योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-40

श्रीराम उवाच ।
देशकालादिना ब्रह्मन्वासना समुदेति चेत् ।
तन्महाकल्पसर्गादौ देशकालादयः कुतः ॥ ४० ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
deśakālādinā brahmanvāsanā samudeti cet ,
tanmahākalpasargādau deśakālādayaḥ kutaḥ 40

40. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca deśakālādina brahman vāsanā sam_udeti
cet tat mahākalpasargādau deśakālādayaḥ kutaḥ

40. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca he brahman,
deśakālādina vāsanā sam_udeti cet,
tat mahākalpasargādau deśakālādayaḥ kutaḥ

40. Śrī Rāma said: "O Brahman, if latent impressions (vāsanā) arise due to factors like space and time, then from where do these factors like space and time themselves come at the beginning of a great cosmic creation (mahākalpasarga)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देशकालादिन (deśakālādina) - by means of space, time, and so on; by factors like space and time

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahman (addressing Vasiṣṭha))

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle inclination, desire

• सम्_उदेति (sam_udeti) - arises, comes forth

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case

• तत् (tat) - then, in that case

• महाकल्पसर्गादौ (mahākalpasargādau) - at the beginning of a great cosmic creation

• देशकालादयः (deśakālādayaḥ) - space, time, and others; factors like space and time

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, prosperity, beauty, revered
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root vac, 3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

देशकालादिन (deśakālādina) - by means of space, time, and so on; by factors like space and time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deśakālādi

deśakālādi - space, time, etc.; beginning with space and time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (with dvandva as prior member) (deśakāla+ādi)

• deśakāla – space and time
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahman (addressing Vasiṣṭha))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality; a brahmin; prayer; a sage

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle inclination, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental tendency, subtle desire, imagination

Root: vas (class 1)

सम्_उदेति (sam_udeti) - arises, comes forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

present active

Root i with prefixes sam-ud, 3rd person singular present active

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, in that case

(indeclinable)

महाकल्पसर्गादौ (mahākalpasargādau) - at the beginning of a great cosmic creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahākalpasargādi

mahākalpasargādi - the beginning of a great cosmic creation (sarga of a mahākalpa)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhītatpuruṣa (mahākalpasarga+ādi)

• mahākalpasarga – creation of a great eon, great cosmic creation
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, initial part
  noun (masculine)

देशकालादयः (deśakālādayaḥ) - space, time, and others; factors like space and time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deśakālādi

deśakālādi - space, time, etc.; beginning with space and time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (with dvandva as prior member) (deśakāla+ādi)

• deśakāla – space and time
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, why

(indeclinable)

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