योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-6

कथं स्वभावसंसिद्धिः कथं सत्ता पदार्थगा ।
कथमग्न्यादिपूष्णत्वं पृथ्व्यादौ स्थिरता कथम् ॥ ६ ॥

kathaṃ svabhāvasaṃsiddhiḥ kathaṃ sattā padārthagā ,
kathamagnyādipūṣṇatvaṃ pṛthvyādau sthiratā katham 6

6. katham svabhāvasaṃsiddhiḥ katham sattā padārthagā
katham agnyādipūṣṇatvam pṛthvyādau sthiratā katham

6. svabhāvasaṃsiddhiḥ katham? sattā padārthagā katham?
agnyādipūṣṇatvam katham? pṛthvyādau sthiratā katham?

6. How is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of things perfected? How does existence (sattā) reside in objects? How do fire and similar elements possess heat? And how is there stability in earth and other elements?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• स्वभावसंसिद्धिः (svabhāvasaṁsiddhiḥ) - perfection of intrinsic nature

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• पदार्थगा (padārthagā) - residing in objects

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

• अग्न्यादिपूष्णत्वम् (agnyādipūṣṇatvam) - the quality of fire, etc., possessing heat

• पृथ्व्यादौ (pṛthvyādau) - in earth, etc.

• स्थिरता (sthiratā) - stability, firmness

• कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

स्वभावसंसिद्धिः (svabhāvasaṁsiddhiḥ) - perfection of intrinsic nature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svabhāvasaṃsiddhi

svabhāvasaṁsiddhi - perfection of one's own nature, full development of inherent qualities

Compound of svabhāva and saṃsiddhi.

Compound type : tatpurusha (svabhāva+saṃsiddhi)

• svabhāva – one's own state, inherent nature, intrinsic disposition (svabhāva)
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (own) + bhāva (existence, state).
• saṃsiddhi – perfection, complete success, accomplishment
  noun (feminine)
  From sam- + sidh (to succeed, accomplish).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sidh (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence (sattā)

From root as (to be) + tā (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Root: as (class 2)

पदार्थगा (padārthagā) - residing in objects

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padārthagā

padārthagā - that which is connected with or resides in objects/categories

Compound of padārtha and gā (feminine form of ga, from root gam).

Compound type : tatpurusha (padārtha+gā)

• padārtha – meaning of a word, object, category of existence
  noun (masculine)
  From pada (word, step) + artha (meaning, purpose).
• gā – going, moving, residing, relating to
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root gam (to go, move, reside). Feminine form.
  Root: gam (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)

अग्न्यादिपूष्णत्वम् (agnyādipūṣṇatvam) - the quality of fire, etc., possessing heat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agnyādipūṣṇatva

agnyādipūṣṇatva - the nature of being fiery and similar (qualities), fieriness, heat

Compound of agni, ādi, and pūṣṇatva.

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+ādi+pūṣṇatva)

• agni – fire, the god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  indeclinable
• pūṣṇatva – the quality of being warm, hot, fiery, nourishing
  noun (neuter)
  From pūṣṇa (warm, fiery, nourishing) + tva (suffix for abstract nouns).

पृथ्व्यादौ (pṛthvyādau) - in earth, etc.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādi

pṛthvyādi - earth and so forth, terrestrial elements

Compound of pṛthvī and ādi.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthvī+ādi)

• pṛthvī – earth, the Earth (as a goddess)
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  indeclinable

स्थिरता (sthiratā) - stability, firmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiratā

sthiratā - stability, firmness, constancy

From sthira (stable, firm) + tā (suffix for abstract nouns).

Root: sthā (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?, in what manner?

(indeclinable)