योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-9

कदाचित्पद्मजो ब्रह्मा कदाचित्सलिलोद्भवः ।
अण्डोद्भवः कदाचित्तु कदाचिज्जायतेऽम्बरात् ॥ ९ ॥

kadācitpadmajo brahmā kadācitsalilodbhavaḥ ,
aṇḍodbhavaḥ kadācittu kadācijjāyate'mbarāt 9

9. kadācit padmajaḥ brahmā kadācit salilodbhavaḥ
aṇḍodbhavaḥ kadācit tu kadācit jāyate ambarāt

9. kadācit padmajaḥ brahmā kadācit salilodbhavaḥ
kadācit tu aṇḍodbhavaḥ kadācit ambarāt jāyate

9. Sometimes Brahmā is born from a lotus, sometimes he arises from water, sometimes from an egg, and sometimes he originates from the sky.

9. לעיתים בְּרַהְמָא נולד מפרח לוטוס, לעיתים מהמים, לעיתים מתוך ביצה קוסמית, ולעיתים הוא נוצר מן המרחב השמיימי.

Words meanings summery:

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

• पद्मजः (padmajaḥ) - born from a lotus, lotus-born

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

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

• सलिलोद्भवः (salilodbhavaḥ) - born from water, water-born

• अण्डोद्भवः (aṇḍodbhavaḥ) - born from an egg, egg-born

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

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however, moreover

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

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

पद्मजः (padmajaḥ) - born from a lotus, lotus-born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmaja

padmaja - lotus-born (an epithet for Brahmā)

Derived from 'padma' (lotus) + 'ja' (born).

Compound type : upapada (padma+ja)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root 'jan' 'to be born'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); (masculine form)

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

(indeclinable)

सलिलोद्भवः (salilodbhavaḥ) - born from water, water-born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salilodbhava

salilodbhava - born from water

Derived from 'salila' (water) + 'udbhava' (origin, birth).

Compound type : upapada (salila+udbhava)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• udbhava – origin, birth, arising
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud-' + root 'bhū'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अण्डोद्भवः (aṇḍodbhavaḥ) - born from an egg, egg-born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇḍodbhava

aṇḍodbhava - born from an egg

Derived from 'aṇḍa' (egg) + 'udbhava' (origin, birth).

Compound type : upapada (aṇḍa+udbhava)

• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• udbhava – origin, birth, arising
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ud-' + root 'bhū'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Root 'jan' (Div. 4 Ātmanepada).

Root: jan (class 4)

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, ether, garment

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