योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-12

स्मर्तव्यं सम्यगेवेदं ज्ञानमर्थमनन्तकम् ।
कोऽहं कथमिदं जातं संसाराडम्बरं विभो ॥ १२ ॥

smartavyaṃ samyagevedaṃ jñānamarthamanantakam ,
ko'haṃ kathamidaṃ jātaṃ saṃsārāḍambaraṃ vibho 12

12. smartavyaṃ samyak eva idaṃ jñānam artham anantakam
kaḥ aham katham idaṃ jātaṃ saṃsārāḍambaram vibho

12. vibho samyak eva idaṃ artham anantakam jñānam
smartavyam kaḥ aham katham idam saṃsārāḍambaram jātam

12. This knowledge, which is meaningful and infinite, should indeed be remembered properly: 'Who am I? How did this grand display of transmigration (saṃsāra) come into being, O Lord?'

Words meanings summery:

• स्मर्तव्यं (smartavyaṁ) - should be remembered (should be remembered, to be recollected)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely, perfectly)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• इदं (idaṁ) - this (this, this here)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaningful (meaningful, having purpose; purpose, meaning)

• अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - infinite (infinite, endless, boundless)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• इदं (idaṁ) - this (this, this here)

• जातम् (jātam) - came into being, arose (born, arisen, produced, happened)

• संसाराडम्बरम् (saṁsārāḍambaram) - the grand display of transmigration (saṃsāra) (the pomp/show/display of saṃsāra, the illusory nature of transmigration)

• विभो (vibho) - O Lord! (O Lord, O omnipresent one, O mighty one)

Words meanings and morphology

स्मर्तव्यं (smartavyaṁ) - should be remembered (should be remembered, to be recollected)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smartavya

smartavya - to be remembered, worthy of remembrance

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Root 'smṛ' (to remember) + suffix '-tavya'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, completely, perfectly)

(indeclinable)

From 'sam' (together, well) + root 'añc' (to bend, to go).

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इदं (idaṁ) - this (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, realization

From root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-ana'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

अर्थम् (artham) - meaningful (meaningful, having purpose; purpose, meaning)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth

अनन्तकम् (anantakam) - infinite (infinite, endless, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantaka

anantaka - endless, infinite, boundless

Derived from 'ananta' (endless) + suffix '-ka' (diminutive/intensifying). 'ananta' is 'an' (not) + 'anta' (end).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+anta+ka)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (before vowels).
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• ka – diminutive/intensifying suffix
  suffix
  Suffix often added without changing meaning significantly, sometimes for emphasis or metrical reasons.

Note: Agrees with 'jñānam'.

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'am' (asmi).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Predicate to 'kaḥ'.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'jātam'.

इदं (idaṁ) - this (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

जातम् (jātam) - came into being, arose (born, arisen, produced, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Root 'jan' (to be born) + suffix '-ta'.

Root: jan (class 4)

संसाराडम्बरम् (saṁsārāḍambaram) - the grand display of transmigration (saṃsāra) (the pomp/show/display of saṃsāra, the illusory nature of transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsārāḍambara

saṁsārāḍambara - the pomp/show/display of saṃsāra, the illusory nature of transmigration

Sandhi 'saṃsāra' + 'āḍambara' = 'saṃsārāḍambara'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+āḍambara)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam' (together) + root 'sṛ' (to flow, to run).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• āḍambara – pomp, display, splendor, fuss, swelling
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' (towards) + root 'ḍam' (to sound).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ḍam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jātam'.

विभो (vibho) - O Lord! (O Lord, O omnipresent one, O mighty one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, pervading, mighty, Lord, master

From 'vi' (apart) + root 'bhū' (to be).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)