योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
उत्तमाधममध्यानां पदार्थानामितस्ततः ।
उत्पत्तीनां विभागोऽयं श्रृणु वक्ष्यामि राघव ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
uttamādhamamadhyānāṃ padārthānāmitastataḥ ,
utpattīnāṃ vibhāgo'yaṃ śrṛṇu vakṣyāmi rāghava 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca uttamādhamamadhyānām padārthānām itas
tataḥ utpattīnām vibhāgaḥ ayam śṛṇu vakṣyāmi rāghava

1. rāghava śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca śṛṇu ayam vibhāgaḥ utpattīnām
uttamādhamamadhyānām padārthānām itas tataḥ vakṣyāmi

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, listen. I will now explain this classification of the origins of things—superior, inferior, and middle—as they arise in various ways.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उत्तमाधममध्यानाम् (uttamādhamamadhyānām) - of the superior, inferior, and middle

• पदार्थानाम् (padārthānām) - of things, of substances, of categories

• इतस् (itas) - in various ways (suggesting 'from this and that') (from here, from this place)

• ततः (tataḥ) - in various ways (suggesting 'from this and that') (from there, then, therefore)

• उत्पत्तीनाम् (utpattīnām) - of the origins, of the productions

• विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - division, classification, portion

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will say

• राघव (rāghava) - Refers to Lord Rama. (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha, a revered Vedic sage.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active indicative 3rd singular

From root √vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada). Reduplication u-vāca.

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तमाधममध्यानाम् (uttamādhamamadhyānām) - of the superior, inferior, and middle

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of uttamādhamamadhya

uttamādhamamadhya - superior, inferior, and middle

Compound of uttama (superior), adhama (inferior), and madhya (middle).

Compound type : dvandva (uttama+adhama+madhya)

• uttama – highest, best, superior
  adjective
  Superlative of ud-
• adhama – lowest, worst, inferior
  adjective
• madhya – middle, intermediate
  adjective

Note: Adjectival agreement with padārthānām.

पदार्थानाम् (padārthānām) - of things, of substances, of categories

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category, substance

Compound of pada (word/step) and artha (meaning/purpose/object).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, state
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

इतस् (itas) - in various ways (suggesting 'from this and that') (from here, from this place)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from idam.

Note: Often used with tataḥ to mean "here and there" or "various ways".

ततः (tataḥ) - in various ways (suggesting 'from this and that') (from there, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from tad.

Note: Often used with itas to mean "here and there" or "various ways".

उत्पत्तीनाम् (utpattīnām) - of the origins, of the productions

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, birth, rise

From ut- + √pad (to go, to arise).

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

विभागः (vibhāgaḥ) - division, classification, portion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāga

vibhāga - division, distribution, classification, distinction

From vi- + √bhaj (to divide).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to vibhāgaḥ.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

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

imperative active 2nd singular

From root √śru (5th class, Parasmaipada).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command to Rāghava.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future active indicative 1st singular

From root √vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada). Future stem vakṣya-.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Null subject 'I' is implied.

राघव (rāghava) - Refers to Lord Rama. (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rama)

Derived from Raghu.

Note: Addressed to Rama.

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