योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-5

सर्गादौ सर्गरूपेण ब्रह्मैवात्मनि तिष्ठति ।
यथास्थितमनाकारं क्व जन्यजनकक्रमः ॥ ५ ॥

sargādau sargarūpeṇa brahmaivātmani tiṣṭhati ,
yathāsthitamanākāraṃ kva janyajanakakramaḥ 5

5. sarga ādau sargarūpeṇa brahmā eva ātmani tiṣṭhati
| yathā sthitam anākāram kva janya janaka kramaḥ ||

5. At the beginning of creation (sarga), Brahman (brahman) itself abides within its own self (ātman) in the form of creation. When it exists as it is, formless (anākāra), where then is the sequence of generator and generated?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्ग (sarga) - creation (creation, emission, chapter)

• आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, in the first place

• सर्गरूपेण (sargarūpeṇa) - in the form of creation

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within its own self (in the self, in the soul, in the spirit)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, abides, remains

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists as it is (situated, existing, established)

• अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, shapeless, incorporeal

• क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

• जन्य (janya) - generated (product) (to be produced, generated)

• जनक (janaka) - generator (cause) (producer, generator, father)

• क्रमः (kramaḥ) - sequence, order, method

Words meanings and morphology

सर्ग (sarga) - creation (creation, emission, chapter)

(noun)

masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter, section

From root sṛj + ghañ

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Part of compound 'sargādau'

आदौ (ādau) - at the beginning, in the first place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, origin; etcetera (when used at end of a list)

Root: ad (class 2)

सर्गरूपेण (sargarūpeṇa) - in the form of creation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sargarūpa

sargarūpa - the form of creation, having the nature of creation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarga+rūpa)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, aspect
  noun (neuter)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), ultimate principle of the universe; (masculine) Brahmā (the creator god)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, precisely

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within its own self (in the self, in the soul, in the spirit)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual essence, the Supreme Soul (Brahman)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, exists, abides, remains

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root sthā, 1st class, Parasmaipada, Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of compound 'yathāsthitam'

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists as it is (situated, existing, established)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, established, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'yathāsthitam'

अनाकारम् (anākāram) - formless, shapeless, incorporeal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākāra

anākāra - formless, shapeless, without form, incorporeal

Compound type : Nañ-Bahuvrīhi (an+ākāra)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (before vowels)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)

क्व (kva) - where?, in what place?

(indeclinable)

जन्य (janya) - generated (product) (to be produced, generated)

(participle)

of janya

janya - to be born, to be produced, generated; offspring, product

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root jan + ṇya

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of compound 'janyajanakakramaḥ'

जनक (janaka) - generator (cause) (producer, generator, father)

(noun)

of janaka

janaka - producer, generator, father, cause

agent noun

From root jan + ṇvul

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of compound 'janyajanakakramaḥ'

क्रमः (kramaḥ) - sequence, order, method

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - sequence, order, step, method, course

From root kram + ghañ

Root: kram (class 1)