योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-14

तदुक्ता तादृशारम्भा राजसात्यन्ततामसी ।
भुक्तजन्मसहस्रा तु योत्पत्तिर्ब्रह्मणो नृणाम् ॥ १४ ॥

taduktā tādṛśārambhā rājasātyantatāmasī ,
bhuktajanmasahasrā tu yotpattirbrahmaṇo nṛṇām 14

14. taduktā tādr̥śārambhā rājasātyantatāmasī
bhuktajanamasahasrā tu yā utpattiḥ brahmaṇaḥ nr̥ṇām

14. taduktā tādr̥śārambhā rājasātyantatāmasī tu yā
bhuktajanamasahasrā nr̥ṇām brahmaṇaḥ utpattiḥ (asti)

14. The undertaking previously described, which is of such a nature and is extremely rājasic and tāmasic, is indeed that birth (utpatti) for human beings—even for Brahmā—which has consumed thousands of births (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• तदुक्ता (taduktā) - that described, described by that (person/text)

• ताद्र्̥शारम्भा (tādr̥śārambhā) - an undertaking of such a kind

• राजसात्यन्ततामसी (rājasātyantatāmasī) - extremely rājasic and tāmasic

• भुक्तजनमसहस्रा (bhuktajanamasahasrā) - having experienced thousands of births

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, birth, production, manifestation

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator god) (of Brahmā, of Brahman)

• न्र्̥णाम् (nr̥ṇām) - of men, of humans

Words meanings and morphology

तदुक्ता (taduktā) - that described, described by that (person/text)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tadukta

tadukta - spoken by that, described by that

Past Passive Participle

Formed from tad (that) and ukta (spoken), PPP of √vac (to speak).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+ukta)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root √vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to ārambhā.

ताद्र्̥शारम्भा (tādr̥śārambhā) - an undertaking of such a kind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tādr̥śārambhā

tādr̥śārambhā - an undertaking of such a kind, such an enterprise

Compound of tādr̥śa (such) and ārambhā (undertaking).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tādr̥śa+ārambhā)

• tādr̥śa – such, of that kind
  adjective
• ārambhā – undertaking, beginning, enterprise
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ā-√rabh (to begin).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the ārambhā being discussed.

राजसात्यन्ततामसी (rājasātyantatāmasī) - extremely rājasic and tāmasic

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājasātyantatāmasī

rājasātyantatāmasī - extremely passionate (rājasic) and ignorant (tāmasic)

Compound of rājasa (rājasic), atyanta (extreme), and tāmasa (tāmasic).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (rājasa+atyanta+tāmasa)

• rājasa – pertaining to rajas, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from rajas.
• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very much
  adjective
  ati (beyond) + anta (end).
  Prefix: ati
  Root: ant
• tāmasa – pertaining to tamas, ignorant, dull
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from tamas.

Note: Predicative adjective for the ārambhā.

भुक्तजनमसहस्रा (bhuktajanamasahasrā) - having experienced thousands of births

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhuktajanamasahasra

bhuktajanamasahasra - one for whom thousands of births have been experienced/consumed

Compound: bhukta (experienced) + janman (birth) + sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhukta+janman+sahasra)

• bhukta – experienced, enjoyed, eaten
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √bhuj (to enjoy, eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• janman – birth, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies utpattiḥ.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, birth, production, manifestation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, birth, production, manifestation

Derived from ud-√pad (to arise, be born).

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator god) (of Brahmā, of Brahman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute), Brahmā (the creator god), sacred word, Veda

Root: br̥h (class 1)

Note: Indicates possession or relation.

न्र्̥णाम् (nr̥ṇām) - of men, of humans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nr̥

nr̥ - man, human being

Note: Indicates possession or relation.

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