योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-16

अनुत्पन्नैवोत्थितेव यत्रेति परिवर्ण्यते ।
यस्मिन्श्रुते जगदिदं श्रोतान्तर्बुध्यतेऽखिलम् ॥ १६ ॥

anutpannaivotthiteva yatreti parivarṇyate ,
yasminśrute jagadidaṃ śrotāntarbudhyate'khilam 16

16. anutpannā eva utthitā iva yatra iti parivarṇyate
yasmin śrute jagat idam śrotā antarbudhyate akhilam

16. yatra (idam) anutpannā eva utthitā iva iti parivarṇyate.
yasmin śrute,
śrotā idam akhilam jagat antarbudhyate.

16. This is where (the world) is fully described as unproduced, yet seemingly arisen. By hearing which (text), the listener inwardly realizes this entire world.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुत्पन्ना (anutpannā) - unproduced, not arisen, not born

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

• उत्थिता (utthitā) - arisen, stood up, manifested

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (text/chapter)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (often marks quoted speech or thought)

• परिवर्ण्यते (parivarṇyate) - is described fully, is narrated completely, is expounded upon

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

• श्रुते (śrute) - when heard, when listened to, when studied

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• इदम् (idam) - this

• श्रोता (śrotā) - the listener, the hearer

• अन्तर्बुध्यते (antarbudhyate) - understands inwardly, realizes, perceives internally

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

Words meanings and morphology

अनुत्पन्ना (anutpannā) - unproduced, not arisen, not born

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anutpanna

anutpanna - unproduced, not arisen, not born

negated past passive participle

from a (not) + utpanna (produced)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+utpanna)

• a – not, un-
  prefix (negation)
• utpanna – produced, arisen, born
  past passive participle (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ud + pad (to go, to arise) + kta
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine noun, likely 'jāgatī' from the previous verse.

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

(indeclinable)

उत्थिता (utthitā) - arisen, stood up, manifested

(past passive participle)

Note: Qualifies an implied feminine noun, likely 'jāgatī'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which (text/chapter)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (often marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the manner of description 'anutpannā eva utthitā iva'.

परिवर्ण्यते (parivarṇyate) - is described fully, is narrated completely, is expounded upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of parivarṇ

present passive

present passive 3rd person singular Ātmanepada, from pari + varṇ

Prefix: pari

Root: varṇ (class 10)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the text/chapter, hence masculine or neuter.

श्रुते (śrute) - when heard, when listened to, when studied

(past passive participle)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'yasmin'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

present active participle

from gam (to go) + śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'antarbudhyate'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

श्रोता (śrotā) - the listener, the hearer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotṛ

śrotṛ - listener, hearer

from śru (to hear) + tṛc

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'antarbudhyate'.

अन्तर्बुध्यते (antarbudhyate) - understands inwardly, realizes, perceives internally

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of antarbudh

present passive/middle

present 3rd person singular Ātmanepada, from antar + budh (to know)

Prefix: antar

Root: budh (class 1)

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, entire, complete, whole

from a (not) + khila (deficient, vacant)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  prefix (negation)
• khila – deficient, wanting, vacant, waste land
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

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