योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-2

इदं प्रथमतोत्पन्नो योऽस्मिन्नेव हि जन्मनि ।
इदंप्रथमतानाम्नी शुभाभ्याससमुद्भवा ॥ २ ॥

idaṃ prathamatotpanno yo'sminneva hi janmani ,
idaṃprathamatānāmnī śubhābhyāsasamudbhavā 2

2. idam prathamatas utpannaḥ yaḥ asmin eva hi
janmani idampraṭhamatānāmnī śubhābhyāsa-samudbhavā

2. yaḥ idam prathamatas utpannaḥ asmin eva hi
janmani idampraṭhamatānāmnī śubhābhyāsa-samudbhavā

2. That which arises for the first time in this very birth is called "firstness" (idampraṭhamatā), and it springs from auspicious practice.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - (refers to the concept being defined) (this)

• प्रथमतस् (prathamatas) - for the first time, in the first place

• उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

• यः (yaḥ) - that which (who, which (relative pronoun))

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• एव (eva) - very, exactly (only, indeed, very)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, for, because)

• जन्मनि (janmani) - in this (current) life/birth (in birth, in life)

• इदम्प्रठमतानाम्नी (idampraṭhamatānāmnī) - named "firstness", called "firstness"

• शुभाभ्यास-समुद्भवा (śubhābhyāsa-samudbhavā) - born from auspicious practice, arising from good discipline

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - (refers to the concept being defined) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the phenomenon being described.

प्रथमतस् (prathamatas) - for the first time, in the first place

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from prathama (first) with suffix -tas.

उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpanna

utpanna - arisen, produced, born, originated

Past Passive Participle

From ut- + √pad (to go, to arise).

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing "that which".

यः (yaḥ) - that which (who, which (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Corresponds to an implied sā later in the verse (or the next verse).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to janmani.

एव (eva) - very, exactly (only, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes asmin.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causal relation.

जन्मनि (janmani) - in this (current) life/birth (in birth, in life)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, production, life, existence

From root √jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

इदम्प्रठमतानाम्नी (idampraṭhamatānāmnī) - named "firstness", called "firstness"

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idampraṭhamatānāmnī

idampraṭhamatānāmnī - having the name "firstness" (idampraṭhamatā)

Compound: idampraṭhamatā (firstness) + nāmnī (named).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (idampraṭhamatā+nāmnī)

• idampraṭhamatā – firstness, originality
  noun (feminine)
  From idam (this) + prathama (first) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).
• nāmnī – named, called
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of nāmā (derived from nāman, name).

Note: Refers to the hidden sā (that feminine thing, i.e., the firstness/origin).

शुभाभ्यास-समुद्भवा (śubhābhyāsa-samudbhavā) - born from auspicious practice, arising from good discipline

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhābhyāsasamudbhava

śubhābhyāsasamudbhava - arising from auspicious practice/discipline

Compound: śubha (auspicious) + abhyāsa (practice) + samudbhava (originating from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śubha+abhyāsa+samudbhava)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi- + ā- + √as (to throw, to obtain).
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: as (class 4)
• samudbhava – originating, arising, born from
  adjective
  From sam- + ut- + √bhū (to be, to become).
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject (like vāsana or saṃskāra).