योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-21

तत्त्वं कथय मे किंचिद्येनास्य जगतः प्रभो ।
वेद्मि पूर्वापरं धातुश्चेष्टितस्यानवस्थितेः ॥ २१ ॥

tattvaṃ kathaya me kiṃcidyenāsya jagataḥ prabho ,
vedmi pūrvāparaṃ dhātuśceṣṭitasyānavasthiteḥ 21

21. tattvam kathaya me kiṃcit yena asya jagataḥ prabho
vedmi pūrvāparam dhātuḥ ceṣṭitasya anavasthiteḥ

21. prabho,
me kiṃcit tattvam kathaya,
yena asya jagataḥ pūrvāparam,
dhātuḥ ceṣṭitasya anavasthiteḥ ca vedmi

21. O Lord (prabhu), please tell me something of the fundamental truth (tattva) by which I may understand the cause and effect (pūrvāpara) of this world, as well as the activity of the creator (dhātu) and its inherent impermanence (anavsthiti).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence, fundamental principle

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate, explain, speak

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a little, whatever

• येन (yena) - by which, whereby, so that

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe, of the moving

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master, O mighty one

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I understand, I perceive

• पूर्वापरम् (pūrvāparam) - the former and the latter, prior and posterior, cause and effect, beginning and end

• धातुः (dhātuḥ) - of the creator (e.g., Brahmā) or fundamental elements (of the creator, of the element, of the primary substance)

• चेष्टितस्य (ceṣṭitasya) - of the activity, of the exertion, of the action

• अनवस्तितेः (anavastiteḥ) - of the impermanence, of the instability, of the absence of a fixed state

Words meanings and morphology

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence, fundamental principle

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, fundamental principle, element, category

कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate, explain, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Imperative Mood

Causative stem from √kath.

Root: kath (class 10)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, a little, whatever

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by which, whereby, so that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Used to introduce a purpose or cause.

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe, of the moving

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present participle of √gam (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master, O mighty one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful, supreme

Derived from pra-√bhū (to be eminent, to be powerful).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I understand, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Present Indicative

Root: vid (class 2)

पूर्वापरम् (pūrvāparam) - the former and the latter, prior and posterior, cause and effect, beginning and end

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrvāpara

pūrvāpara - the former and the latter, prior and posterior, cause and effect, beginning and end

Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+apara)

• pūrva – former, prior, eastern, first
  adjective (neuter)
• apara – latter, posterior, western, other, secondary
  adjective (neuter)

धातुः (dhātuḥ) - of the creator (e.g., Brahmā) or fundamental elements (of the creator, of the element, of the primary substance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhātu

dhātu - element, constituent, root, primary substance, creator

Derived from root √dhā (to place, to hold).

Root: dhā (class 3)

चेष्टितस्य (ceṣṭitasya) - of the activity, of the exertion, of the action

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ceṣṭita

ceṣṭita - activity, exertion, action, effort

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √ceṣṭ (to move, to act, to exert).

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

अनवस्तितेः (anavastiteḥ) - of the impermanence, of the instability, of the absence of a fixed state

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anavastiti

anavastiti - impermanence, instability, absence of a fixed state

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+avasthiti)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• avasthiti – state, condition, fixed position, stability
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ava-√sthā (to stand down, to stay).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)