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.

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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