योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-9

आदिसर्गे हि नियतिर्भाववैचित्र्यमक्षयम् ।
अनेनेत्थं सदा भाव्यमिति संपद्यते परम् ॥ ९ ॥

ādisarge hi niyatirbhāvavaicitryamakṣayam ,
anenetthaṃ sadā bhāvyamiti saṃpadyate param 9

9. ādisarge hi niyatiḥ bhāvavaicitryam akṣayam
anena ittham sadā bhāvyam iti saṃpadyate param

9. hi ādisarge akṣayam bhāvavaicitryam niyatiḥ
anena ittham sadā bhāvyam iti param saṃpadyate

9. Indeed, in the beginning of creation, an imperishable and varied manifestation of existences is established as a fixed order (niyati). Through this, it is always destined that things will manifest in a certain way, and thus the supreme reality (param) comes into being.

Words meanings summery:

• आदिसर्गे (ādisarge) - in the beginning of creation

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed order, destiny, natural law

• भाववैचित्र्यम् (bhāvavaicitryam) - the variety of existences/states/beings

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, inexhaustible

• अनेन (anena) - by this fixed order and variety (by this, by that)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - in this manner, thus

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - is to be, is destined, ought to be

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, denoting conclusion or quotation

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - comes to be, becomes, results, is accomplished

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest reality

Words meanings and morphology

आदिसर्गे (ādisarge) - in the beginning of creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādisarga

ādisarga - beginning of creation, primeval creation

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+sarga)

• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - fixed order, destiny, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - fixed order, destiny, fate, constraint, natural law (dharma)

From ni-yam (to restrain, to fix)

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

भाववैचित्र्यम् (bhāvavaicitryam) - the variety of existences/states/beings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvavaicitrya

bhāvavaicitrya - variety of existences, diversity of states/beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāva+vaicitrya)

• bhāva – state of being, existence, nature, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū
• vaicitrya – variety, diversity, wonderfulness
  noun (neuter)
  derived from vicitra (manifold, variegated)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, inexhaustible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, inexhaustible, eternal

a + kṣaya (not perishing)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi

Note: Agreeing with bhāvavaicitryam

अनेन (anena) - by this fixed order and variety (by this, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned fixed order and variety

इत्थम् (ittham) - in this manner, thus

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - is to be, is destined, ought to be

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvya

bhāvya - to be, future, destined, possible

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to become) + -ya suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Gerundive, implies obligation or destiny

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, denoting conclusion or quotation

(indeclinable)

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - comes to be, becomes, results, is accomplished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of saṃpad

present

From sam-pad (to fall together, to come to be)

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: ātmanepada verb

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, further, next, hostile

Note: Used as a substantive meaning 'the supreme (reality)'.

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