योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-1

पुत्र उवाच ।
कीदृशस्तात संकल्पः कथदुपद्यते प्रभो ।
कथं च वृद्धिमाप्नोति कथं चैष विनश्यति ॥ १ ॥

putra uvāca ,
kīdṛśastāta saṃkalpaḥ kathadupadyate prabho ,
kathaṃ ca vṛddhimāpnoti kathaṃ caiṣa vinaśyati 1

1. putra uvāca kīdṛśaḥ tāta saṃkalpaḥ kathat upadyate
prabho kathaṃ ca vṛddhim āpnoti kathaṃ ca eṣaḥ vinaśyati

1. tāta prabho saṃkalpaḥ kīdṛśaḥ kathat upadyate
kathaṃ ca vṛddhim āpnoti kathaṃ ca eṣaḥ vinaśyati

1. The son asked: 'O father, O Lord, what is the nature of resolve (saṃkalpa)? How does it originate? How does it grow? And how is it destroyed?'

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्र (putra) - son, child

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort

• तात (tāta) - father (vocative)

• संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - resolve, intention, volition, determination

• कथत् (kathat) - how, in what manner

• उपद्यते (upadyate) - arises, originates

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• च (ca) - and, also

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to saṃkalpa (this (masculine))

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्र (putra) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what appearance, of what sort, what kind

तात (tāta) - father (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, venerable sir (term of address)

संकल्पः (saṁkalpaḥ) - resolve, intention, volition, determination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - resolve, intention, volition, determination, conception, thought

From sam + kḷp

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: This is a key term in Yogavāsiṣṭha.

कथत् (kathat) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

kathat appears to be an archaic or non-standard form of katham.

Note: Usually katham.

उपद्यते (upadyate) - arises, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pad

Present Middle

3rd singular present middle of √pad with upa

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, mighty, capable

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, augmentation

From √vṛdh (to grow).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of āp

Present Active

3rd singular present active of √āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to saṃkalpa (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

Masculine nominative singular form of demonstrative pronoun etas

Note: Refers to saṃkalpa.

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

Present Active

3rd singular present active of √naś with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)