योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-46

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमेतन्मया राम ब्रह्मैष कथितस्तव ।
विवादमकरोन्मृत्युर्यमेनैतत्कृते पुरा ॥ ४६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evametanmayā rāma brahmaiṣa kathitastava ,
vivādamakaronmṛtyuryamenaitatkṛte purā 46

46. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evam etat mayā rāma brahmā eṣaḥ
kathitaḥ tava vivādam akarot mṛtyuḥ yamena etat kṛte purā

46. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca rāma mayā tava etat eṣaḥ brahmā evam
kathitaḥ purā mṛtyuḥ yamena etat kṛte vivādam akarot

46. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'O Rāma, I have indeed told you about this Brahmā in this manner. Formerly, Death (mṛtyu) had a dispute with Yama (Yama) concerning this (matter).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, told, declared

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• विवादम् (vivādam) - dispute, quarrel

• अकरोत् (akarot) - did, made

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death, the god of death

• यमेन (yamena) - by Yama, with Yama

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – radiance, prosperity, sacred, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage)
  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'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the manner of description.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the preceding topic (about Brahmā).

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kathitaḥ'.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, pleasing, charming

Note: Direct address to Rāma.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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.

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Recipient of the telling.

विवादम् (vivādam) - dispute, quarrel

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vivāda

vivāda - dispute, quarrel, contention, controversy

Derived from root 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'akarot'.

अकरोत् (akarot) - did, made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Imperfect tense.

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Death, the god of death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

यमेन (yamena) - by Yama, with Yama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death), restraint, control

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Indicates association or agent in the dispute.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Dependent on 'kṛte', referring to the previous subject of discussion.

कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

(indeclinable)

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'kṛ' (to do/make). Used here as an indeclinable 'for the sake of' when in locative case.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of', often taking a genitive (or noun in place of it).

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates past time.

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