योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-62, verse-19

यथाहमाकाशवपुस्तथैवासौ खरूपिणी ।
तेन दृष्टा न सा पूर्वं देहेन ललना मया ॥ १९ ॥

yathāhamākāśavapustathaivāsau kharūpiṇī ,
tena dṛṣṭā na sā pūrvaṃ dehena lalanā mayā 19

19. yathā aham ākāśavapuḥ tathā eva asau kharūpiṇī
tena dṛṣṭā na sā pūrvam dehena lalanā mayā

19. yathā aham ākāśavapuḥ,
tathā eva asau kharūpiṇī.
tena pūrvam sā lalanā mayā dehena na dṛṣṭā

19. Just as I had a body of space (ākāśa), so too was her form like space. Therefore, that woman was not seen by me with a physical body previously.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अहम् (aham) - I (Vasishtha) (I)

• आकाशवपुः (ākāśavapuḥ) - having a body of space, ethereal-bodied

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• असौ (asau) - she (Arundhati) (she, that one)

• खरूपिणी (kharūpiṇī) - having the form of space/ether

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason)

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen

• न (na) - not

• सा (sā) - she (Arundhati) (she, that)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• देहेन (dehena) - with (a physical) body

• ललना (lalanā) - woman, lady

• मया (mayā) - by me (Vasishtha) (by me)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to `tathā`.

अहम् (aham) - I (Vasishtha) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Nominative singular of 1st person pronoun.

Note: Refers to Vasishtha.

आकाशवपुः (ākāśavapuḥ) - having a body of space, ethereal-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśavapus

ākāśavapus - having an ethereal body, whose body is space (ākāśa)

Nominative singular form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākāśa+vapus)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky, the fifth element
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• vapus – body, form, figure, wonderful form
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Describes `aham`.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to `yathā`.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

असौ (asau) - she (Arundhati) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder (demonstrative pronoun)

Feminine nominative singular.

खरूपिणी (kharūpiṇī) - having the form of space/ether

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kharūpiṇ

kharūpiṇ - having the form of space/ether, ethereal-formed

Feminine nominative singular. Compound of `kha` and `rūpiṇ`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kha+rūpiṇ)

• kha – sky, space, ether, air
  noun (neuter)
• rūpiṇ – having a form, appearing as, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From `rūpa` (form) + suffix `-in`.

Note: Describes `asau`.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular. Often used adverbially to mean 'therefore' or 'by that'.

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, perceive

Past Passive Participle

Feminine nominative singular of Past Passive Participle from root `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

सा (sā) - she (Arundhati) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Arundhati.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter, used adverbially.

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Adverb of time.

देहेन (dehena) - with (a physical) body

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, figure

Instrumental singular.

Root: dih (class 2)

Note: Means 'with a physical body', as opposed to the ethereal body.

ललना (lalanā) - woman, lady

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lalanā

lalanā - a woman, a beautiful woman, sport, play

Feminine nominative singular.

Root: lal (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arundhati.

मया (mayā) - by me (Vasishtha) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Instrumental singular of 1st person pronoun.