योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-43

तृतीयोऽत्र पदार्थोऽभूदूर्ध्वं ब्रह्माण्डभागभूः ।
दृष्टिक्षयात्सुदूरत्वाद्दुर्लक्ष्यगगनासितः ॥ ४३ ॥

tṛtīyo'tra padārtho'bhūdūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇḍabhāgabhūḥ ,
dṛṣṭikṣayātsudūratvāddurlakṣyagaganāsitaḥ 43

43. tṛtīyaḥ atra padārthaḥ abhūt ūrdhvam brahmāṇḍa-bhāga-bhūḥ
dṛṣṭi-kṣayāt su-dūratvāt dur-lakṣya-gagana-asitaḥ

43. atra tṛtīyaḥ padārthaḥ ūrdhvam brahmāṇḍa-bhāga-bhūḥ
abhūt dṛṣṭi-kṣayāt su-dūratvāt dur-lakṣya-gagana-asitaḥ

43. Here, the third element was the upper region of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa), which, due to the limitation of vision and its extreme distance, appeared dark like the sky and was difficult to discern.

Words meanings summery:

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

• पदार्थः (padārthaḥ) - element, substance, category; meaning of a word

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, elevated

• ब्रह्माण्ड-भाग-भूः (brahmāṇḍa-bhāga-bhūḥ) - the region/space of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

• दृष्टि-क्षयात् (dṛṣṭi-kṣayāt) - from the limit of sight, due to the decay/loss of vision

• सु-दूरत्वात् (su-dūratvāt) - from extreme distance, due to being very far

• दुर्-लक्ष्य-गगन-असितः (dur-lakṣya-gagana-asitaḥ) - dark like the sky and difficult to perceive

Words meanings and morphology

तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

Ordinal number

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

(indeclinable)

पदार्थः (padārthaḥ) - element, substance, category; meaning of a word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, category of being, substance, element

Compound noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – word, step, foot
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing
  noun (masculine)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, elevated

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्माण्ड-भाग-भूः (brahmāṇḍa-bhāga-bhūḥ) - the region/space of the cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmāṇḍa-bhāga-bhū

brahmāṇḍa-bhāga-bhū - the space or region forming a part of the cosmic egg (universe)

Compound noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahmāṇḍa+bhāga+bhū)

• brahmāṇḍa – cosmic egg, universe
  noun (neuter)
• bhāga – portion, region, share
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• bhū – earth, ground, place, region
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

दृष्टि-क्षयात् (dṛṣṭi-kṣayāt) - from the limit of sight, due to the decay/loss of vision

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭi-kṣaya

dṛṣṭi-kṣaya - limit of sight, loss of vision

Compound noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭi+kṣaya)

• dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, view
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• kṣaya – loss, decay, end, limit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

सु-दूरत्वात् (su-dūratvāt) - from extreme distance, due to being very far

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of su-dūratva

su-dūratva - the state of being very far

Compound noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (su+dūratva)

• su – good, well, very (prefix)
  indeclinable
• dūratva – distance, remoteness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dūra (far)

दुर्-लक्ष्य-गगन-असितः (dur-lakṣya-gagana-asitaḥ) - dark like the sky and difficult to perceive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dur-lakṣya-gagana-asita

dur-lakṣya-gagana-asita - difficult to perceive and dark like the sky

Compound adjective

Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (dur+lakṣya+gagana+asita)

• dur – hard, difficult, bad (prefix)
  indeclinable
• lakṣya – perceivable, to be noticed, visible
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Gerundive (future passive participle)
  Derived from root √lakṣ
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• gagana – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• asita – dark, black
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)