योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-5, verse-2

उत्पत्तिमादाविति मे समासेन वद प्रभो ।
प्रवक्ष्यसि ततः शिष्टं वक्तव्यं वदतां वर ॥ २ ॥

utpattimādāviti me samāsena vada prabho ,
pravakṣyasi tataḥ śiṣṭaṃ vaktavyaṃ vadatāṃ vara 2

2. utpattim ādau iti me samāsena vada prabho
pravakṣyasi tataḥ śiṣṭam vaktavyam vadatām vara

2. prabho,
ādau me iti utpattim samāsena vada tataḥ,
vadatām vara,
śiṣṭam vaktavyam pravakṣyasi

2. O Lord (prabho), first tell me the origin (utpattim) of this in brief (samāsena). Then, O best of speakers (vadatāṃ vara), you will explain what remains to be said.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्पत्तिम् (utpattim) - origin (origin, production, creation, birth)

• आदौ (ādau) - first, in the beginning (in the beginning, at first, firstly)

• इति (iti) - this (referring to the origin) (thus, so, in this way, this)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• समासेन (samāsena) - in brief, concisely (in brief, concisely, by means of a compound)

• वद (vada) - tell, explain (tell, speak, say)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master, O Sovereign)

• प्रवक्ष्यसि (pravakṣyasi) - you will explain (you will explain, you will declare, you will speak)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there, therefore)

• शिष्टम् (śiṣṭam) - what remains, the remaining matters (remaining, what is left, educated, disciplined)

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - what is to be said (to be spoken, to be said, that which should be told)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers (of those speaking, among speakers)

• वर (vara) - best (O best of) (best, excellent, choice; boon, blessing)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्पत्तिम् (utpattim) - origin (origin, production, creation, birth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, creation, birth, manifestation

From root √pad with `ut-` and suffix `-ti`. Feminine. Accusative singular.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

आदौ (ādau) - first, in the beginning (in the beginning, at first, firstly)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of `ādi` (masculine).

Note: Functions as an adverb here, indicating order.

इति (iti) - this (referring to the origin) (thus, so, in this way, this)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun. Dative/Genitive singular.

समासेन (samāsena) - in brief, concisely (in brief, concisely, by means of a compound)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of `samāsa` (masculine).

Root: as

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

वद (vada) - tell, explain (tell, speak, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative

Parasmaipada, 2nd person singular, imperative mood.

Root: vad (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master, O Sovereign)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, owner, powerful

Vocative singular of `prabhu` (masculine, u-stem).

Root: bhū

प्रवक्ष्यसि (pravakṣyasi) - you will explain (you will explain, you will declare, you will speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac

Future Tense

With prefix `pra-`, Parasmaipada, 2nd person singular, future indicative.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb.

शिष्टम् (śiṣṭam) - what remains, the remaining matters (remaining, what is left, educated, disciplined)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - remaining, left, disciplined, educated, specific

Past Passive Participle

From root √śiṣ (to leave, to remain) or √śāṣ (to teach, discipline). Here, from √śiṣ. Neuter accusative singular.

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Object of `pravakṣyasi`.

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - what is to be said (to be spoken, to be said, that which should be told)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, what should be told, fit to be spoken

Gerundive

From root √vac (to speak) with suffix `-tavya`. Neuter accusative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively with `śiṣṭam`.

वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers (of those speaking, among speakers)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root √vad. Masculine/neuter genitive plural.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Governed by `vara`.

वर (vara) - best (O best of) (best, excellent, choice; boon, blessing)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chief; boon, blessing; a lover, husband

Vocative singular, masculine.

Root: vṛ