योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
परमात्कारणादादौ चिच्चेत्यपदपातिनी ।
कलनापदमासाद्य कला कलिलतां गता ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
paramātkāraṇādādau ciccetyapadapātinī ,
kalanāpadamāsādya kalā kalilatāṃ gatā 1

1. paramāt kāraṇāt ādau cit cetyapadapātinī
kalanāpadam āsādya kalā kalilatām gatā

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ādau paramāt kāraṇāt cit
cetyapadapātinī kalanāpadam āsādya kalā kalilatām gatā

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'From the ultimate cause, in the very beginning, pure consciousness (cit), by becoming involved with the realm of objects (cetyapada) and attaining the state of perception (kalanāpada), transformed into an agitated and confused 'part' (kalā).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• परमात् (paramāt) - from the supreme, from the ultimate

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - Refers to Brahman or the ultimate reality as the source. (from the cause, from the reason, because of)

• आदौ (ādau) - Refers to the primordial stage of creation/manifestation. (in the beginning, at first, initially)

• चित् (cit) - The ultimate, unmanifest consciousness before differentiation. (pure consciousness (cit), intellect)

• चेत्यपदपातिनी (cetyapadapātinī) - Describes cit as it begins to manifest into the dualistic world of subject-object. (falling into the realm of the knowable/objects of consciousness, entering the state of perceivable objects)

• कलनापदम् (kalanāpadam) - The initial stage where consciousness begins to form distinct perceptions. (the state of perception/imagination/creation/mental activity)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - Preceding kalilatām gatā, indicates the sequence of events. (having attained, having reached, after obtaining)

• कला (kalā) - Here, kalā refers to cit itself in its fragmented or individuated aspect, after it enters the realm of perception. (a part, a digit, a subtle aspect, an individual consciousness)

• कलिलताम् (kalilatām) - The state of agitation and impurity that arises when pure consciousness interacts with objects. (a state of confusion, agitation, impurity, turbidness)

• गता (gatā) - Here, "became" or "transformed into". (gone, attained, reached, became)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound of śrī (auspicious, revered) and vasiṣṭha (a proper name, "most excellent").

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, auspiciousness, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (proper name), most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd singular of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

परमात् (paramāt) - from the supreme, from the ultimate

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Derived from para.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - Refers to Brahman or the ultimate reality as the source. (from the cause, from the reason, because of)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, origin, instrument

From root kṛ (to make, to do) + ana suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Source from which creation begins.

आदौ (ādau) - Refers to the primordial stage of creation/manifestation. (in the beginning, at first, initially)

(indeclinable)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Adverbial use.

चित् (cit) - The ultimate, unmanifest consciousness before differentiation. (pure consciousness (cit), intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - pure consciousness (cit), mind, intellect, understanding

Root cit (to perceive, to understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Feminine noun.

चेत्यपदपातिनी (cetyapadapātinī) - Describes cit as it begins to manifest into the dualistic world of subject-object. (falling into the realm of the knowable/objects of consciousness, entering the state of perceivable objects)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cetyapadapātin

cetyapadapātin - falling/entering into the state/realm of objects of consciousness

Agent Noun/Participle

Tatpurusha compound, where pātin is an agent noun from root pat (to fall) and cetyapada is the object it falls into.

Compound type : tatpurusha (cetya+pada+pātin)

• cetya – knowable, perceivable, object of thought
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root 'cit' (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• pada – state, realm, position
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• pātin – falling, sinking, entering, resorting to
  adjective
  Agent Noun/Participle
  From root 'pat' (to fall).
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies cit.

कलनापदम् (kalanāpadam) - The initial stage where consciousness begins to form distinct perceptions. (the state of perception/imagination/creation/mental activity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalanāpada

kalanāpada - state of perception, realm of imagination, condition of mental activity

Tatpurusha compound of kalanā (perception/imagining) and pada (state/realm).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalanā+pada)

• kalanā – imagining, perception, calculation, creation
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kal' (to count, to make).
  Root: kal (class 10)
• pada – state, position, realm
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of āsādya.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - Preceding kalilatām gatā, indicates the sequence of events. (having attained, having reached, after obtaining)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root sad (to sit, to go) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Its subject is cit/kalā.

कला (kalā) - Here, kalā refers to cit itself in its fragmented or individuated aspect, after it enters the realm of perception. (a part, a digit, a subtle aspect, an individual consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalā

kalā - a small part, a digit (of the moon), a faculty, a subtle aspect, an individual consciousness

From root kal (to count, divide).

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Refers to cit in its manifested, individual aspect.

कलिलताम् (kalilatām) - The state of agitation and impurity that arises when pure consciousness interacts with objects. (a state of confusion, agitation, impurity, turbidness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kalilatā

kalilatā - state of confusion, agitation, impurity, turbidness, distress

From kalila (confused, turbid, mixed) + tā suffix (forming abstract noun).

Note: Object of gatā, forming an idiom "to go into a state of...".

गता (gatā) - Here, "became" or "transformed into". (gone, attained, reached, became)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, moved, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate for kalā.