योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-43

कुतः किलात्र पृथ्व्यादेः कीदृशः संभवः कथम् ।
एतदाक्रमणे मृत्यो तस्मान्मा यत्नवान्भव ॥ ४३ ॥

kutaḥ kilātra pṛthvyādeḥ kīdṛśaḥ saṃbhavaḥ katham ,
etadākramaṇe mṛtyo tasmānmā yatnavānbhava 43

43. kutaḥ kila atra pṛthvyādeḥ kīdṛśaḥ saṃbhavaḥ katham
etat ākramaṇe mṛtyo tasmāt mā yatnavān bhava

43. mṛtyo kila atra pṛthvyādeḥ saṃbhavaḥ kutaḥ kīdṛśaḥ
katham tasmāt etat ākramaṇe mā yatnavān bhava

43. O Death, from where did this earth and other elements truly originate? Of what nature are they, and how did they come into being? Therefore, do not exert yourself in attacking them.

Words meanings summery:

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this

• पृथ्व्यादेः (pṛthvyādeḥ) - of the earth and so on, of the earth etc.

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what nature, how

• संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, birth, production

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• आक्रमणे (ākramaṇe) - in attacking, in seizing, in overwhelming

• मृत्यो (mṛtyo) - O Death

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• यत्नवान् (yatnavān) - diligent, striving, active

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

(indeclinable)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this

(indeclinable)

पृथ्व्यादेः (pṛthvyādeḥ) - of the earth and so on, of the earth etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādi

pṛthvyādi - earth and so on, earth etc.

Compound type : dvandva (pṛthvī+ādi)

• pṛthvī – earth, the Earth
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what nature, how

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what nature, how

संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, birth, production

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, production, possibility, existence

Derived from verb root 'bhū' (to be) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

आक्रमणे (ākramaṇe) - in attacking, in seizing, in overwhelming

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākramaṇa

ākramaṇa - attacking, seizing, overwhelming, assailing

action noun

Derived from root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

मृत्यो (mṛtyo) - O Death

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

यत्नवान् (yatnavān) - diligent, striving, active

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatnavat

yatnavat - diligent, striving, active, energetic

Possessive suffix '-vat' added to 'yatna' (effort).

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Command to Death.

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