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.

2. מי שנולד לראשונה בעולם הזה חווה את מה שנקרא ראשוניות הבריאה, הנובעת מתרגול זך וטהור.

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).

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