योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-55

अजडाज्जडतोदेति जाड्यभावनहेतुका ।
ऊर्णनाभाद्यथा तन्तुर्यथा पुंसः सुषुप्तता ॥ ५५ ॥

ajaḍājjaḍatodeti jāḍyabhāvanahetukā ,
ūrṇanābhādyathā tanturyathā puṃsaḥ suṣuptatā 55

55. ajaḍāt jaḍatā udeti jāḍyabhāvanahetukā
ūrṇanābhāt yathā tantuḥ yathā puṁsaḥ suṣuptatā

55. ajaḍāt jāḍyabhāvanahetukā jaḍatā udeti,
yathā ūrṇanābhāt tantuḥ (udeti),
yathā puṁsaḥ suṣuptatā (udeti)

55. From the non-inert (ajaḍa), inertia arises, caused by the conceptualization of inertness. Just as a thread (tantu) emerges from a spider (ūrṇanābha), and deep sleep from a conscious being (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अजडात् (ajaḍāt) - from the non-inert, from the intelligent

• जडता (jaḍatā) - inertness, dullness, unconsciousness

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, emerges

• जाड्यभावनहेतुका (jāḍyabhāvanahetukā) - caused by the conceptualization/notion of inertness

• ऊर्णनाभात् (ūrṇanābhāt) - from a spider

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• तन्तुः (tantuḥ) - thread, fiber

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - from a conscious being (puruṣa) (from a man, from a person, from a conscious being (puruṣa))

• सुषुप्तता (suṣuptatā) - deep sleep, unconsciousness

Words meanings and morphology

अजडात् (ajaḍāt) - from the non-inert, from the intelligent

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ajaḍa

ajaḍa - non-inert, intelligent, active

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jaḍa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, stupid
  adjective

Note: The source from which inertness arises.

जडता (jaḍatā) - inertness, dullness, unconsciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaḍatā

jaḍatā - inertness, dullness, unconsciousness, stupidity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaḍa+tā)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, stupid
  adjective
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -ity)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'udeti'.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, emerges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of udeti

present active

Root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'ud'. Pāṇinian class 2.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'jaḍatā'.

जाड्यभावनहेतुका (jāḍyabhāvanahetukā) - caused by the conceptualization/notion of inertness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāḍyabhāvanahetuka

jāḍyabhāvanahetuka - caused by the conceptualization of inertness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāḍyabhāvana+hetuka)

• jāḍyabhāvana – conceptualization of inertness
  noun (neuter)
• hetuka – caused by, resulting from, having as a cause
  adjective

Note: Adjective modifying 'jaḍatā'.

ऊर्णनाभात् (ūrṇanābhāt) - from a spider

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ūrṇanābha

ūrṇanābha - spider (literally 'wool-navel', referring to silk coming from its abdomen)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrṇa+nābhi)

• ūrṇa – wool, thread, hair
  noun (neuter)
• nābhi – navel, center, hub
  noun (masculine)

Note: Source from which the thread arises.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

तन्तुः (tantuḥ) - thread, fiber

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tantu

tantu - thread, string, fiber, web

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'arises'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - from a conscious being (puruṣa) (from a man, from a person, from a conscious being (puruṣa))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, conscious being, spirit, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Source from which deep sleep arises.

सुषुप्तता (suṣuptatā) - deep sleep, unconsciousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suṣuptatā

suṣuptatā - state of deep sleep, unconsciousness, profound slumber

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupta+tā)

• suṣupta – deeply asleep, in a state of deep sleep
  past passive participle
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'svap' (to sleep) with 'su-' prefix. Initial 'sv' becomes 'ṣup'.
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -ity)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'arises'.