योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-19

श्रीराम उवाच ।
महाकल्पक्षये दृश्यमास्ते बीज इवाङ्कुरः ।
परे भूय उदेत्येतत्तत एवेति किं वद ॥ १९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
mahākalpakṣaye dṛśyamāste bīja ivāṅkuraḥ ,
pare bhūya udetyetattata eveti kiṃ vada 19

19. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca | mahākalpakṣaye dṛśyam āste bīje iva aṅkuraḥ
| pare bhūyaḥ udeti etat tataḥ eva iti kim vada || 19 ||

19. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca mahākalpakṣaye bīje aṅkuraḥ iva dṛśyam
āste pare bhūyaḥ tataḥ eva etat udeti iti kim vada 19

19. Śrī Rāma said: "Just as a sprout exists within a seed, awaiting its visible manifestation at the end of a great cosmic cycle (mahākalpa), and then appears again in the Supreme (para) from that very same source—is this what you mean? Please clarify."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाकल्पक्षये (mahākalpakṣaye) - at the end of a great cosmic cycle

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible universe (visible (thing), the perceivable (world/universe))

• आस्ते (āste) - exists, remains, is

• बीजे (bīje) - in the seed, like a seed

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot, germ

• परे (pare) - in the Supreme Reality (brahman) (in the Supreme, in the Highest)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, further

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

• एतत् (etat) - this (visible universe/phenomenon) (this, this (thing))

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that (Supreme source) (from that, thence, then)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• इति (iti) - (introduces a question) (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech))

• किम् (kim) - is this so? (particle marking a question) (what, whether, why, (interrogative particle))

• वद (vada) - Please tell me, clarify (say, tell)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an epithet for Rāma (referring to his auspiciousness or prosperity)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active indicative

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

महाकल्पक्षये (mahākalpakṣaye) - at the end of a great cosmic cycle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahākalpakṣaya

mahākalpakṣaya - end of a great cosmic cycle, dissolution of a kalpa

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahākalpa+kṣaya)

• mahākalpa – great cosmic cycle, a kalpa of immense duration
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – end, destruction, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to destroy) + -a suffix.
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible universe (visible (thing), the perceivable (world/universe))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, an object of sight, the world of appearances

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root dṛś + -ya suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used substantively.

आस्ते (āste) - exists, remains, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ās

present active indicative

From root ās (class 2)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Often used for "to be" or "to exist"

बीजे (bīje) - in the seed, like a seed

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, origin, cause, germ

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुरः (aṅkuraḥ) - sprout, shoot, germ

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅkura

aṅkura - sprout, shoot, germ, bud

परे (pare) - in the Supreme Reality (brahman) (in the Supreme, in the Highest)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, subsequent, other

Note: Here used substantively.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, further

(indeclinable)

Comparative of bhūri (much), but used as adverb.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

present active indicative

From root i (class 2) with upasarga ud.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (visible universe/phenomenon) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (referring to something near or just mentioned)

Demonstrative pronoun.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (Supreme source) (from that, thence, then)

(indeclinable)

From tad + -tas suffix.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis.

इति (iti) - (introduces a question) (thus, in this way, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

Particle marking conclusion or quotation.

किम् (kim) - is this so? (particle marking a question) (what, whether, why, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

Can be a pronoun or an interrogative particle.

वद (vada) - Please tell me, clarify (say, tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vad

imperative active

Second person singular imperative.

Root: vad (class 1)