योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-1

श्रीराम उवाच ।
उत्पत्तिः कथमेतेषां जीवानां ब्रह्मणः पदात् ।
कियती कीदृशी चेति विस्तरेण वद प्रभो ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
utpattiḥ kathameteṣāṃ jīvānāṃ brahmaṇaḥ padāt ,
kiyatī kīdṛśī ceti vistareṇa vada prabho 1

1. śrīrāma uvāca utpattiḥ katham eteṣām jīvānām brahmaṇaḥ
padāt kiyatī kīdṛśī ca iti vistareṇa vada prabho

1. śrīrāma uvāca prabho eteṣām jīvānām brahmaṇaḥ padāt
utpattiḥ katham kiyatī ca kīdṛśī iti vistareṇa vada

1. Śrī Rāma said: O Lord, please explain in detail how these living beings originate from the ultimate reality (brahman), what their extent is, and what their nature is.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, production, birth

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from brahman, of brahman

• पदात् (padāt) - from the essence or being of brahman (from the state, from the step, from the place)

• कियती (kiyatī) - how much, of what extent

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, what sort

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a question or statement (thus, so)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - an epithet of Rāma, the seventh avatar of Vishnu; glorious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (a proper name), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Lit)

root √vac, 3rd person singular active perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्पत्तिः (utpattiḥ) - origin, production, birth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, coming forth, production, birth

from √pad with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: This pronominal adjective declines in agreement with its noun.

जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living, existing; a living being, soul, spirit

from √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from brahman, of brahman

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - ultimate reality, the Absolute; sacred utterance, hymn

from √bṛh (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Used here in the genitive case modifying 'padāt' as 'from the state of brahman'.

पदात् (padāt) - from the essence or being of brahman (from the state, from the step, from the place)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, word, essential nature

from √pad (to go)

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Often used in philosophical contexts to denote a state or condition, indicating source or origin.

कियती (kiyatī) - how much, of what extent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how great, how much, how many

Note: Feminine form agreeing with 'utpattiḥ' (origin).

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, what sort

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what appearance, of what kind, what sort

Note: Feminine form agreeing with 'utpattiḥ' (origin).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Post-positional conjunction.

इति (iti) - marks the end of a question or statement (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extent, expanse, detail, elaboration

from √stṛ (to spread) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

वद (vada) - tell, say, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Imperative mood (Loṭ)

root √vad, 2nd person singular active imperative

Root: vad (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king; powerful, mighty

from √bhū (to be) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Vocative case form, addressing the speaker.