योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतत्ते कथितं सर्व ज्ञानावतरणं भुवि ।
मया स्वमीहितं चेव कमलोद्भवचेष्टितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etatte kathitaṃ sarva jñānāvataraṇaṃ bhuvi ,
mayā svamīhitaṃ ceva kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca etat te kathitam sarvam jñānāvataraṇam
bhuvi mayā sva īhitam ca eva kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mayā te etat sarvam jñānāvataraṇam
sva īhitam ca kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam eva bhuvi kathitam

1. Shri Vasishtha said: "I have recounted to you all of this: the manifestation of knowledge (jñāna) on earth, my own aspiration, and indeed, the activities of Brahma, the lotus-born."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasishtha, addressing Rama. (Shri Vasishtha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Vasishtha) (said, spoke)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter, i.e., the manifestation of knowledge) (this)

• ते (te) - to you (Rama) (to you)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told (by me) (told, recounted, spoken)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, whole, every)

• ज्ञानावतरणम् (jñānāvataraṇam) - the manifestation of knowledge (jñāna) (the descent of knowledge, manifestation of knowledge)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

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

• स्व (sva) - my own (one's own, my own)

• ईहितम् (īhitam) - aspiration, intention (desired, intended, effort, deed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

• कमलोद्भवचेष्टितम् (kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam) - the activities of Brahma, the lotus-born (the activity of Brahma (the lotus-born))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasishtha, addressing Rama. (Shri Vasishtha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasishtha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, prosperous, goddess Lakshmi
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasishtha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Vasishtha) (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root √vac. Reduplicated perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, i.e., the manifestation of knowledge) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Can be nominative or accusative singular neuter. Here it functions as accusative object.

ते (te) - to you (Rama) (to you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the 2nd person pronoun, functioning as dative.

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told (by me) (told, recounted, spoken)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, recounted

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √kath (to tell) + past passive participle suffix -ta.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Functions here as a predicate adjective, indicating a completed action in passive voice.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Emphasizes the totality of what was told.

ज्ञानावतरणम् (jñānāvataraṇam) - the manifestation of knowledge (jñāna) (the descent of knowledge, manifestation of knowledge)

(noun)

neuter, singular of jñānāvataraṇa

jñānāvataraṇa - descent of knowledge, manifestation of knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+avataraṇa)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root √jñā (to know) + -ana suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• avataraṇa – descent, manifestation, coming down
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'ava' + root '√tṛ' (to cross, pass over) + suffix '-ana'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat' (neuter singular nominative/accusative).

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

Feminine noun ending in ū.

Note: Expresses location.

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction ('has been told by me').

स्व (sva) - my own (one's own, my own)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Agrees with 'īhitam'.

ईहितम् (īhitam) - aspiration, intention (desired, intended, effort, deed)

(noun)

neuter, singular of īhita

īhita - desired, intended, wished, sought; effort, aspiration

Past Passive Participle

From root √īh (to strive, desire) + -ta suffix.

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Parallel to 'jñānāvataraṇam' and 'kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam' as objects of 'kathitam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic particle, often used with 'ca' as 'caiva' for 'and indeed'.

कमलोद्भवचेष्टितम् (kamalodbhavaceṣṭitam) - the activities of Brahma, the lotus-born (the activity of Brahma (the lotus-born))

(noun)

neuter, singular of kamalodbhavaceṣṭita

kamalodbhavaceṣṭita - activity of the lotus-born (Brahma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kamalodbhava+ceṣṭita)

• kamalodbhava – lotus-born (an epithet for Brahma)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: kamala (lotus) + udbhava (born from).
• ceṣṭita – activity, endeavor, action, movement
  noun (past passive participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ceṣṭ (to move, to endeavor) + -ta suffix.
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat' (neuter singular nominative/accusative).