योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-17

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
तेन जातं ततोजातमितीयं रचना गिराम् ।
शास्त्रसंव्यवहारार्थं न राम परमार्थतः ॥ १७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
tena jātaṃ tatojātamitīyaṃ racanā girām ,
śāstrasaṃvyavahārārthaṃ na rāma paramārthataḥ 17

17. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca tena jātam tataḥ jātam iti iyam racanā
girām śāstrasaṃvyavahārārtham na rāma paramārthataḥ

17. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca he rāma,
tena jātam tataḥ jātam iti iyam girām racanā śāstrasaṃvyavahārārtham asti,
paramārthataḥ na asti.

17. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "This construct of words like 'from that, this was born' or 'from that, this came into being' is for the sake of scriptural discourse and practical use (śāstrasaṃvyavahārārtham), O Rāma, but not from the ultimate truth (paramārthataḥ)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तेन (tena) - by that, from that

• जातम् (jātam) - born, originated, arisen

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, therefore

• जातम् (jātam) - born, originated, arisen

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or idea

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• रचना (racanā) - composition, formation, construct

• गिराम् (girām) - of words, of speeches

• शास्त्रसंव्यवहारार्थम् (śāstrasaṁvyavahārārtham) - for the purpose of scriptural discourse/practical use

• न (na) - not, no

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - from the ultimate truth, in reality, essentially

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that, from that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

जातम् (jātam) - born, originated, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas added to tad (that)

जातम् (jātam) - born, originated, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Root: jan (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or idea

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, the present

रचना (racanā) - composition, formation, construct

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of racanā

racanā - arrangement, composition, creation, construct

गिराम् (girām) - of words, of speeches

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of gir

gir - word, speech, voice

शास्त्रसंव्यवहारार्थम् (śāstrasaṁvyavahārārtham) - for the purpose of scriptural discourse/practical use

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāstrasaṃvyavahārārtha

śāstrasaṁvyavahārārtha - purpose of scriptural interaction or practice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+saṃvyavahāra+artha)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvyavahāra – intercourse, transaction, practice, discourse
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+vi
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: The neuter accusative singular of *artha* compounds often functions adverbially to indicate purpose 'for the sake of'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - from the ultimate truth, in reality, essentially

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas added to paramārtha (ultimate truth)