योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-44, verse-46

वसन्तः कुसुमानीव वेदानादाय संस्तुतान् ।
लीलया कल्पयामास चित्रसंकल्पजाः प्रजाः ॥ ४६ ॥

vasantaḥ kusumānīva vedānādāya saṃstutān ,
līlayā kalpayāmāsa citrasaṃkalpajāḥ prajāḥ 46

46. vasantaḥ kusumānī iva vedān ādāya saṃstutān
līlayā kalpayām āsa citra-saṃkalpa-jāḥ prajāḥ

46. saḥ vasantaḥ kusumānī iva saṃstutān vedān ādāya
līlayā citra-saṃkalpa-jāḥ prajāḥ kalpayām āsa

46. Like spring playfully brings forth flowers, [Brahma] took the praised Vedas and created beings born of diverse intentions.

46. כפי שהאביב מביא עמו את הפרחים, כך הוא נטל את כתבי הַוֶדָה המשובחים וברא בשעשוע יצורים שנולדו ממחשבותיו המגוונות.

Words meanings summery:

• वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - spring

• कुसुमानी (kusumānī) - flowers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas (sacred texts)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

• संस्तुतान् (saṁstutān) - praised, extolled

• लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, with ease, by sport

• कल्पयाम् (kalpayām) - made, created (as part of periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - was, became (auxiliary verb)

• चित्र-संकल्प-जाः (citra-saṁkalpa-jāḥ) - born of diverse intentions/resolutions

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, subjects, progeny

Words meanings and morphology

वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - spring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring, vernal season

कुसुमानी (kusumānī) - flowers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, Veda

Root: vid (class 2)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root dā with prefix ā, ending in -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

संस्तुतान् (saṁstutān) - praised, extolled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃstuta

saṁstuta - praised, extolled, glorified

Past Passive Participle

root stu + prefix saṃ, suffix kta

Prefix: sam

Root: stu (class 2)

लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, with ease, by sport

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, pastime, ease

कल्पयाम् (kalpayām) - made, created (as part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

causative stem, used in periphrastic perfect

causative of kḷp (to be able, to happen) in the periphrastic perfect construction

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Used with 'āsa' to form the periphrastic perfect.

आस (āsa) - was, became (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of as

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Perfect tense (Liṭ) of the root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect.

चित्र-संकल्प-जाः (citra-saṁkalpa-jāḥ) - born of diverse intentions/resolutions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of citra-saṃkalpa-ja

citra-saṁkalpa-ja - born from varied intentions or designs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+saṃkalpa+ja)

• citra – various, diverse, variegated, wonderful
  adjective (neuter)
• saṃkalpa – intention, resolve, determination, will
  noun (masculine)
  from root kḷp with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ja
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agreement with 'prajāḥ'.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, subjects, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - creatures, subjects, offspring, progeny

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

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