योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-23

श्रीराम उवाच ।
प्रतिभासात्मनि जगत्येते कालक्रियाक्रमाः ।
सोदयास्तमया जाताः कथं शुक्रस्य चेतसः ॥ २३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
pratibhāsātmani jagatyete kālakriyākramāḥ ,
sodayāstamayā jātāḥ kathaṃ śukrasya cetasaḥ 23

23. śrīrāma uvāca pratibhāsātmani jagati ete kālakriyākramāḥ
sodayāstamayāḥ jātāḥ katham śukrasya cetasaḥ

23. śrīrāma uvāca jagati pratibhāsātmani ete sodayāstamayāḥ
kālakriyākramāḥ śukrasya cetasaḥ katham jātāḥ

23. Śrī Rāma said: How have these sequences of time and action, characterized by their rising and setting (their beginnings and ends), come into being within Śuka's mind, considering that the world itself is nothing but an appearance?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रतिभासात्मनि (pratibhāsātmani) - in the nature of appearance, in the realm of perception/illusion

• जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

• एते (ete) - these

• कालक्रियाक्रमाः (kālakriyākramāḥ) - sequences of time and action

• सोदयास्तमयाः (sodayāstamayāḥ) - with rising and setting, with beginnings and ends

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - arisen, born, become

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• शुक्रस्य (śukrasya) - of Śuka

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - the illustrious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रतिभासात्मनि (pratibhāsātmani) - in the nature of appearance, in the realm of perception/illusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratibhāsātman

pratibhāsātman - the self/nature of appearance, perception

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratibhāsa+ātman)

• pratibhāsa – appearance, manifestation, perception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ātman – self, nature, soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जगति (jagati) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves

present active participle of root gam, used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to kālakriyākramāḥ

कालक्रियाक्रमाः (kālakriyākramāḥ) - sequences of time and action

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālakriyākrama

kālakriyākrama - sequence of time and action

Compound type : dvandva (kāla+kriyā+krama)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• krama – sequence, order, succession
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

सोदयास्तमयाः (sodayāstamayāḥ) - with rising and setting, with beginnings and ends

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sodayāstamaya

sodayāstamaya - accompanied by rising and setting

Bahuvrihi compound with 'sa' prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+udaya+astamaya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• udaya – rising, emergence, beginning
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• astamaya – setting, disappearance, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies kālakriyākramāḥ

जाताः (jātāḥ) - arisen, born, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

past passive participle

From root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kālakriyākramāḥ

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

शुक्रस्य (śukrasya) - of Śuka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - a parrot; name of a sage (son of Vyāsa)

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śukrasya