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4,44

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-13

यथा ब्रह्मंस्तथा सर्वं विस्तरेण वदाशु मे ।
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ब्राह्मे श्रृणु महाबाहो शरीरग्रहणे क्रमम् ॥ १३ ॥
yathā brahmaṃstathā sarvaṃ vistareṇa vadāśu me ,
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
brāhme śrṛṇu mahābāho śarīragrahaṇe kramam 13
13. yathā brahman tathā sarvam vistareṇa vada āśu me
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca brāhme śṛṇu mahābāho śarīragrahaṇe kramam
13. brahman,
yathā (etat) tathā sarvam vistareṇa āśu me vada śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca mahābāho,
brāhme śarīragrahaṇe kramam śṛṇu
13. O Brahmin, please tell me swiftly and in detail about all this, exactly as it happened. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O mighty-armed one, hear (now) the process of the body's assumption in the context of (brahman's) creation.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin
  • तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (all, everything)
  • विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively
  • वद (vada) - tell, speak
  • आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly, immediately
  • मे (me) - to me, for me, my
  • श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - in the context of (brahman's) creation (in the Brahmic (context/creation))
  • शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen
  • महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one
  • शरीरग्रहणे (śarīragrahaṇe) - in the assumption of the body, in taking a body
  • क्रमम् (kramam) - sequence, process, order

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute Reality (brahman)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way
(indeclinable)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (all, everything)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Object of `vada`.
विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara
vistara - detail, expansion, extent
Note: Functions adverbially.
वद (vada) - tell, speak
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad
imperative active
second person singular, imperative mood, active voice
Root: vad (class 1)
आशु (āśu) - swiftly, quickly, immediately
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, my
Note: Could also be genitive, but dative 'to me' fits 'tell me' better.
श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha
śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)
  • śrī – prosperity, glory, divine
    noun (feminine)
  • vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
    proper noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'said'.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
perfect active
third person singular, perfect tense, active voice
Root: vac (class 2)
ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - in the context of (brahman's) creation (in the Brahmic (context/creation))
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of brāhma
brāhma - pertaining to Brahmā, Brahmic
Derived from brahman (masculine, referring to the deity Brahmā).
Note: Implied noun like 'creation' or 'age' (sarge/kalpe).
शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
imperative active
second person singular, imperative mood, active voice
Root: śru (class 5)
महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
Note: Vasiṣṭha addressing Rāma.
शरीरग्रहणे (śarīragrahaṇe) - in the assumption of the body, in taking a body
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śarīragrahaṇa
śarīragrahaṇa - assumption of a body, taking a body
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+grahaṇa)
  • śarīra – body
    noun (neuter)
  • grahaṇa – taking, seizing, assumption
    noun (neuter)
    Nominalization of root grah.
    Root: grah (class 9)
क्रमम् (kramam) - sequence, process, order
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of krama
krama - sequence, order, process, step
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.