योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-45

श्रीराम उवाच ।
ब्रह्मैष कथितो देवस्त्वया मे प्रपितामहः ।
स्वयंभूरज एकात्मा विज्ञानात्मेति मे मतिः ॥ ४५ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
brahmaiṣa kathito devastvayā me prapitāmahaḥ ,
svayaṃbhūraja ekātmā vijñānātmeti me matiḥ 45

45. śrīrāma uvāca brahmā eṣaḥ kathitaḥ devaḥ tvayā me
prapitāmahaḥ svayambhūḥ ajaḥ ekātmā vijñānātmā iti me matiḥ

45. śrīrāma uvāca tvayā me prapitāmahaḥ eṣaḥ brahmā devaḥ
kathitaḥ svayambhūḥ ajaḥ ekātmā vijñānātmā iti me matiḥ

45. Śrī Rāma said: 'This Brahmā, my great-grandfather, has been described by you as a deity (deva). My understanding (mati) is that he is self-born (svayambhū), unborn (aja), the one Self (ekātman), and pure consciousness (vijñānātman).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, told, declared

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• मे (me) - my, to me

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born, self-existent

• अजः (ajaḥ) - unborn, not born, eternal

• एकात्मा (ekātmā) - the one self, single soul, of one nature

• विज्ञानात्मा (vijñānātmā) - the self of knowledge, pure consciousness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, understanding, thought

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, an epithet of Rama

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – radiance, prosperity, sacred, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rama, pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense of 'vac'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

Note: Subject of the sentence, referring to the creator god (brahman).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Points to 'Brahmā'.

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, told, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - spoken, told, narrated, declared

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'kath' (to speak).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'Brahmā' and implies a passive verb construction.

देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Note: Predicative nominative, described as what Brahmā was called.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kathitaḥ'.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive for 'prapitāmahaḥ' and 'matiḥ'.

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather

Compound type : prādi (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – before, forth, very
  indeclinable
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Brahmā, as Rāma's great-grandfather.

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born, self-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-born, self-existent, independent

Derived from 'svayam' (self) and root 'bhū' (to be).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: One of Brahmā's attributes.

अजः (ajaḥ) - unborn, not born, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, eternal, a goat, a ram

Negated 'ja' (born) with 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Another attribute of Brahmā.

एकात्मा (ekātmā) - the one self, single soul, of one nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekātman

ekātman - the one Self (ātman), the single soul, having one nature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ātman)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Emphasizes the singular and supreme nature of Brahmā, related to (ātman).

विज्ञानात्मा (vijñānātmā) - the self of knowledge, pure consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñānātman

vijñānātman - the self of knowledge, the intellectual soul, pure consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vijñāna+ātman)

• vijñāna – knowledge, discernment, wisdom, intelligence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi-'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Brahmā as the self that is pure knowledge (ātman).

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive for 'matiḥ'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, understanding, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, understanding, intellect

Derived from root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

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