योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-57

श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
एवं संविहितं कर्म सर्गादौ स्पन्दसंविदा ।
यद्यस्मिन्समये दुःखं कालेनैतावतेदृशम् ॥ ५७ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca ,
evaṃ saṃvihitaṃ karma sargādau spandasaṃvidā ,
yadyasminsamaye duḥkhaṃ kālenaitāvatedṛśam 57

57. śrīdevī uvāca evam saṃvihitam karma sargādau spandasaṃvidā
yat yasmin samaye duḥkham kālena etāvatā īdṛśam

57. śrīdevī uvāca evam sargādau spandasaṃvidā karma saṃvihitam
yat yasmin samaye duḥkham kālena etāvatā īdṛśam

57. Śrīdevī replied: 'In this manner, karma (action and its consequence) was ordained at the beginning of creation by the pulsating consciousness, determining that whatever suffering occurs at a specific time, by a certain duration, and of a particular kind.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrīdevī (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - replied (said, spoke)

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

• संविहितम् (saṁvihitam) - ordained (ordained, arranged, prepared, accomplished)

• कर्म (karma) - action and its consequence (karma) (action, deed, work, destiny (karma))

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

• स्पन्दसंविदा (spandasaṁvidā) - by the pulsating consciousness, by the vibrating knowledge

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, at which

• समये (samaye) - at a specific time (at the time, in the season, on the occasion)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

• कालेन (kālena) - by a certain duration (by time, in time, with time)

• एतावता (etāvatā) - by a certain duration (by so much, to such an extent, to this amount)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of a particular kind (suchlike, of such a kind, such as this)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीदेवी (śrīdevī) - Śrīdevī (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīdevī

śrīdevī - Goddess Śrī, a proper name

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+devī)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• devī – goddess, divine lady
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - replied (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

संविहितम् (saṁvihitam) - ordained (ordained, arranged, prepared, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvihita

saṁvihita - arranged, appointed, ordained, accomplished, prepared

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place) with prefixes sam and vi

Prefixes: sam+vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

कर्म (karma) - action and its consequence (karma) (action, deed, work, destiny (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, destiny, ritual

action noun

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādisarga

ādisarga - beginning of creation, primeval creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+sarga)

• ādi – beginning, first, principal
  noun (masculine)
• sarga – creation, emission, production
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

स्पन्दसंविदा (spandasaṁvidā) - by the pulsating consciousness, by the vibrating knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of spandasaṃvid

spandasaṁvid - pulsating consciousness, vibrating knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (spanda+saṃvid)

• spanda – vibration, throb, motion, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 6)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(relative pronoun)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, at which

(relative pronoun)

समये (samaye) - at a specific time (at the time, in the season, on the occasion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, season, appointed time, occasion, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery, discomfort

कालेन (kālena) - by a certain duration (by time, in time, with time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, duration

एतावता (etāvatā) - by a certain duration (by so much, to such an extent, to this amount)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so many, so far, to such an extent

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of a particular kind (suchlike, of such a kind, such as this)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - suchlike, of such a kind, like this