the state of being earthen/clayey)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛnmayatā

mṛnmayatā - the state of being earthen/clayey, earthen nature

Compound noun with tā suffix. mṛnmayī is the adjective 'earthen'.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mṛd+maya+tā)

• mṛd – earth, clay, soil
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix
• tā – suffix denoting 'state of being', 'nature of'
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of gatā (via bhūtvā).

गता (gatā) - became, attained (the state of being) (gone, reached, attained, became)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb of the second clause.

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