योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-19

अभूवमहमित्यन्यः प्रजानाथः प्रजापतेः ।
काकतालीयवत्कश्चिद्भवति प्रतिभामयः ॥ १९ ॥

abhūvamahamityanyaḥ prajānāthaḥ prajāpateḥ ,
kākatālīyavatkaścidbhavati pratibhāmayaḥ 19

19. abhūvam aham iti anyaḥ prajānāthaḥ prajāpateḥ
kākatālīyavat kaścit bhavati pratibhāmayaḥ

19. prajāpateḥ anyaḥ prajānāthaḥ aham abhūvam iti
(manyate) kaścit kākatālīyavat pratibhāmayaḥ bhavati

19. Another lord of creatures, distinct from Prajāpati (the ultimate creator), might conceive 'I was born' (thus asserting individual existence). Yet, someone else simply becomes endowed with intuitive insight (pratibhā) by mere chance, like the crow and the palm fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• अभूवम् (abhūvam) - I was, I became, I came into existence

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• प्रजानाथः (prajānāthaḥ) - lord of creatures, ruler of people

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (the creator god)

• काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit, by accidental coincidence, spontaneously

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• प्रतिभामयः (pratibhāmayaḥ) - endowed with intuitive insight (pratibhā) (full of intuition, consisting of intuition, brilliant)

Words meanings and morphology

अभूवम् (abhūvam) - I was, I became, I came into existence

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

1st person singular Aorist (luṅ)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रजानाथः (prajānāthaḥ) - lord of creatures, ruler of people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajānātha

prajānātha - lord of creatures, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+nātha)

• prajā – creatures, offspring, people
  noun (feminine)
• nātha – lord, protector, master
  noun (masculine)

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator god (often referring to Brahmā or a primordial being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – creatures, offspring, people
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

काकतालीयवत् (kākatālīyavat) - like the crow and the palm fruit, by accidental coincidence, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Derived from kākatālīya + -vat (suffix meaning 'like' or 'as')

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone

Formed from kim + cid

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

3rd person singular Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रतिभामयः (pratibhāmayaḥ) - endowed with intuitive insight (pratibhā) (full of intuition, consisting of intuition, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibhāmaya

pratibhāmaya - full of intuition, consisting of intuition, brilliant

Derived from pratibhā + -maya (suffix meaning 'full of' or 'consisting of')