योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-35

कस्त्वं कथमिदं जातं जगदेव जगन्ति च ।
यदि जानासि भगवंस्तदेतत्कथयानघ ॥ ३५ ॥

kastvaṃ kathamidaṃ jātaṃ jagadeva jaganti ca ,
yadi jānāsi bhagavaṃstadetatkathayānagha 35

35. kaḥ tvam katham idam jātam jagat eva jaganti ca
yadi jānāsi bhagavan tat etat kathaya anagha

35. bhagavan anagha tvam kaḥ idam jagat jaganti
ca katham jātam yadi jānāsi tat etat kathaya

35. Who are you? How did this world, and all other worlds, come into being? If you know this, O venerable one, O sinless one, please tell me.

Words meanings summery:

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जातम् (jātam) - born, arisen, produced

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this world' (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - other worlds (worlds)

• च (ca) - and, also

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O glorious one

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this matter (this)

• कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

Words meanings and morphology

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

जातम् (jātam) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root jan- (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'idam jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this world' (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

जगन्ति (jaganti) - other worlds (worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative plural neuter.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Active

Root jñā, Class 9 verb (jānā + -ti, -si, etc.)

Root: jñā (class 9)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O glorious one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'etat'. Can also be nominative singular neuter.

एतत् (etat) - this matter (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.

कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Imperative Active

Root kath (denominative from kathā 'story'), Class 10 verb (katha- + -aya + -)

Root: kath (class 10)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

Negative compound: na + agha

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+agha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a respectful address.