योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-64, verse-23

सर्गादावादिजो देहो जीवः संकल्पसंभवः ।
क्रमेण पदमासाद्य वैरिञ्चं कुरुते जगत् ॥ २३ ॥

sargādāvādijo deho jīvaḥ saṃkalpasaṃbhavaḥ ,
krameṇa padamāsādya vairiñcaṃ kurute jagat 23

23. sargādau ādijaḥ dehaḥ jīvaḥ saṅkalpasaṃbhavaḥ
krameṇa padam āsādya vairiñcam kurute jagat

23. sargādau ādijaḥ dehaḥ jīvaḥ saṅkalpasaṃbhavaḥ
krameṇa padam āsādya vairiñcam jagat kurute

23. At the dawn of creation (sargādau), the first-born (ādija) physical form (deha), the cosmic living being (jīva), arises from intention (saṅkalpa). Gradually, having attained its destined position (padam), it then creates the world (jagat) associated with Brahmā (vairiñcam).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, at the start of an emanation

• आदिजः (ādijaḥ) - the primordial, first manifested being (e.g., Brahmā) (first-born, original born)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - the first physical manifestation of a being (body, form)

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the cosmic individual soul, Brahmā (living being, individual soul)

• सङ्कल्पसंभवः (saṅkalpasaṁbhavaḥ) - whose origin is from creative will (saṅkalpa) (born of intention, originating from will/imagination)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, in succession

• पदम् (padam) - its proper or destined status/abode (position, state, place, abode)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached

• वैरिञ्चम् (vairiñcam) - the creation that belongs to or is manifested by Brahmā (related to Brahmā, Brahmā's (world/creation))

• कुरुते (kurute) - makes, creates, does

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what is moving

Words meanings and morphology

सर्गादौ (sargādau) - at the beginning of creation, at the start of an emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sargādi

sargādi - the beginning of creation

Compound of sarga (creation) + ādi (beginning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, liberation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj (to emit, create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, starting with, etcetera
  indeclinable

आदिजः (ādijaḥ) - the primordial, first manifested being (e.g., Brahmā) (first-born, original born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādija

ādija - first-born, primordial, originating from the beginning

Compound of ādi (beginning) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+ja)

• ādi – beginning, starting with, etcetera
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with dehaḥ and jīvaḥ.

देहः (dehaḥ) - the first physical manifestation of a being (body, form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the cosmic individual soul, Brahmā (living being, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing; a living being, the individual soul (ātman)

Derived from root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

सङ्कल्पसंभवः (saṅkalpasaṁbhavaḥ) - whose origin is from creative will (saṅkalpa) (born of intention, originating from will/imagination)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpasaṃbhava

saṅkalpasaṁbhava - born or arisen from intention, will, or imagination (saṅkalpa)

Compound of saṅkalpa (intention) + saṃbhava (born from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+saṃbhava)

• saṅkalpa – intention, will, resolve, imagination, mental faculty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from saṃ + root kḷp (to be arranged, to be fixed).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• saṃbhava – birth, origin, possibility, born from
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from saṃ + root bhū (to be, become).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, in succession

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, succession, gradual process

Derived from root kram (to step, walk).

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

पदम् (padam) - its proper or destined status/abode (position, state, place, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, position, state, abode, word

Root: pad (class 4)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) formed with prefix ā- + root sad (to sit) with lyap suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वैरिञ्चम् (vairiñcam) - the creation that belongs to or is manifested by Brahmā (related to Brahmā, Brahmā's (world/creation))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vairiñca

vairiñca - pertaining to Brahmā, Brahma-like, related to creation

Derived from viriñci (Brahmā) + aṇ (suffix for 'related to').

कुरुते (kurute) - makes, creates, does

(verb)

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

Present middle indicative

Class 8 verb, middle voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what is moving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present active participle

Derived from root gam (to go, move).

Root: gam (class 1)

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