योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-18

श्रीराम उवाच ।
जगत्सूक्ष्मेण रूपेण महाप्रलय आगते ।
आस्ते ब्रह्मणि तत्तस्मात्पुनरेव प्रवर्तते ॥ १८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
jagatsūkṣmeṇa rūpeṇa mahāpralaya āgate ,
āste brahmaṇi tattasmātpunareva pravartate 18

18. śrīrāma uvāca | jagat sūkṣmeṇa rūpeṇa mahāpralaye āgate
| āste brahmaṇi tat tasmāt punaḥ eva pravartate || 18 ||

18. Śrī Rāma said: When the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) occurs, the universe (jagat) exists in a subtle form within Brahman (brahman), and from that very state, it manifests again.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (as the speaker) (Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Śrī Rāma said (he said, spoke)

• जगत् (jagat) - the universe (the world, universe, moving)

• सूक्ष्मेण (sūkṣmeṇa) - in a subtle (by subtle, in a subtle manner)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in a subtle form (by form, in the form)

• महाप्रलये (mahāpralaye) - when the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) occurs (in the great dissolution)

• आगते (āgate) - when it occurs (referring to mahāpralaya) (having come, having occurred, when it comes)

• आस्ते (āste) - it exists (it exists, it stays, it sits)

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman, in the sacred word)

• तत् (tat) - it (referring to the subtle form of the universe) (that, it)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (state/condition) (from that, therefore, from him)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, once more)

• एव (eva) - again (indeed, just, only)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - it manifests again (it proceeds, it manifests, it begins)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (as the speaker) (Lord Rāma, the illustrious Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – beauty, prosperity, glory, holy
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - Śrī Rāma said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - the universe (the world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root gam, used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

सूक्ष्मेण (sūkṣmeṇa) - in a subtle (by subtle, in a subtle manner)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine

Note: Agreement with rūpeṇa.

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in a subtle form (by form, in the form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature

महाप्रलये (mahāpralaye) - when the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) occurs (in the great dissolution)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāpralaya

mahāpralaya - great dissolution, cosmic annihilation

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (mahā+pralaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, re-absorption
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra- + √lī (to dissolve)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)

आगते (āgate) - when it occurs (referring to mahāpralaya) (having come, having occurred, when it comes)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā- + √gam (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

आस्ते (āste) - it exists (it exists, it stays, it sits)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of ās

Present Tense (Laṭ)

3rd person singular present middle

Root: ās (class 2)

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - within Brahman (brahman) (in Brahman, in the sacred word)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute Reality, sacred word, prayer

Root: bṛh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - it (referring to the subtle form of the universe) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (state/condition) (from that, therefore, from him)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Often used to mean "therefore" or "from that cause". Here, "from that state".

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, once more)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - again (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - it manifests again (it proceeds, it manifests, it begins)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vṛt

Present Tense (Laṭ)

3rd person singular present middle

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: `pra-` intensifies or indicates forward movement.