योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-29

विपश्चिदुवाच ।
महाशवं यत्पतितं यस्मिञ्जगति भूतले ।
तां भुवं पूर्वमिन्द्रेण यज्ञगर्वेण गच्छता ॥ २९ ॥

vipaściduvāca ,
mahāśavaṃ yatpatitaṃ yasmiñjagati bhūtale ,
tāṃ bhuvaṃ pūrvamindreṇa yajñagarveṇa gacchatā 29

29. vipaścit uvāca mahāśavam yat patitam yasmin jagati
bhūtale tām bhuvam pūrvam indreṇa yajñagarveṇa gacchatā

29. vipaścit uvāca yasmin jagati bhūtale yat mahāśavam
patitam tām bhuvam pūrvam yajñagarveṇa gacchatā indreṇa

29. Vipascit said: 'That earth, on the surface of which a great corpse had fallen—that very land, formerly, as Indra went with the pride of a Vedic ritual (yajña)...'

Words meanings summery:

• विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - The proper noun, Vipascit, who is speaking. (the wise one, a sage, a seer)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Stated by Vipascit. (said, spoke)

• महाशवम् (mahāśavam) - A huge or significant corpse. (great corpse, large dead body)

• यत् (yat) - Refers to `mahāśavam` (which, what, that)

• पतितम् (patitam) - The corpse has fallen. (fallen, descended)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - On which (world). (in which)

• जगति (jagati) - On the (physical) world. (in the world, on the earth)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - Directly on the ground/surface. (on the ground, on the surface of the earth)

• ताम् (tām) - Refers back to the earth previously described. (that, her)

• भुवम् (bhuvam) - The physical land, the object being discussed. (earth, land, ground)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Indicates an earlier time. (previously, formerly, before)

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - The agent, the god Indra. (by Indra)

• यज्ञगर्वेण (yajñagarveṇa) - Indra's pride stemming from performing a Vedic ritual (yajña). (with the pride of a Vedic ritual, due to the pride of a Vedic ritual)

• गच्छता (gacchatā) - Describes Indra's state or action while performing the main (implied) verb. (by the one going, by going)

Words meanings and morphology

विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - The proper noun, Vipascit, who is speaking. (the wise one, a sage, a seer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, a sage

From vi (apart, intense) + paś (to see) + kvip suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - Stated by Vipascit. (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Indicative

3rd person singular, Perfect active, irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the introductory phrase.

महाशवम् (mahāśavam) - A huge or significant corpse. (great corpse, large dead body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāśava

mahāśava - great corpse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  `mahā` is often used as a prefix for compounds.
• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Object of `patitam` (which functions adjectivally).

यत् (yat) - Refers to `mahāśavam` (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of `yat`.

Note: Subject of `patitam`.

पतितम् (patitam) - The corpse has fallen. (fallen, descended)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patita

patita - fallen, dropped

Past Passive Participle

From root pat (to fall) + kta suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - On which (world). (in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what

Masculine/neuter locative singular form of `yat`.

जगति (jagati) - On the (physical) world. (in the world, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle (from gam, to go) used as noun

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix. Locative singular of `jagat`.

Root: gam (class 1)

भूतले (bhūtale) - Directly on the ground/surface. (on the ground, on the surface of the earth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - earth's surface, ground

Compound of bhū (earth) + tala (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tala – surface, plane, palm, sole
  noun (masculine/neuter)

ताम् (tām) - Refers back to the earth previously described. (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine accusative singular form of `tad`.

भुवम् (bhuvam) - The physical land, the object being discussed. (earth, land, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, world

Accusative singular of `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - Indicates an earlier time. (previously, formerly, before)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of `pūrva`.

इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - The agent, the god Indra. (by Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity)

Instrumental singular of `indra`.

यज्ञगर्वेण (yajñagarveṇa) - Indra's pride stemming from performing a Vedic ritual (yajña). (with the pride of a Vedic ritual, due to the pride of a Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yajñagarva

yajñagarva - pride of a Vedic ritual

Compound of yajña (Vedic ritual) + garva (pride).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+garva)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• garva – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)
  From root gṛ (to swallow, devour, here implies swelling with pride).
  Root: gṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies `gacchatā`.

गच्छता (gacchatā) - Describes Indra's state or action while performing the main (implied) verb. (by the one going, by going)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix. Instrumental singular.

Root: gam (class 1)