योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-69

अथ कालेन संजाते विचित्रारम्भकारिणि ।
संसाररचनारम्भे ब्राह्मे रात्रिविपर्यये ॥ ६९ ॥

atha kālena saṃjāte vicitrārambhakāriṇi ,
saṃsāraracanārambhe brāhme rātriviparyaye 69

69. atha kālena saṃjāte vicitrārambhakāriṇi
saṃsāraracanārambhe brāhme rātriviparyaye

69. atha kālena saṃjāte brāhme rātriviparyaye
saṃsāraracanārambhe vicitrārambhakāriṇi

69. Then, when the time arrived for the reversal of Brahmā's night (rātriviparyaya), marking the beginning of the world's (saṃsāra) creation and initiating various unique developments...

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

• संजाते (saṁjāte) - when it had happened, when it arose (having arisen, having happened, having become)

• विचित्रारम्भकारिणि (vicitrārambhakāriṇi) - causing diverse new beginnings (in creation) (causing various beginnings, creating diverse commencements)

• संसाररचनारम्भे (saṁsāraracanārambhe) - at the beginning of the creation of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (at the beginning of the creation of the world)

• ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - relating to Brahmā (divine, relating to Brahmā)

• रात्रिविपर्यये (rātriviparyaye) - at the reversal of Brahmā's night (i.e., daybreak for Brahmā) (at the reversal of the night, at the change of night)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in course of time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

संजाते (saṁjāte) - when it had happened, when it arose (having arisen, having happened, having become)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃjāta

saṁjāta - arisen, born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `jan` (to be born) with prefix `sam-`.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with `kālena`.

विचित्रारम्भकारिणि (vicitrārambhakāriṇi) - causing diverse new beginnings (in creation) (causing various beginnings, creating diverse commencements)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vicitrārambhakārin

vicitrārambhakārin - causing various undertakings/beginnings

Compound. `kārin` is an agent noun from `kṛ` + `ṇin`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicitra+ārambha+kārin)

• vicitra – various, diverse, wonderful, variegated
  adjective (masculine)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, commencement, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `rambh` with `ā-` prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rambh (class 1)
• kārin – doer, maker, causing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Suffix -ṇin added to root `kṛ`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction, modifying `kālena`.

संसाररचनारम्भे (saṁsāraracanārambhe) - at the beginning of the creation of the cycle of existence (saṃsāra) (at the beginning of the creation of the world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāraracanārambha

saṁsāraracanārambha - beginning of the creation of the world/transmigratory existence

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+racanā+ārambha)

• saṃsāra – world, transmigratory existence, cycle of rebirth
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sṛ` with `sam-`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• racanā – creation, arrangement, formation, composition
  noun (feminine)
  From root `rac`
  Root: rac (class 10)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, commencement, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `rambh` with `ā-` prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rambh (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - relating to Brahmā (divine, relating to Brahmā)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahmā, divine, sacred

From `brahman` (masculine, the creator deity) or `brahman` (neuter, the absolute) + `aṇ` suffix. Here referring to Brahmā.

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with `rātriviparyaye`.

रात्रिविपर्यये (rātriviparyaye) - at the reversal of Brahmā's night (i.e., daybreak for Brahmā) (at the reversal of the night, at the change of night)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rātriviparyaya

rātriviparyaya - reversal of night, change of night

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rātri+viparyaya)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• viparyaya – reversal, inversion, opposition, change
  noun (masculine)
  From root `i` (to go) with `vi-` and `pari-` prefixes.
  Prefixes: vi+pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

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