योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-70

सा मुने वासना तस्य वातव्याचलिता सती ।
कृते ब्राह्मणतामेत्य जातोऽद्य वसुधातले ॥ ७० ॥

sā mune vāsanā tasya vātavyācalitā satī ,
kṛte brāhmaṇatāmetya jāto'dya vasudhātale 70

70. sā mune vāsanā tasya vātavyācalitā satī kṛte
brāhmaṇatām etya jātaḥ adya vasudhātale

70. mune sā tasya vāsanā vātavyācalitā satī kṛte
brāhmaṇatām etya adya vasudhātale jātaḥ

70. O sage (mune), that impression (vāsanā) of his, agitated as if by wind, was born today on the surface of the earth, having attained the state of a brahmin in the Kṛta age.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (referring to `vāsanā`) (she, that (feminine))

• मुने (mune) - O sage (addressing the listener) (O sage, O ascetic)

• वासना (vāsanā) - a latent impression or predisposition from past lives (impression, inclination, tendency, latent faculty, desire)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that person (whose past vāsanā is being discussed) (of him, his, of that)

• वातव्याचलिता (vātavyācalitā) - agitated or stirred up (metaphorically, like wind) (agitated by wind, disturbed by wind)

• सती (satī) - being, existing (as the nature of the `vāsanā`) (being, existing (feminine))

• कृते (kṛte) - in the Kṛta (Satya) age (when made, when done, in the Kṛta age)

• ब्राह्मणताम् (brāhmaṇatām) - the state of being a brahmin

• एत्य (etya) - having attained (the state of a Brahmin) (having gone, having attained, having reached)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - was born (born, produced, became)

• अद्य (adya) - now (in the context of the story being narrated) (today, now)

• वसुधातले (vasudhātale) - on the earth (on the surface of the earth, on the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (referring to `vāsanā`) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुने (mune) - O sage (addressing the listener) (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

वासना (vāsanā) - a latent impression or predisposition from past lives (impression, inclination, tendency, latent faculty, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - impression, inclination, tendency, latent faculty, desire, mental trace

From root `vas` (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that person (whose past vāsanā is being discussed) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person to whom the `vāsanā` belongs.

वातव्याचलिता (vātavyācalitā) - agitated or stirred up (metaphorically, like wind) (agitated by wind, disturbed by wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vātavyācalita

vātavyācalita - agitated by wind

Past Passive Participle

Compound. `vyācalita` is PPP of `vyā-cal` (to move, agitate).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+vyācalita)

• vāta – wind, air, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vā` (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• vyācalita – agitated, moved, disturbed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `cal` (to move) with prefixes `vi-` and `ā-`.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Modifies `vāsanā`.

सती (satī) - being, existing (as the nature of the `vāsanā`) (being, existing (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of present participle of root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies `vāsanā`.

कृते (kṛte) - in the Kṛta (Satya) age (when made, when done, in the Kṛta age)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; (as a noun) the Kṛta Yuga (golden age), a deed

Past Passive Participle

From root `kṛ` (to do, make). Also refers to the first of the four yugas.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्राह्मणताम् (brāhmaṇatām) - the state of being a brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇatā

brāhmaṇatā - the state or condition of being a Brahmin

From `brāhmaṇa` + suffix `tā` (indicating state/quality).

Note: Object of `etya`.

एत्य (etya) - having attained (the state of a Brahmin) (having gone, having attained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `i` (to go) with prefix `a-` (or just `i` with `lyaP` suffix in certain contexts).

Root: i (class 2)

जातः (jātaḥ) - was born (born, produced, became)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, created, happened, become

Past Passive Participle

From root `jan` (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

अद्य (adya) - now (in the context of the story being narrated) (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Note: An adverb of time.

वसुधातले (vasudhātale) - on the earth (on the surface of the earth, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - surface of the earth, earth

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vas` (to dwell) + `dhā` (to hold), 'holder of treasures'.
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tala – surface, plain, palm, sole
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location.

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