योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-22

सर्गादौ या यथा रूढा संवित्कचनसंततिः ।
साद्याप्यचलितान्येन स्थिता नियतिरुच्यते ॥ २२ ॥

sargādau yā yathā rūḍhā saṃvitkacanasaṃtatiḥ ,
sādyāpyacalitānyena sthitā niyatirucyate 22

22. sargādau yā yathā rūḍhā saṃvitkacanasaṃtatiḥ sā
adya api acalitā anyena sthitā niyatiḥ ucyate

22. yā saṃvitkacanasaṃtatiḥ sargādau yathā rūḍhā sā
adya api anyena acalitā sthitā niyatiḥ ucyate

22. The sequence of manifested consciousness (saṃvit) that was firmly established at the very beginning of creation and which remains undisturbed by anything else even today, is referred to as destiny (niyati).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, at the outset

• या (yā) - which, she who

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner

• रूढा (rūḍhā) - established, fixed, rooted

• संवित्कचनसंततिः (saṁvitkacanasaṁtatiḥ) - sequence of manifested consciousness, series of unfolding awareness

• सा (sā) - that, she

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• अचलिता (acalitā) - undisturbed, unshaken, unmoving

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by anything else

• स्थिता (sthitā) - remaining, existing, situated

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, control, natural law

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is referred to as

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, at the outset

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning of creation, commencement of emanation

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, production
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, first
  noun (masculine)

या (yā) - which, she who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

रूढा (rūḍhā) - established, fixed, rooted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - mounted, ascended, established, fixed

Past Passive Participle

from root `ruh` (to grow, ascend) + suffix `kta`

Root: ruh (class 1)

संवित्कचनसंततिः (saṁvitkacanasaṁtatiḥ) - sequence of manifested consciousness, series of unfolding awareness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvitkacanasaṃtati

saṁvitkacanasaṁtati - series/succession of the manifestation of consciousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃvit+kacana+saṃtati)

• saṃvit – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• kacana – shining forth, manifestation, unfolding
  noun (neuter)
  from root `√kas` (to shine) or `√kac` (to bind), with `ana` suffix
  Root: kas (class 1)
• saṃtati – continuity, series, succession, offspring
  noun (feminine)
  `sam` + `√tan` (to stretch) + `ti` suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

अचलिता (acalitā) - undisturbed, unshaken, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acalita

acalita - unshaken, unmoved, undisturbed

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negation (`a`) + root `cal` (to move) + suffix `kta`

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+calita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• calita – moved, shaken, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root `cal` + suffix `kta`
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `saṃvitkacanasaṃtatiḥ`.

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by anything else

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

स्थिता (sthitā) - remaining, existing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

from root `sthā` (to stand) + suffix `kta`

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `saṃvitkacanasaṃtatiḥ`.

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, control, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, control, regulation, necessity, natural law

from `ni` + `√yam` (to control) + `ti` suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is referred to as

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive form of `√vac` (to speak); present, 3rd person, singular, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

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