योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-2

असंख्याताः पुरा जाता जायन्ते चापि वाद्य भोः ।
उत्पतिष्यन्ति चैवाम्बुकणौघा इव निर्झरात् ॥ २ ॥

asaṃkhyātāḥ purā jātā jāyante cāpi vādya bhoḥ ,
utpatiṣyanti caivāmbukaṇaughā iva nirjharāt 2

2. asaṅkhyātāḥ purā jātāḥ jāyante ca api vā adya bhoḥ
utpatiṣyanti ca eva ambukaṇaughāḥ iva nirjharāt

2. bhoḥ (te jīvāḥ) asaṅkhyātāḥ purā jātāḥ (āsīt),
ca vā adya jāyante,
ca eva ambukaṇaughāḥ iva nirjharāt utpatiṣyanti

2. O, they were innumerable in the past, are being born even now, and will indeed arise (jīvas) in the future, just like countless streams of water droplets from a waterfall.

Words meanings summery:

• असङ्ख्याताः (asaṅkhyātāḥ) - countless, innumerable, immeasurable

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise, are produced

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वा (vā) - or

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O! (vocative particle)

• उत्पतिष्यन्ति (utpatiṣyanti) - will arise, will be born, will spring up

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अम्बुकणौघाः (ambukaṇaughāḥ) - countless streams of water droplets (masses of water drops, streams of water particles)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• निर्झरात् (nirjharāt) - from a waterfall, from a spring

Words meanings and morphology

असङ्ख्याताः (asaṅkhyātāḥ) - countless, innumerable, immeasurable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asaṅkhyāta

asaṅkhyāta - countless, innumerable, unnumbered

Past Passive Participle

a- (not) + saṅkhyāta (counted, enumerated)

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for implied subject.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'jātāḥ'

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, arisen, produced, happened, become

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for implied subject.

जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, arise, are produced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Root in 4th class, middle ending (ātmanepada)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the implied 'jīvāḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with 'ca' for 'and also'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects alternatives or indicates time.

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'jāyante'

भोः (bhoḥ) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: For addressing (implied listener, e.g., Rama).

उत्पतिष्यन्ति (utpatiṣyanti) - will arise, will be born, will spring up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of utpat

From prefix ud- + root pat (to fall, fly)

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied 'jīvāḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding 'ca'

अम्बुकणौघाः (ambukaṇaughāḥ) - countless streams of water droplets (masses of water drops, streams of water particles)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambukaṇaugha

ambukaṇaugha - mass of water drops, stream of water particles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+kaṇa+ogha)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇa – drop, particle, grain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kaṇ (class 1)
• ogha – stream, flood, mass, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  From root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

निर्झरात् (nirjharāt) - from a waterfall, from a spring

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nirjhara

nirjhara - waterfall, cascade, spring, fountain

From prefix nir- + root jhṛ (to fall, flow)

Prefix: nir

Root: jhṛ (class 1)

Note: Source for the simile.