योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-69

यथा संपद्यते ब्रह्मा कीटः संपद्यते तथा ।
कीटस्तु रूढभूतौघवलनात्तुच्छकर्मकः ॥ ६९ ॥

yathā saṃpadyate brahmā kīṭaḥ saṃpadyate tathā ,
kīṭastu rūḍhabhūtaughavalanāttucchakarmakaḥ 69

69. yathā saṃpadyate brahmā kīṭaḥ saṃpadyate tathā
kīṭaḥ tu rūḍha-bhūta-ogha-valanāt tuccha-karmakaḥ

69. yathā brahmā saṃpadyate,
tathā kīṭaḥ saṃpadyate.
tu kīṭaḥ rūḍha-bhūta-ogha-valanāt tuccha-karmakaḥ.

69. Just as Brahmā (the creator god) comes into being, so too does an insect (kīṭa). However, an insect performs insignificant actions because of the activation of the established aggregate of material elements (bhūta).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - becomes, attains, is accomplished

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

• कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - insect, worm

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - becomes, attains, is accomplished

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in that manner

• कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - insect, worm

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• रूढ-भूत-ओघ-वलनात् (rūḍha-bhūta-ogha-valanāt) - due to the activity/churning of the established aggregate of elements/beings

• तुच्छ-कर्मकः (tuccha-karmakaḥ) - having insignificant actions, whose actions are petty

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - becomes, attains, is accomplished

(verb)

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

From root pad with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), supreme reality, priest, sacred word

कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - insect, worm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small creature

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - becomes, attains, is accomplished

(verb)

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

From root pad with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in that manner

(indeclinable)

कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - insect, worm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - insect, worm, small creature

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

रूढ-भूत-ओघ-वलनात् (rūḍha-bhūta-ogha-valanāt) - due to the activity/churning of the established aggregate of elements/beings

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rūḍha-bhūta-ogha-valana

rūḍha-bhūta-ogha-valana - the activity of the mass of established beings or elements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūḍha+bhūta+ogha+valana)

• rūḍha – grown, risen, established, deeply rooted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle from root ruh
  Root: ruh (class 1)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, existing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Past Passive Participle from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ogha – multitude, mass, flood, torrent
  noun (masculine)
• valana – turning, moving, activity, churning
  noun (neuter)
  Root: val (class 1)

तुच्छ-कर्मकः (tuccha-karmakaḥ) - having insignificant actions, whose actions are petty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuccha-karmaka

tuccha-karmaka - whose actions are insignificant or paltry

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tuccha+karmaka)

• tuccha – empty, trifling, insignificant, paltry
  adjective (masculine)
• karmaka – performing actions, having actions
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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