योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-93, verse-16

इच्छैवैता
भूतजातयः ॥ १६ ॥

icchaivaitā
bhūtajātayaḥ 16

16. icchā eva etāḥ
bhūtajātayaḥ

16. etāḥ bhūtajātayaḥ
icchā eva

16. These myriad forms of existence are, in fact, nothing but desire (icchā) itself.

16. כל היצורים הללו אינם אלא התגלמות התשוקה עצמה.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• भूतजातयः (bhūtajātayaḥ) - these myriad forms of existence (species of beings, classes of created things, creations)

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will, inclination

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, to desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these, here

Note: Refers to bhūtajātayaḥ.

भूतजातयः (bhūtajātayaḥ) - these myriad forms of existence (species of beings, classes of created things, creations)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūtajāti

bhūtajāti - class of beings, species of created things, forms of existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+jāti)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• jāti – birth, class, species, kind, genus
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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