योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-45

तस्मात्प्रजायते ब्रह्मा कदाचिद्भास्करोऽप्यसौ ।
कदाचिद्वरुणो ब्रह्मा कदाचिद्वायुरण्डजः ॥ ४५ ॥

tasmātprajāyate brahmā kadācidbhāskaro'pyasau ,
kadācidvaruṇo brahmā kadācidvāyuraṇḍajaḥ 45

45. tasmāt prajāyate brahmā kadācit bhāskaraḥ api
asau kadācit varuṇaḥ brahmā kadācit vāyuḥ aṇḍajaḥ

45. tasmāt brahmā prajāyate kadācit asau api bhāskaraḥ
kadācit brahmā varuṇaḥ kadācit vāyuḥ aṇḍajaḥ

45. From that (ultimate reality), Brahmā is born. Sometimes, even he (Brahmā) is the sun (Bhāskara). Sometimes Brahmā is Varuṇa; sometimes, Vāyu (the wind god) is born from an egg.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, occasionally

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, sun god

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, occasionally

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (god of water, cosmic order)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, occasionally

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu (the wind god), wind, air

• अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - born from an egg

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prajā

Present Middle

Root jan (4th class), with prefix pra, middle voice, present tense

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute, ultimate reality

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, occasionally

(indeclinable)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun, sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - the sun, sun god, maker of light

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, occasionally

(indeclinable)

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa (god of water, cosmic order)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (Vedic deity, god of cosmic order, oceans, and justice)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute, ultimate reality

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, at some time, occasionally

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu (the wind god), wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - Vāyu (the wind god); wind, air

अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - born from an egg

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - born from an egg; an egg-born creature (bird, snake, fish, Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg, testicle
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja derived from root jan, meaning 'born from' or 'produced by'
  Root: jan (class 4)

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