योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-93, verse-22

न प्रबुद्धो बभूवासौ विचरं तमचेतनः ।
पाषाणदेह इव वा तूलात्मेवैव वा लघुः ॥ २२ ॥

na prabuddho babhūvāsau vicaraṃ tamacetanaḥ ,
pāṣāṇadeha iva vā tūlātmevaiva vā laghuḥ 22

22. na prabuddhaḥ babhūva asau vicaran tam acetanaḥ
pāṣāṇadehaḥ iva vā tūla-ātmā eva eva vā laghuḥ

22. asau acetanaḥ vicaran na prabuddhaḥ babhūva
pāṣāṇadehaḥ iva vā tūla-ātmā eva eva vā laghuḥ

22. He, wandering unconsciously, did not awaken. He was like a body of stone, or indeed, light like a self (ātman) made of cotton.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, aware

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, has been, was

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, moving about

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - unconscious, senseless, inert

• पाषाणदेहः (pāṣāṇadehaḥ) - stone-bodied, having a body of stone

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वा (vā) - or, either

• तूल-आत्मा (tūla-ātmā) - a self (ātman) of cotton, light like cotton

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly, only

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly, only

• वा (vā) - or, either

• लघुः (laghuḥ) - light, subtle, swift, easy

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, expanded, bloomed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root budh (to wake, know) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, has been, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Tense

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, moving about

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarant

vicarant - wandering, moving, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car (to move) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - unconscious, senseless, inert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acetana

acetana - unconscious, devoid of consciousness, inert, non-sentient

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cetana – conscious, sentient, having spirit
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

पाषाणदेहः (pāṣāṇadehaḥ) - stone-bodied, having a body of stone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṣāṇadeha

pāṣāṇadeha - stone-bodied, having a body like stone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṣāṇa+deha)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

तूल-आत्मा (tūla-ātmā) - a self (ātman) of cotton, light like cotton

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tūla-ātman

tūla-ātman - a self (ātman) made of cotton, light self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tūla+ātman)

• tūla – cotton, wadding
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: The compound could also be seen as an adjective modifying the implicit subject.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, only

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, only

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

लघुः (laghuḥ) - light, subtle, swift, easy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghu

laghu - light (in weight), subtle, swift, small, easy, insignificant