योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-22

आदिसर्गे च नियमः कृतः पङ्कजजन्मना ।
हिंस्राणां भोजनायास्तु मूढात्मानात्मवानिति ॥ २२ ॥

ādisarge ca niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ paṅkajajanmanā ,
hiṃsrāṇāṃ bhojanāyāstu mūḍhātmānātmavāniti 22

22. ādi sarge ca niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ paṅkajajanmanā |
hiṃsrāṇām bhojanāya astu mūḍhātmā anātmavān iti ||

22. ādi sarge ca paṅkajajanmanā niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ (yat)
mūḍhātmā anātmavān hiṃsrāṇām bhojanāya astu iti

22. Furthermore, at the very beginning of creation, a rule was established by Brahma (the lotus-born): that those who are foolish and devoid of a true self (ātman) shall serve as food for predatory beings.

Words meanings summery:

• आदि (ādi) - primal, first, beginning

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in emanation

• च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

• नियमः (niyamaḥ) - rule, law, restraint, ordinance

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, performed, established

• पङ्कजजन्मना (paṅkajajanmanā) - by the lotus-born, by Brahma

• हिंस्राणाम् (hiṁsrāṇām) - of predators, of those who harm/kill

• भोजनाय (bhojanāya) - for food, for eating

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• मूढात्मा (mūḍhātmā) - a foolish person, one with a deluded self

• अनात्मवान् (anātmavān) - one who is without a true self (ātman), devoid of soul

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or conclusion

Words meanings and morphology

आदि (ādi) - primal, first, beginning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, primary

Note: Part of the compound ādisarge (locative).

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, chapter

from √sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: ādisarge = in the primal creation.

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

नियमः (niyamaḥ) - rule, law, restraint, ordinance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - rule, law, regulation, restraint

from √yam with ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, performed, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पङ्कजजन्मना (paṅkajajanmanā) - by the lotus-born, by Brahma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paṅkajajanman

paṅkajajanman - lotus-born, Brahma

compound

Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa (paṅkaja+janman)

• paṅkaja – lotus (born in mud)
  noun (neuter)
  compound of 'paṅka' (mud) and 'ja' (born)
• janman – birth, origin, being born
  noun (neuter)
  from √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

हिंस्राणाम् (hiṁsrāṇām) - of predators, of those who harm/kill

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hiṃsra

hiṁsra - harmful, destructive, predacious, a predator

from √hiṃs

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

भोजनाय (bhojanāya) - for food, for eating

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, eating, meal

from √bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative active

Root: as (class 2)

मूढात्मा (mūḍhātmā) - a foolish person, one with a deluded self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍhātman

mūḍhātman - one whose self is deluded, a foolish person

compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mūḍha+ātman)

• mūḍha – foolish, ignorant, deluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √muh
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

अनात्मवान् (anātmavān) - one who is without a true self (ātman), devoid of soul

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anātmavat

anātmavat - lacking a soul/self, inanimate

compound with possessive suffix

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (an+ātman+vat)

• an – not, negation
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• vat – having, possessing (suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  possessive suffix

Note: Agrees with mūḍhātmā.

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)