योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-25

संस्मृत्य वेदांस्तदनु यज्ञक्रमगुणान्बहून् ।
जगद्ग्रहादयं ब्रह्मा मर्यादां समकल्पयत् ॥ २५ ॥

saṃsmṛtya vedāṃstadanu yajñakramaguṇānbahūn ,
jagadgrahādayaṃ brahmā maryādāṃ samakalpayat 25

25. saṃsmṛtya vedān tadanu yajñakramaguṇān bahūn
jagadgrahāt ayam brahmā maryādām samakalpayat

25. ayam brahmā vedān tadanu bahūn yajñakramaguṇān
saṃsmṛtya jagadgrahāt maryādām samakalpayat

25. Recalling the Vedas (Veda) and subsequently the many inherent qualities of the sacrificial (yajña) procedures, this Brahma established the guiding principles (maryādā) for the governance of the world.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having remembered, having recalled

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas

• तदनु (tadanu) - thereafter, then, subsequently

• यज्ञक्रमगुणान् (yajñakramaguṇān) - the qualities/aspects of the ritual (yajña) procedures

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

• जगद्ग्रहात् (jagadgrahāt) - from the grip/control of the world, for the stability of the world

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

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

• मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - boundary, limit, rule, proper conduct, guiding principle

• समकल्पयत् (samakalpayat) - he established, he ordained, he created

Words meanings and morphology

संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having remembered, having recalled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix `sam` + root `smṛ` (to remember) + suffix `-tya`.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

From root `vid` (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

तदनु (tadanu) - thereafter, then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

Compound of `tad` (that) and `anu` (after, following)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (tad+anu)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• anu – after, along, following
  indeclinable

यज्ञक्रमगुणान् (yajñakramaguṇān) - the qualities/aspects of the ritual (yajña) procedures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yajñakramaguṇa

yajñakramaguṇa - quality of ritual procedure

Compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yajña+krama+guṇa)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From root `yaj` (to sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• krama – step, order, sequence, procedure
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kram` (to step, go)
  Root: kram (class 1)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, property, aspect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to qualities *of* the procedures.

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Agrees with `yajñakramaguṇān`

जगद्ग्रहात् (jagadgrahāt) - from the grip/control of the world, for the stability of the world

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jagadgraha

jagadgraha - world-holding, stability of the world, control of the world

Compound

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (jagat+graha)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of `gam` (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• graha – grasp, seizing, hold, planet, stability, acceptance
  noun (masculine)
  From root `grah` (to seize, take)
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates cause or purpose (for the sake of the world's stability).

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with `brahmā`

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, the ultimate reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मर्यादाम् (maryādām) - boundary, limit, rule, proper conduct, guiding principle

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - boundary, limit, rule, custom, proper conduct, moral law

Note: Object of `samakalpayat`.

समकल्पयत् (samakalpayat) - he established, he ordained, he created

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of kalpayati

Causative from root kḷp

Formed from `sam` + root `kḷp` (to be ordered, to be arranged) in the causative.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Preceded by `sam` (verbal prefix).