योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-8

कृत्वा पद्मजसंकल्पं रूपं पश्यति पद्मजम् ।
ततो जगत्कल्पयति सप्रजापतिपूर्वकम् ॥ ८ ॥

kṛtvā padmajasaṃkalpaṃ rūpaṃ paśyati padmajam ,
tato jagatkalpayati saprajāpatipūrvakam 8

8. kṛtvā padmajasaṅkalpam rūpam paśyati padmajam
tataḥ jagat kalpayati saprajāpatipūrvakam

8. padmajam padmajasaṅkalpam rūpam kṛtvā,
(tat rūpam) paśyati.
tataḥ saprajāpatipūrvakam jagat kalpayati.

8. Having actualized the form that is his own (Brahmā's) resolve (saṅkalpa), Brahmā (padmaja) then perceives that form. From that, he creates the universe, commencing with the Prajāpatis.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having actualized, having created (having done, having made, having created)

• पद्मजसङ्कल्पम् (padmajasaṅkalpam) - the resolve (saṅkalpa) of Brahmā (the resolve of Brahmā, the mental creation of Brahmā)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (form, shape, appearance, nature)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, beholds)

• पद्मजम् (padmajam) - Brahmā (as the form being seen) (the lotus-born, Brahmā)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then (then, thence, afterwards, from that)

• जगत् (jagat) - the universe (the world, universe, moving)

• कल्पयति (kalpayati) - creates (creates, conceives, devises, imagines)

• सप्रजापतिपूर्वकम् (saprajāpatipūrvakam) - commencing with the Prajāpatis (preceded by Prajāpatis, with Prajāpatis as the first)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having actualized, having created (having done, having made, having created)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root kṛ with suffix tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पद्मजसङ्कल्पम् (padmajasaṅkalpam) - the resolve (saṅkalpa) of Brahmā (the resolve of Brahmā, the mental creation of Brahmā)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padmajasaṅkalpa

padmajasaṅkalpa - the resolve/conception of Brahmā

Compound of padmaja (Brahmā) and saṅkalpa (resolve)

Compound type : tatpurusha (padmaja+saṅkalpa)

• padmaja – lotus-born, Brahmā
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: padma (lotus) + ja (born from).
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, conception, will, desire
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kḷp with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (form, shape, appearance, nature)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Object of kṛtvā and paśyati.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, beholds)

(verb)

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

present active

Present stem paśya from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied Brahmā.

पद्मजम् (padmajam) - Brahmā (as the form being seen) (the lotus-born, Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of padmaja

padmaja - lotus-born, Brahmā

Compound: padma (lotus) + ja (born from).

Compound type : tatpurusha (padma+ja)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix indicating origin.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of paśyati, meaning "the form of Brahmā."

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then (then, thence, afterwards, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of tad

जगत् (jagat) - the universe (the world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, the world, universe

Present active participle of gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of kalpayati.

कल्पयति (kalpayati) - creates (creates, conceives, devises, imagines)

(verb)

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

present active

Causative of root kḷp

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied Brahmā.

सप्रजापतिपूर्वकम् (saprajāpatipūrvakam) - commencing with the Prajāpatis (preceded by Prajāpatis, with Prajāpatis as the first)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saprajāpatipūrvaka

saprajāpatipūrvaka - having Prajāpatis as foremost, preceded by Prajāpatis

Compound: sa (with) + prajāpati (lord of creatures) + pūrvaka (preceded by, beginning with)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+prajāpati+pūrvaka)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
• prajāpati – lord of creatures, Brahmā, a progenitor
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: prajā (offspring, creatures) + pati (lord).
• pūrvaka – preceded by, having as its beginning, first
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from pūrva (before, former) with suffix ka.

Note: Used adverbially to describe the creation of the world.