योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-9

योत्पत्तिर्मध्यमा पुंसो राम द्वित्रिभवान्तरा ।
तादृक्कार्या तु सा लोके राजसी राजसत्तम ॥ ९ ॥

yotpattirmadhyamā puṃso rāma dvitribhavāntarā ,
tādṛkkāryā tu sā loke rājasī rājasattama 9

9. yā utpattiḥ madhyamā puṃsaḥ rāma dvi-tri-bhava-antarā
tādṛk-kāryā tu sā loke rājasī rāja-sattama

9. rāma rāja-sattama yā puṃsaḥ dvi-tri-bhava-antarā
madhyamā utpattiḥ sā tu loke tādṛk-kāryā rājasī [proktā]

9. O Rāma, that intermediate origin (utpatti) of a person, which requires two or three lifetimes (bhava) before final liberation (mokṣa), is known in this world, O best of kings, as being of a rajasic nature (rājasī) because of its characteristic actions.

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - which (referring to 'utpatti') (which, who, what)

• उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, birth, state of being born (origin, birth, production, emergence)

• मध्यमा (madhyamā) - intermediate (referring to the stage of origin/birth relative to liberation) (middle, intermediate, central, average)

• पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a person (of a man, of a person, of a male being)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative address) (O Rāma)

• द्वि-त्रि-भव-अन्तरा (dvi-tri-bhava-antarā) - which requires two or three lifetimes (bhava) (having two or three births in between)

• तादृक्-कार्या (tādṛk-kāryā) - because of its characteristic actions (having such actions/characteristics)

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

• सा (sā) - that (referring to 'utpatti') (she, that)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

• राजसी (rājasī) - of a rajasic nature (rajasic, pertaining to rajas (passion, activity))

• राज-सत्तम (rāja-sattama) - O best of kings (vocative address) (O best of kings)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - which (referring to 'utpatti') (which, who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, birth, state of being born (origin, birth, production, emergence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, birth, production, emergence

Derived from ut-pad (root pad, to go) via suffix -ti

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

मध्यमा (madhyamā) - intermediate (referring to the stage of origin/birth relative to liberation) (middle, intermediate, central, average)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, intermediate, central, average

Root: madhya

Note: It modifies 'utpattiḥ'

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of a person (of a man, of a person, of a male being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṃs

puṁs - man, person, male, spirit

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative address) (O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Root: ram (class 1)

द्वि-त्रि-भव-अन्तरा (dvi-tri-bhava-antarā) - which requires two or three lifetimes (bhava) (having two or three births in between)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvi-tri-bhava-antara

dvi-tri-bhava-antara - two or three births in between

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dvi+tri+bhava+antara)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• tri – three
  numeral
• bhava – being, existence, birth, state of being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• antara – interval, in between, inner, different
  noun (neuter)

Note: It modifies 'utpattiḥ'

तादृक्-कार्या (tādṛk-kāryā) - because of its characteristic actions (having such actions/characteristics)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tādṛk-kārya

tādṛk-kārya - having such an action, characterized by such an action

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tādṛś+kārya)

• tādṛś – such, of that kind
  adjective
• kārya – action, work, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: It modifies 'utpattiḥ'

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

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (referring to 'utpatti') (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common experience

Root: lok (class 1)

राजसी (rājasī) - of a rajasic nature (rajasic, pertaining to rajas (passion, activity))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājasī

rājas - rajasic, passionate, active

Derived from rajas

Note: It modifies 'utpattiḥ' (implied 'asti' - it is)

राज-सत्तम (rāja-sattama) - O best of kings (vocative address) (O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāja-sattama

rāja-sattama - best among kings

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sattama – best, excellent, most noble
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama
  Root: sat (class 2)