योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-34

लीलोवाच ।
एवमेतज्जगन्मातर्मया स्मृतमिहाधुना ।
ममेदं राजसं जन्म न तमो न च सात्त्विकम् ॥ ३४ ॥

līlovāca ,
evametajjaganmātarmayā smṛtamihādhunā ,
mamedaṃ rājasaṃ janma na tamo na ca sāttvikam 34

34. līlā uvāca evam etat jagat mātaḥ mayā smṛtam iha adhunā
mama idam rājasam janma na tamaḥ na ca sāttvikam

34. līlā uvāca: mātaḥ,
evam etat jagat mayā iha adhunā smṛtam.
mama idam janma rājasam; na tamaḥ na ca sāttvikam

34. Līlā said: "O Mother, this world (jagat) has been understood by me thus, here and now. This existence (janma) of mine is of the nature of rajas, neither of tamas nor of sattva."

Words meanings summery:

• लीला (līlā) - Līlā (the speaker) (Līlā (a proper name, play, sport))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• एतत् (etat) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother!

• मया (mayā) - by me

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, understood, perceived, thought of

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इदम् (idam) - this

• राजसम् (rājasam) - of the nature of rajas (pertaining to rajas, characterized by rajas)

• जन्म (janma) - birth, existence, origin

• न (na) - not, no

• तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas (quality of inertia/darkness), darkness

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - of the nature of sattva (pertaining to sattva, characterized by sattva)

Words meanings and morphology

लीला (līlā) - Līlā (the speaker) (Līlā (a proper name, play, sport))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, amusement, proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect active, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Root: gam (class 1)

मातः (mātaḥ) - O mother!

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, understood, perceived, thought of

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, thought of, understood, recognized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat' and functions as the predicate in a passive construction.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

राजसम् (rājasam) - of the nature of rajas (pertaining to rajas, characterized by rajas)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājasa

rājasa - relating to rajas, characterized by passion or activity

Derived from 'rajas' with suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Agrees with 'janma'.

जन्म (janma) - birth, existence, origin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, existence, life, origin

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तमः (tamaḥ) - tamas (quality of inertia/darkness), darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, the quality of inertia (tamas)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - of the nature of sattva (pertaining to sattva, characterized by sattva)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāttvika

sāttvika - relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous

Derived from 'sattva' with suffix 'ṭhañ'.

Note: Agrees with 'janma'.