योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-31

यस्मादेव समायान्ति तस्मिन्नेव विशन्ति च ।
काश्चिज्जन्मसहस्रान्ते जातयश्चिरकालिकाः ।
काश्चित्कतिपयातीतजन्मरूपा व्यवस्थिताः ॥ ३१ ॥

yasmādeva samāyānti tasminneva viśanti ca ,
kāścijjanmasahasrānte jātayaścirakālikāḥ ,
kāścitkatipayātītajanmarūpā vyavasthitāḥ 31

31. yasmāt eva samāyānti tasmin eva
viśanti ca kāścit janmasahasrānte
jātayaḥ cirakālikāḥ kāścit
katipayātītajanmarūpāḥ vyavasthitāḥ

31. yāḥ [jātayaḥ] yasmāt eva samāyānti ca tasmin eva viśanti.
kāścit jātayaḥ janmasahasrānte cirakālikāḥ [bhavanti].
kāścit [jātayaḥ] katipayātītajanmarūpāḥ vyavasthitāḥ [bhavanti].

31. (These forms of beings,) from which (source) they truly arise and into which they truly dissolve. Some of these forms (jāti) are long-lasting, persisting through thousands of births, while others exist as forms that have undergone only a few births.

31. המקור ממנו המה באים הוא המקור שאליו הם חוזרים ונכנסים. ישנן נשמות המתקיימות זמן רב וזוכות לשחרור בתום אלפי גלגולים, ואחרות מגיעות לתיקונן לאחר גלגולים ספורים בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from the ultimate source or principle (from which, from whom)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they originate (from that source) (they come, they arise, they originate)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - into that ultimate source or principle (in that, into that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• विशन्ति (viśanti) - they dissolve (into that source) (they enter, they go into, they dissolve)

• च (ca) - and, also

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some of these forms/species (some, certain ones)

• जन्मसहस्रान्ते (janmasahasrānte) - at the end of a thousand births

• जातयः (jātayaḥ) - the diverse forms/species of beings (births, species, forms, origins)

• चिरकालिकाः (cirakālikāḥ) - long-lasting, enduring for a long time

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some of these forms/species (some, certain ones)

• कतिपयातीतजन्मरूपाः (katipayātītajanmarūpāḥ) - having forms that have passed through a few births

• व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - established, fixed, existing

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from the ultimate source or principle (from which, from whom)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the source from which things originate.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

समायान्ति (samāyānti) - they originate (from that source) (they come, they arise, they originate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of samāyā

Present Active

From prefix sam-ā- and root yā (to go).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - into that ultimate source or principle (in that, into that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the destination where things dissolve.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

विशन्ति (viśanti) - they dissolve (into that source) (they enter, they go into, they dissolve)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of viś

Present Active

Root viś (to enter).

Root: viś (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some of these forms/species (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, certain, anyone

Indefinite pronoun, from kim + cid.

जन्मसहस्रान्ते (janmasahasrānte) - at the end of a thousand births

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janmasahasrānta

janmasahasrānta - end of a thousand births

Compound of janma (birth), sahasra (thousand), and anta (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janma+sahasra+anta)

• janma – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

जातयः (jātayaḥ) - the diverse forms/species of beings (births, species, forms, origins)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jāti

jāti - birth, species, class, origin

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

चिरकालिकाः (cirakālikāḥ) - long-lasting, enduring for a long time

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cirakālika

cirakālika - long-lasting, existing for a long time

From cira (long time) + kāla (time) + -ika suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+kāla)

• cira – long (time)
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some of these forms/species (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, certain, anyone

Indefinite pronoun, from kim + cid.

कतिपयातीतजन्मरूपाः (katipayātītajanmarūpāḥ) - having forms that have passed through a few births

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of katipayātītajanmarūpa

katipayātītajanmarūpa - having a form after a few births, whose form has gone through a few births

Bahuvrihi compound: katipaya (a few) + atīta (passed) + janma (birth) + rūpa (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (katipaya+atīta+janma+rūpa)

• katipaya – a few, some
  adjective (masculine)
• atīta – past, gone, passed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix ati- and root i (to go).
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• janma – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - established, fixed, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - established, fixed, arranged, existing, determined

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefixes vi-ava-.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

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