योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-38

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाप्रलयसंपत्तौ सर्वकारणकारणम् ।
शिष्यते परमं ब्रह्म तदिदं वर्ण्यते श्रृणु ॥ ३८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mahāpralayasaṃpattau sarvakāraṇakāraṇam ,
śiṣyate paramaṃ brahma tadidaṃ varṇyate śrṛṇu 38

38. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mahāpralaya-saṃpattau sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam
śiṣyate paramam brahma tad idam varṇyate śṛṇu

38. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mahāpralaya-saṃpattau sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam
paramam brahma śiṣyate tat idam varṇyate śṛṇu

38. Shri Vasistha said, "At the occurrence of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya), the supreme (parama) (brahman), the cause of all causes, remains. This is now being described; listen!"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasistha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाप्रलय-संपत्तौ (mahāpralaya-saṁpattau) - at the occurrence of the great dissolution, at the arrival of the great cosmic annihilation

• सर्व-कारण-कारणम् (sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam) - the cause of all causes

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over, survives

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality (brahman)

• तद् (tad) - that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वर्ण्यते (varṇyate) - is described, is recounted, is praised

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Shri Vasistha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasistha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (Liṭ)

Root vac (2nd class) forms uvāca in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्रलय-संपत्तौ (mahāpralaya-saṁpattau) - at the occurrence of the great dissolution, at the arrival of the great cosmic annihilation

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāpralaya-saṃpatti

mahāpralaya-saṁpatti - occurrence of the great dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpralaya+saṃpatti)

• mahāpralaya – great dissolution, cosmic annihilation
  noun (masculine)
• saṃpatti – occurrence, attainment, complete falling
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

सर्व-कारण-कारणम् (sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam) - the cause of all causes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇa

sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇa - the cause of all causes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kāraṇa-kāraṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• kāraṇa-kāraṇa – the cause of causes
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative.

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over, survives

(verb)

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

Present (Laṭ), passive/middle voice

Root śiṣ (7th class, śinaśiṣā-), often used in passive/middle meaning 'to remain'.

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

Note: Can also be accusative.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate universal spirit, the creator god Brahma

Note: Can also be accusative.

तद् (tad) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

Note: Can also be neuter singular accusative.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

Note: Can also be neuter singular accusative.

वर्ण्यते (varṇyate) - is described, is recounted, is praised

(verb)

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

Present (Laṭ), passive voice

Root varṇ (10th class or denominative from varṇa) in passive voice.

Root: varṇ (class 10)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative (Loṭ)

Root śru (5th class) forms śṛṇu in imperative.

Root: śru (class 5)