योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-16

यदैवंभावितं रूपं तया परमसत्तया ।
तदैवैनामनुगता नामसंख्यादिका दृशः ॥ १६ ॥

yadaivaṃbhāvitaṃ rūpaṃ tayā paramasattayā ,
tadaivaināmanugatā nāmasaṃkhyādikā dṛśaḥ 16

16. yadā evam bhāvitam rūpam tayā parama-sattayā
tadā eva enām anugatāḥ nāma-saṃkhyā-ādikāḥ dṛśaḥ

16. yadā tayā parama-sattayā evam rūpam bhāvitam
tadā eva nāma-saṃkhyā-ādikāḥ dṛśaḥ enām anugatāḥ

16. When a form (rūpam) is thus manifested by that supreme reality (sattā), then perceptions (dṛśaḥ), such as names and numbers, followed upon that (supreme reality).

16. כאשר צורה זו מדומיינת על ידי אותה ישות עליונה, מיד מופיעות בעקבותיה נקודות מבט של שמות, מספרים וכיוצא באלה.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (manifested) (thus, in this manner)

• भावितम् (bhāvitam) - manifested (the form) (manifested, produced, caused to be)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form (of the world) (form, shape, appearance)

• तया (tayā) - by that (supreme reality/consciousness) (by her, by it)

• परम-सत्तया (parama-sattayā) - by the supreme reality (sattā) (by the supreme existence/reality)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

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

• एनाम् (enām) - that (supreme reality - sattā) (her, this, it)

• अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - followed (followed, gone after, accompanied)

• नाम-संख्या-आदिकाः (nāma-saṁkhyā-ādikāḥ) - characterized by names, numbers, and so forth (characterized by names, numbers, and so on)

• दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - perceptions (sights, views, perceptions, appearances)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus (manifested) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

भावितम् (bhāvitam) - manifested (the form) (manifested, produced, caused to be)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - caused to be, manifested, produced, contemplated

past passive participle

From causative stem `bhāvaya` (from root `bhū`) + suffix `kta` (ta).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `rūpam`.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form (of the world) (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, image, beauty

Note: Subject of passive construction `bhāvitam`.

तया (tayā) - by that (supreme reality/consciousness) (by her, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agent of passive verb.

परम-सत्तया (parama-sattayā) - by the supreme reality (sattā) (by the supreme existence/reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama-sattā

parama-sattā - supreme existence, ultimate reality, highest being

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (parama+sattā)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• sattā – existence, being, reality, truth
  noun (feminine)
  From root `as` (to be) or `sat`.
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `tayā`.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - that (supreme reality - sattā) (her, this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

Anaphoric pronoun, refers back to a previously mentioned entity.

Note: Refers to `paramasattā`.

अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - followed (followed, gone after, accompanied)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anugata

anugata - followed, gone after, accompanied, conforming to

past passive participle

From root `gam` (to go) with prefix `anu` + suffix `kta`.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as the main verb 'followed'.

नाम-संख्या-आदिकाः (nāma-saṁkhyā-ādikāḥ) - characterized by names, numbers, and so forth (characterized by names, numbers, and so on)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nāma-saṃkhyā-ādika

nāma-saṁkhyā-ādika - related to name, number, etc.; having name, number, etc. as primary

Suffix -ika (relating to) applied to a dvandva compound `nāma-saṃkhyā-ādi`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāma+saṃkhyā+ādi)

• nāma – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkhyā – number, count, enumeration
  noun (feminine)
  From root `khyā` (to tell) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, first, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `dṛśaḥ`.

दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - perceptions (sights, views, perceptions, appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛś

dṛś - sight, view, perception, appearance, vision

From root `dṛś` (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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