योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-19

लीलोवाच ।
दृश्यते कारणात्कार्यं सुविलक्षणमम्बिके ।
अम्ब्वादातुमशक्ता मृद्धटस्तज्जस्तदास्पदम् ॥ १९ ॥

līlovāca ,
dṛśyate kāraṇātkāryaṃ suvilakṣaṇamambike ,
ambvādātumaśaktā mṛddhaṭastajjastadāspadam 19

19. līlā uvāca dṛśyate kāraṇāt kāryam suvilakṣaṇam ambike
ambu ādātum aśaktā mṛd ghaṭaḥ tatjaḥ tadāspadam

19. līlā uvāca ambike,
kāraṇāt suvilakṣaṇam kāryam dṛśyate (yathā) mṛd (hi) ambu ādātum aśaktā,
ghaṭaḥ (tu) tatjaḥ tadāspadam

19. Līlā said: O Ambikā, an effect very dissimilar from its cause is indeed observed. For instance, the earth (mṛd) is unable to absorb water, yet a pot (ghaṭa), though born from that very earth, becomes its receptacle (to hold water).

Words meanings summery:

• लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is observed

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the cause, from the reason

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result

• सुविलक्षणम् (suvilakṣaṇam) - very distinct, very dissimilar, strikingly different

• अम्बिके (ambike) - O Goddess (addressed to Śrīdevī) (O Ambikā, O Mother)

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to absorb, to receive

• अशक्ता (aśaktā) - unable to absorb (unable, incapable)

• मृद् (mṛd) - earth, clay, soil

• घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - pot, jar, pitcher

• तत्जः (tatjaḥ) - born from that earth (born from that, produced from it)

• तदास्पदम् (tadāspadam) - the pot is a container for water (its abode) (its abode, its container, its resting place)

Words meanings and morphology

लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - Līlā (a proper name, often associated with divine play or pastime)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Form of √vac (to speak) in perfect active 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

Form of √dṛś (to see) in present middle/passive 3rd singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the cause, from the reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From √kṛ (to do, make), suffix -ana

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - effect, result, what is to be done

Gerundive

Gerundive (passive future participle) of √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुविलक्षणम् (suvilakṣaṇam) - very distinct, very dissimilar, strikingly different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvilakṣaṇa

suvilakṣaṇa - very distinct, very dissimilar, strikingly different

From prefix 'su-' (very, well) + vi-lakṣaṇa (distinct, different)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+vilakṣaṇa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• vilakṣaṇa – distinct, different, marked by specific characteristics
  adjective (neuter)
  From prefix 'vi-' (apart) + √lakṣ (to mark, observe)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'kāryam'.

अम्बिके (ambike) - O Goddess (addressed to Śrīdevī) (O Ambikā, O Mother)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of ambikā

ambikā - mother, a name of Pārvatī or Durgā, O Mother

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

Note: Object of 'ādātum'.

आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to absorb, to receive

(verb)

infinitive of ā-dā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √dā (to give, take) with prefix 'ā-' (towards, unto)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अशक्ता (aśaktā) - unable to absorb (unable, incapable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśakta

aśakta - unable, incapable, powerless

Negated form of śakta (able) with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• śakta – able, capable, powerful
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'mṛd'.

मृद् (mṛd) - earth, clay, soil

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛd

mṛd - earth, clay, soil

Note: Subject, implying the raw material.

घटः (ghaṭaḥ) - pot, jar, pitcher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭa

ghaṭa - pot, jar, pitcher, a pitcher made of earth

Note: Subject, referring to the effect.

तत्जः (tatjaḥ) - born from that earth (born from that, produced from it)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatja

tatja - born from that, produced from it

Compound: 'tat' (that) + 'ja' (born). Refers to the pot being born from the earth.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+ja)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Adjectival suffix
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'ghaṭaḥ'.

तदास्पदम् (tadāspadam) - the pot is a container for water (its abode) (its abode, its container, its resting place)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadāspada

tadāspada - its abode, its place, its container

Compound: 'tat' (that) + 'āspada' (abode, seat, container)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+āspada)

• tat – that, its
  pronoun (neuter)
• āspada – abode, seat, container, dwelling place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'ghaṭaḥ'.

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