योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-22

कल्पः कस्य निमेषस्य बीजस्येवान्तरस्थितः ।
कः प्रयोजनकर्तृत्वमप्यनाश्रित्य कारकः ॥ २२ ॥

kalpaḥ kasya nimeṣasya bījasyevāntarasthitaḥ ,
kaḥ prayojanakartṛtvamapyanāśritya kārakaḥ 22

22. kalpaḥ kasya nimeṣasya bījasya iva antarsthitaḥ
kaḥ prayojanaskartṛtvam api anāśritya kārakaḥ

22. kalpaḥ kasya nimeṣasya bījasya iva antarsthitaḥ?
kaḥ kārakaḥ prayojanaskartṛtvam api anāśritya?

22. Of whose moment (nimeṣa) is a cosmic cycle (kalpa) contained within, just as a tree is within its seed (bīja)? Who is the agent (kāraka) that acts even without resorting to purposive agency?

Words meanings summery:

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - a vast period of time in Hindu cosmology (cosmic cycle, aeon)

• कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose

• निमेषस्य (nimeṣasya) - of a very short duration of time (of the moment, of the wink)

• बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• अन्तर्स्थितः (antarsthitaḥ) - situated within, contained within

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• प्रयोजनस्कर्तृत्वम् (prayojanaskartṛtvam) - the attribute of acting with a specific motive or goal (the state of being a doer for a purpose, purposive agency)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अनाश्रित्य (anāśritya) - without depending on, without resorting to

• कारकः (kārakaḥ) - the ultimate agent or creator, distinct from ordinary doers motivated by purpose (doer, agent, cause)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - a vast period of time in Hindu cosmology (cosmic cycle, aeon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - cosmic cycle, aeon, a day of Brahmā, a rule, a sacred precept

Root: kḷp (class 1)

कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

निमेषस्य (nimeṣasya) - of a very short duration of time (of the moment, of the wink)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nimeṣa

nimeṣa - a wink, a moment, twinkling of an eye, an instant

Root: miṣ (class 1)

बीजस्य (bījasya) - of the seed

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause, germ

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्स्थितः (antarsthitaḥ) - situated within, contained within

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarsthita

antarsthita - situated within, contained within, internal

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root sthā (to stand) with prefix antar (within)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+sthita)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

प्रयोजनस्कर्तृत्वम् (prayojanaskartṛtvam) - the attribute of acting with a specific motive or goal (the state of being a doer for a purpose, purposive agency)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prayojanaskartṛtva

prayojanaskartṛtva - the quality or state of having a purpose for action, purposive agency

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prayojana+kartṛtva)

• prayojana – purpose, motive, object, utility
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• kartṛtva – agency, the state of being a doer, activity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kartṛ (doer) with -tva suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अनाश्रित्य (anāśritya) - without depending on, without resorting to

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) formed from root śri (to resort to, depend on) with prefixes ā and an (negative)

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

कारकः (kārakaḥ) - the ultimate agent or creator, distinct from ordinary doers motivated by purpose (doer, agent, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāraka

kāraka - doer, agent, cause, creating

Agent noun derived from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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