योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-5

मुमुक्षुव्यवहारोक्तिमयात्प्रकरणात्परम् ।
अथोत्पत्तिप्रकरणं मयेदं परिकथ्यते ॥ ५ ॥

mumukṣuvyavahāroktimayātprakaraṇātparam ,
athotpattiprakaraṇaṃ mayedaṃ parikathyate 5

5. mumukṣuvyavahāroktimayāt prakaraṇāt param
atha utpattiprakaraṇaṃ mayā idaṃ parikathyate

5. atha mumukṣuvyavahāroktimayāt prakaraṇāt
param mayā idaṃ utpattiprakaraṇaṃ parikathyate

5. Now, after the chapter dedicated to the discourse on the conduct of a seeker of liberation (mokṣa), this chapter on 'Origin' (Utpatti-prakaraṇa) is being narrated by me.

Words meanings summery:

• मुमुक्षुव्यवहारोक्तिमयात् (mumukṣuvyavahāroktimayāt) - from the section consisting of declarations about the conduct of a liberation (mokṣa) seeker (consisting of or dealing with the declarations/statements on the conduct of one desirous of liberation (mokṣa))

• प्रकरणात् (prakaraṇāt) - from the section/chapter (from the section, from the chapter)

• परम् (param) - after, subsequent to (after, subsequent to, further, beyond)

• अथ (atha) - now, thereupon (now, then, thereupon, moreover)

• उत्पत्तिप्रकरणं (utpattiprakaraṇaṁ) - the section on 'Origin' (section on origin/creation)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इदं (idaṁ) - this (referring to the chapter) (this)

• परिकथ्यते (parikathyate) - is being narrated (is narrated, is explained, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

मुमुक्षुव्यवहारोक्तिमयात् (mumukṣuvyavahāroktimayāt) - from the section consisting of declarations about the conduct of a liberation (mokṣa) seeker (consisting of or dealing with the declarations/statements on the conduct of one desirous of liberation (mokṣa))

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mumukṣuvyavahāroktimaya

mumukṣuvyavahāroktimaya - consisting of declarations on the conduct of a mokṣa-seeker

Compound ending in -maya (consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mumukṣu+vyavahāra+ukti+maya)

• mumukṣu – one desirous of liberation (mokṣa), seeker of mokṣa
  noun (masculine)
  desiderative agent noun
  from root muc (to liberate), desiderative stem mumukṣa + u
  Root: muc (class 6)
• vyavahāra – conduct, action, practice, usage
  noun (masculine)
  from root hṛ with upasargas vi and ava
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• ukti – saying, speech, declaration
  noun (feminine)
  kṛt suffix -kti
  from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'prakaraṇāt'.

प्रकरणात् (prakaraṇāt) - from the section/chapter (from the section, from the chapter)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prakaraṇa

prakaraṇa - section, chapter, treatise, context

from root kṛ with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परम् (param) - after, subsequent to (after, subsequent to, further, beyond)

(indeclinable)

Note: Can be an adjective in neuter accusative/nominative singular, but here functions adverbially as 'after'.

अथ (atha) - now, thereupon (now, then, thereupon, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the beginning of a new topic.

उत्पत्तिप्रकरणं (utpattiprakaraṇaṁ) - the section on 'Origin' (section on origin/creation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpattiprakaraṇa

utpattiprakaraṇa - section on origin/creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (utpatti+prakaraṇa)

• utpatti – origin, production, coming forth
  noun (feminine)
  from root pad with upasarga ut
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)
• prakaraṇa – section, chapter, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'parikathyate'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

इदं (idaṁ) - this (referring to the chapter) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Modifies 'utpattiprakaraṇaṃ'.

परिकथ्यते (parikathyate) - is being narrated (is narrated, is explained, is declared)

(verb)

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

from root kath with prefix pari, passive voice

Prefix: pari

Root: kath (class 10)