योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-11

यस्मादेष विभुर्ब्रह्मा पद्मकोशगृहस्थितः ।
तत्संकल्पक्रमेणैव ततः स्थितिमुपागता ॥ ११ ॥

yasmādeṣa vibhurbrahmā padmakośagṛhasthitaḥ ,
tatsaṃkalpakrameṇaiva tataḥ sthitimupāgatā 11

11. yasmāt eṣaḥ vibhuḥ brahmā padmakośagṛhasthitaḥ
tat saṅkalpakrameṇa eva tataḥ sthitim upāgatā

11. yasmāt eṣaḥ vibhuḥ brahmā padmakośagṛhasthitaḥ,
tat saṅkalpakrameṇa eva tataḥ sthitim upāgatā

11. Because this all-pervading (brahman) Brahmā is situated within the lotus-womb-house, therefore, by the very sequence of His (Brahmā's) resolve (saṅkalpa), (the creation) then attained its state of being (existence).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (Brahmā) (this)

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, powerful, lord

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator deity Brahmā (brahman) (the creator deity, the Absolute Reality (brahman))

• पद्मकोशगृहस्थितः (padmakośagṛhasthitaḥ) - situated in the lotus-womb-house

• तत् (tat) - His (Brahmā's) (his, that)

• सङ्कल्पक्रमेण (saṅkalpakrameṇa) - by the sequence of His (Brahmā's) resolve (saṅkalpa) (by the sequence of resolve)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

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

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - its state of being (existence) (existence, state, stability, position)

• उपागता (upāgatā) - (the creation) attained (attained, approached, reached)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, because

Note: Often used as an indeclinable meaning 'because'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (Brahmā) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - all-pervading, powerful, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, ruler

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - the creator deity Brahmā (brahman) (the creator deity, the Absolute Reality (brahman))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the creator deity Brahmā

Note: Here refers to the deity Brahmā.

पद्मकोशगृहस्थितः (padmakośagṛhasthitaḥ) - situated in the lotus-womb-house

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmakośagṛhasthita

padmakośagṛhasthita - situated in the house of the lotus-womb/bud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+kośa+gṛha+sthita)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – sheath, bud, womb, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, abode
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Brahmā.

तत् (tat) - His (Brahmā's) (his, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, her, its

Note: In `tatsaṅkalpakrameṇa`, `tat` is the first member of the compound.

सङ्कल्पक्रमेण (saṅkalpakrameṇa) - by the sequence of His (Brahmā's) resolve (saṅkalpa) (by the sequence of resolve)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṅkalpakrama

saṅkalpakrama - sequence of resolve/intention

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+krama)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• krama – sequence, order, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative-derived indeclinable.

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - its state of being (existence) (existence, state, stability, position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, existence, stability, position, duration

Feminine noun derived from root sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of `upāgatā`.

उपागता (upāgatā) - (the creation) attained (attained, approached, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Feminine nominative singular of the Past Passive Participle from root gam with prefix upa + ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: This past passive participle can function as a finite verb in certain constructions, especially when the agent is omitted or implied. Here, it functions as the main verb (past tense), with an implied subject 'creation' (sṛṣṭi, feminine).