योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-16

लीलोवाच ।
ब्राह्मणब्राह्मणीरूपे सर्गे कारणसंस्मृतिः ।
कथमभ्युत्थिता सास्य स्मरणीयमिदं विना ॥ १६ ॥

līlovāca ,
brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpe sarge kāraṇasaṃsmṛtiḥ ,
kathamabhyutthitā sāsya smaraṇīyamidaṃ vinā 16

16. līlā uvāca brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpe sarge kāraṇasaṃsmṛtiḥ
katham abhyutthitā sā asya smaraṇīyam idam vinā

16. līlā uvāca.
brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpe sarge,
asya sā kāraṇasaṃsmṛtiḥ idam smaraṇīyam vinā katham abhyutthitā?

16. Līlā said: How did that memory of the cause arise for him in the creation (sarga) that manifested as the Brahmin and Brāhmaṇī, without this particular form being remembered?

Words meanings summery:

• लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्राह्मणब्राह्मणीरूपे (brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpe) - in the form of a Brahmin and Brāhmaṇī

• सर्गे (sarge) - in the creation, in the emanation

• कारणसंस्मृतिः (kāraṇasaṁsmṛtiḥ) - memory of the cause

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• अभ्युत्थिता (abhyutthitā) - arisen, sprung up

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• अस्य (asya) - of the Brahmin (of him, for him)

• स्मरणीयम् (smaraṇīyam) - to be remembered, memorable

• इदम् (idam) - this particular creation/form (Brahmin-Brāhmaṇī) (this)

• विना (vinā) - without

Words meanings and morphology

लीला (līlā) - Līlā (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - Līlā (a proper name), play, sport, divine play

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणब्राह्मणीरूपे (brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpe) - in the form of a Brahmin and Brāhmaṇī

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpa

brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇīrūpa - having the form of a Brahmin and Brāhmaṇī

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (brāhmaṇa+brāhmaṇī+rūpa)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, belonging to Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
  from brahman + a
• brāhmaṇī – Brāhmaṇī, a Brahmin woman
  noun (feminine)
  feminine form of brāhmaṇa
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: It qualifies 'sarge'.

सर्गे (sarge) - in the creation, in the emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, chapter

from sṛj (to create) + a

Root: sṛj (class 6)

कारणसंस्मृतिः (kāraṇasaṁsmṛtiḥ) - memory of the cause

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāraṇasaṃsmṛti

kāraṇasaṁsmṛti - memory of the cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+saṃsmṛti)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  from kṛ (to do) + ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• saṃsmṛti – memory (smṛti), recollection
  noun (feminine)
  from sam- + smṛ (to remember) + ti
  Prefix: sam
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

अभ्युत्थिता (abhyutthitā) - arisen, sprung up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - arisen, sprung up, elevated

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-ut-sthā (to rise up)

Prefixes: abhi+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃsmṛtiḥ'.

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to 'saṃsmṛtiḥ'.

अस्य (asya) - of the Brahmin (of him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

Note: Refers to the Brahmin.

स्मरणीयम् (smaraṇīyam) - to be remembered, memorable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of smaraṇīya

smaraṇīya - to be remembered, memorable, worthy of remembrance

Gerundive

from smṛ (to remember) + anīya

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this particular creation/form (Brahmin-Brāhmaṇī) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the present state (Brahmin-Brāhmaṇī form).

विना (vinā) - without

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs accusative, instrumental, or ablative (here accusative 'smaraṇīyam idam').