योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-3

श्रीराम उवाच ।
कथं ब्रह्मन्मगवतो लोके ज्ञानावतारणे ।
सर्गादनन्तरं बुद्धिः प्रवृत्ता परमेष्ठिनः ॥ ३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
kathaṃ brahmanmagavato loke jñānāvatāraṇe ,
sargādanantaraṃ buddhiḥ pravṛttā parameṣṭhinaḥ 3

3. śrīrāma uvāca katham brahman bhagavataḥ loke jñānāvataraṇe
sargāt anantaram buddhiḥ pravṛttā parameṣṭhinaḥ

3. śrīrāma uvāca brahman katham sargāt anantaram loke
jñānāvataraṇe bhagavataḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ buddhiḥ pravṛttā

3. Shri Rama said: "O revered Brahman, how did the intellect (buddhi) of the venerable Lord (bhagavat), the Supreme Being (Parameṣṭhin), become engaged in the world for the manifestation of knowledge (jñāna), immediately after creation (sarga)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The divine prince Rama, addressing Vasishtha. (Shri Rama)

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

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O revered one (addressing Vasishtha, who is a Brahman) (O Brahman, O revered one, O spiritual teacher)

• भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable Lord (Brahma) (of the venerable, of the glorious, of the Lord)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the realm)

• ज्ञानावतरणे (jñānāvataraṇe) - for the manifestation of knowledge (jñāna) (regarding the manifestation of knowledge)

• सर्गात् (sargāt) - after creation (sarga) (from creation)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after (after, immediately after, subsequently)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, mind, consciousness)

• प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - became engaged / active (manifested, commenced, engaged, active, turned forward)

• परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ) - of the Supreme Being (Parameṣṭhin) (of the Supreme Being, of Brahma)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - The divine prince Rama, addressing Vasishtha. (Shri Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - The revered Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – revered, prosperous
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (name of a deity/prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Rama) (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)

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O revered one (addressing Vasishtha, who is a Brahman) (O Brahman, O revered one, O spiritual teacher)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, a priest, the Absolute (brahman)

N-stem noun.

Root: bṛh

Note: Rama addresses Vasishtha.

भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the venerable Lord (Brahma) (of the venerable, of the glorious, of the Lord)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, Lord (bhagavat)

Present active participle stem (from √bhaj).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'parameṣṭhinaḥ'.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

Masculine noun ending in -a.

Note: Indicates location.

ज्ञानावतरणे (jñānāvataraṇe) - for the manifestation of knowledge (jñāna) (regarding the manifestation of knowledge)

(noun)

Locative, 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: Expresses purpose or context, 'in the matter of the manifestation of knowledge'.

सर्गात् (sargāt) - after creation (sarga) (from creation)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, discharge, chapter

From root √sṛj (to create, emit) + suffix -a.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after (after, immediately after, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

Compound: an (not) + antara (interval).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+antara)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix. 'n' appears before a vowel.
• antara – interval, interior, difference, space
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: Acts as a postposition.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, mind, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, perception, understanding, mind (buddhi)

Feminine noun ending in -i.

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - became engaged / active (manifested, commenced, engaged, active, turned forward)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - active, begun, manifested, engaged, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'pra' + root '√vṛt' (to turn, exist) + -ta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, describing the state of 'buddhiḥ'.

परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ) - of the Supreme Being (Parameṣṭhin) (of the Supreme Being, of Brahma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhin

parameṣṭhin - the Supreme Being, Brahma, a god, highest ruler

Compound: parama (supreme) + iṣṭhin (standing, located in).

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa (parama+sthā)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• sthā – standing, located
  verbal root (used here in nominal derivative 'iṣṭhin') (masculine)
  From root √sthā (to stand, to be situated). The nominal derivative 'iṣṭhin' implies one who stands/is situated.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Possessive, describing whose intellect.