योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-46

आदिसर्गे जगद्भ्रान्तिर्यथेयं स्थितिमागता ।
तथा तदाप्रभृत्येवं नियतिः प्रौढिमागता ॥ ४६ ॥

ādisarge jagadbhrāntiryatheyaṃ sthitimāgatā ,
tathā tadāprabhṛtyevaṃ niyatiḥ prauḍhimāgatā 46

46. ādisarge jagatbhrāntiḥ yathā iyaṃ sthitim āgatā
tathā tadāprabhṛti evaṃ niyatiḥ prauḍhim āgatā

46. yathā ādisarge iyaṃ jagatbhrāntiḥ sthitim āgatā
tathā tadāprabhṛti evaṃ niyatiḥ prauḍhim āgatā

46. Just as this illusion of the world (jagadbhrānti) became established in the primal creation, so too, from that time onwards, the natural law (niyati) became firmly established in this manner.

Words meanings summery:

• आदिसर्गे (ādisarge) - in the primal creation, in the initial emanation

• जगत्भ्रान्तिः (jagatbhrāntiḥ) - the illusion of the world, worldly delusion

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• इयं (iyaṁ) - this (feminine)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, permanence, established status

• आगता (āgatā) - attained, reached, came to be, became

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

• तदाप्रभृति (tadāprabhṛti) - from that time onwards, ever since then

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law (dharma)

• प्रौढिम् (prauḍhim) - maturity, fullness, strength, firmness

• आगता (āgatā) - attained, reached, came to be, became

Words meanings and morphology

आदिसर्गे (ādisarge) - in the primal creation, in the initial emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādisarga

ādisarga - primal creation, first emanation

Tatpurusha compound: 'ādi' (first) + 'sarga' (creation).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+sarga)

• ādi – beginning, first, primal
  adjective
• sarga – creation, emanation, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

जगत्भ्रान्तिः (jagatbhrāntiḥ) - the illusion of the world, worldly delusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatbhrānti

jagatbhrānti - the illusion of the world, worldly delusion

Tatpurusha compound: 'jagat' (world) + 'bhrānti' (illusion).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+bhrānti)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrānti – illusion, delusion, error, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander, be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

इयं (iyaṁ) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, permanence, established status

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, permanence, stability, established order

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

आगता (āgatā) - attained, reached, came to be, became

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the verb 'ā-gam' (to come, arrive).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine form of 'āgata' agreeing with 'jagatbhrāntiḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

तदाप्रभृति (tadāprabhṛti) - from that time onwards, ever since then

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'tadā' (then) and 'prabhṛti' (beginning from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tadā+prabhṛti)

• tadā – then, at that time
  indeclinable
  Derived from the pronoun 'tad' with the 'dā' suffix.
• prabhṛti – beginning from, from onwards, etcetera
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhṛ' with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'ti'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, fixed order, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, fixed order, regulation, natural law (dharma), necessity

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, control) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

प्रौढिम् (prauḍhim) - maturity, fullness, strength, firmness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prauḍhi

prauḍhi - maturity, fullness, strength, firmness, eminence, pride

Derived from 'pra-ūḍha' (matured, developed).

आगता (āgatā) - attained, reached, came to be, became

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached, become

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the verb 'ā-gam' (to come, arrive).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Feminine form of 'āgata' agreeing with 'niyatiḥ'.

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