योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-43

इति तेन नियुक्तोऽहं पित्रा कमलयोनिना ।
इह राघव तिष्ठामि यावद्भूतपरम्परा ॥ ४३ ॥

iti tena niyukto'haṃ pitrā kamalayoninā ,
iha rāghava tiṣṭhāmi yāvadbhūtaparamparā 43

43. iti tena niyuktaḥ aham pitrā kamalayoninā |
iha rāghava tiṣṭhāmi yāvat bhūtaparamparā ||

43. rāghava,
iti,
tena,
kamalayoninā,
pitrā,
niyuktaḥ,
aham,
iha,
yāvat,
bhūtaparamparā,
tiṣṭhāmi

43. O Rāghava, having been thus appointed by him, my father, the lotus-born (Brahma), I remain here as long as the succession of beings (saṃsāra) continues.

43. כך, משהוטלה עליי משימה זו על ידי אבי, בְּרַהְמָא, אני שוכן כאן, רָאגְהָאווָה (רָאמָה), כל עוד ממשיך רצף היצורים החיים.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'so saying'

• तेन (tena) - by him

• नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, entrusted, engaged

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• कमलयोनिना (kamalayoninā) - by the lotus-born (Brahma) (by the lotus-born)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• राघव (rāghava) - O descendent of Raghu (Rama) (O descendent of Raghu)

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I dwell

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

• भूतपरम्परा (bhūtaparamparā) - the succession of beings (saṃsāra) (the succession of beings, the lineage of creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'so saying'

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed, entrusted, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, commissioned

Past Passive Participle

root 'yuj' (to join, apply) with 'ni' prefix

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

कमलयोनिना (kamalayoninā) - by the lotus-born (Brahma) (by the lotus-born)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kamalayoni

kamalayoni - lotus-born, an epithet of Brahma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+yoni)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• yoni – source, origin, womb
  noun (feminine)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O descendent of Raghu (Rama) (O descendent of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendent of Raghu, Rama

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, as far as

(indeclinable)

भूतपरम्परा (bhūtaparamparā) - the succession of beings (saṃsāra) (the succession of beings, the lineage of creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūtaparamparā

bhūtaparamparā - succession of beings/elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+paramparā)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition
  noun (feminine)

Note: refers to the ongoing cycle of existence (saṃsāra)

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