योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-3

एतानि दश विद्यन्ते किल यत्र जगन्ति वै ।
तत्रान्यो मम सर्गेण कोऽर्थः कथय भास्कर ॥ ३ ॥

etāni daśa vidyante kila yatra jaganti vai ,
tatrānyo mama sargeṇa ko'rthaḥ kathaya bhāskara 3

3. etāni daśa vidyante kila yatra jaganti vai tatra
anyaḥ mama sargeṇa kaḥ arthaḥ kathaya bhāskara

3. bhāskara,
yatra etāni daśa jaganti vai kila vidyante,
tatra mama anyaḥ sargeṇa kaḥ arthaḥ? kathaya.

3. O Bhāskara, where indeed these ten worlds already exist, what other purpose would there be for a creation (sarga) by me? Please tell me.

Words meanings summery:

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• दश (daśa) - ten

• विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - exist, are found

• किल (kila) - Emphasizes the existing worlds (indeed, it is said, certainly)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universes

• वै (vai) - Emphasizes the existence (indeed, verily, certainly)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• मम (mama) - Referring to Brahmā, the speaker (my, mine)

• सर्गेण (sargeṇa) - Through my act of creating (sarga) (by creation, by emission)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object

• कथय (kathaya) - Command to tell the purpose (tell, narrate, relate)

• भास्कर (bhāskara) - Vocative, addressing the sage Bhānu, whose name also means 'sun' (O sun-maker! O Bhāskara!)

Words meanings and morphology

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Declines identically for all genders in the plural nominative/accusative.

विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - exist, are found

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

present tense, middle voice

From root 'vid' (class 4) in present tense (laṭ), middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: vid (class 4)

किल (kila) - Emphasizes the existing worlds (indeed, it is said, certainly)

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

Present participle of 'gam' used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the existence (indeed, verily, certainly)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

मम (mama) - Referring to Brahmā, the speaker (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

सर्गेण (sargeṇa) - Through my act of creating (sarga) (by creation, by emission)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter, section

From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) with suffix -a.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; why, how

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing

कथय (kathaya) - Command to tell the purpose (tell, narrate, relate)

(verb)

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

imperative mood

From root 'kath' (class 10) in imperative mood (loṭ).

Root: kath (class 10)

भास्कर (bhāskara) - Vocative, addressing the sage Bhānu, whose name also means 'sun' (O sun-maker! O Bhāskara!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, maker of light

Compound 'bhās' (light) + 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, brightness
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doing, causing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)