योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-26

लीलोवाच ।
स्मृत्याकाशमयः सर्गो यथा भर्तुर्ममोदितः ।
तथैवेममहं मन्ये स सर्गोऽत्र निदर्शनम् ॥ २६ ॥

līlovāca ,
smṛtyākāśamayaḥ sargo yathā bharturmamoditaḥ ,
tathaivemamahaṃ manye sa sargo'tra nidarśanam 26

26. līlā uvāca | smṛtyākāśamayaḥ sargaḥ yathā bhartuḥ mama uditaḥ
| tathā eva imam aham manye saḥ sargaḥ atra nidarśanam ||

26. līlā uvāca yathā bhartuḥ mama smṛtyākāśamayaḥ sargaḥ
uditaḥ tathā eva aham imam sargaḥ atra nidarśanam manye

26. Līlā said: Just as my husband's creation (sarga) manifested from the space of my memory, in the same way, I consider this (present) creation to be an illustration here.

Words meanings summery:

• लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्मृत्याकाशमयः (smṛtyākāśamayaḥ) - consisting of the space of memory, made of memory-space

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the supporter, of the lord

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - originated, arisen, manifested, risen

• तथा (tathā) - in the same way, so, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इमम् (imam) - this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - an example, illustration, proof

Words meanings and morphology

लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

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

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. The 'uvāca' form is an irregular perfect.

Root: vac (class 2)

स्मृत्याकाशमयः (smṛtyākāśamayaḥ) - consisting of the space of memory, made of memory-space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛtyākāśamaya

smṛtyākāśamaya - consisting of the space of memory

Derived from a tatpuruṣa compound 'smṛtyākāśa' (memory-space) + the suffix '-maya' (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (smṛti+ākāśa+maya)

• smṛti – memory, recollection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of (as a suffix)
  adjective
  Primary suffix (pratyaya) added to nouns to form adjectives indicating material or nature.

Note: Forms part of a compound adjective.

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

Derived from root 'sṛj' with prefix 'sa-'.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to a specific creation or world (sarga).

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective adverb.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the supporter, of the lord

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, supporter, maintainer

Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun, genitive singular form.

उदितः (uditaḥ) - originated, arisen, manifested, risen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root 'iṇ' (to go) or 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'ud'. Here, 'to arise' or 'to manifest' from 'iṇ'.

Prefix: ud

Root: iṇ (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sargaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - in the same way, so, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative to 'yathā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun, accusative singular masculine.

Note: Refers to the present creation.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person pronoun, nominative singular.

Note: Subject of 'manye'.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

Root 'man' (4th class), present tense, 1st person singular, middle voice.

Root: man (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

Note: Refers to the creation mentioned earlier.

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, discharge

Derived from root 'sṛj' with prefix 'sa-'.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Reiteration of 'sargaḥ' as the example (sarga).

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/context.

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - an example, illustration, proof

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - example, illustration, proof, evidence

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'sargaḥ'.