योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-95, verse-23

एवं स्थिते कथं नाम जन्मबीजेन कर्मणा ।
विनोत्पत्तिस्त्वया प्रोक्ता भूतानां ब्रह्मणः पदात् ॥ २३ ॥

evaṃ sthite kathaṃ nāma janmabījena karmaṇā ,
vinotpattistvayā proktā bhūtānāṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt 23

23. evam sthite katham nāma janmabījena karmaṇā vinā
utpattiḥ tvayā proktā bhūtānām brahmaṇaḥ padāt

23. evam sthite katham nāma tvayā brahmaṇaḥ padāt
bhūtānām utpattiḥ janmabījena karmaṇā vinā proktā

23. Given this situation, how indeed could you have declared the origination of beings from the state of Brahman (brahman) to occur without action (karma), which is the seed of birth?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - this being the case, given this situation (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्थिते (sthite) - this being the situation, when this is the case (being, existing, standing)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, then (emphasizing the rhetorical question) (indeed, by name, forsooth)

• जन्मबीजेन (janmabījena) - by the seed of birth

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, through action (karma)

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

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

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, taught

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (brahman), from Brahman

• पदात् (padāt) - from the state, from the abode, from the foot

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - this being the case, given this situation (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - this being the situation, when this is the case (being, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, being

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, then (emphasizing the rhetorical question) (indeed, by name, forsooth)

(indeclinable)

जन्मबीजेन (janmabījena) - by the seed of birth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of janmabīja

janmabīja - seed of birth, cause of rebirth

Compound type : tatpurusha (janman+bīja)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, through action (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence of actions (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'janmabījena' as an appositive: 'by action, which is the seed of birth'.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, birth, creation, arising

Derived from root pad with prefix 'ut' and suffix 'ti'.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, taught

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pra-ukta

pra-ukta - declared, spoken, taught

Past Passive Participle

From root vac with prefix 'pra'; feminine nominative singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to sentient beings, creatures.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (brahman), from Brahman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit (brahman)

Root: bṛh

Note: Ablative, in construction with 'padāt' ('from the abode/state of Brahman').

पदात् (padāt) - from the state, from the abode, from the foot

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, abode, state, word

Root: pad

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