योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-4, verse-16

उत्पत्तीनां विचित्राणां सत्त्वादिगुणभेदतः ।
कच्चित्स्मरसि सर्वासां विभागमरिमर्दन ॥ १६ ॥

utpattīnāṃ vicitrāṇāṃ sattvādiguṇabhedataḥ ,
kaccitsmarasi sarvāsāṃ vibhāgamarimardana 16

16. utpattīnām vicitrāṇām sattva ādi guṇa bhedataḥ
kaccit smarasi sarvāsām vibhāgam arimardana

16. arimardana kaccit utpattīnām vicitrāṇām sattva
ādi guṇa bhedataḥ sarvāsām vibhāgam smarasi

16. O destroyer of enemies, do you remember the classification (vibhāga) of all those diverse origins (utpatti), which arise due to the distinctions of the qualities (guṇa) like sattva and others?

Words meanings summery:

• उत्पत्तीनाम् (utpattīnām) - of origins, of births, of manifestations

• विचित्राणाम् (vicitrāṇām) - of various, of diverse, of wonderful

• सत्त्व (sattva) - the quality (guṇa) of sattva (purity/goodness) (goodness, purity, existence)

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, etc.

• गुण (guṇa) - the constituent qualities (guṇa) of prakṛti (sattva, rajas, tamas) (quality, attribute, constituent)

• भेदतः (bhedataḥ) - due to distinction, by reason of difference

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - particle implying a question expecting an affirmative answer (surely? I hope?)

• स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all those (origins) (of all)

• विभागम् (vibhāgam) - the division, classification, distinction

• अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O Rāma, destroyer of enemies (O destroyer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्पत्तीनाम् (utpattīnām) - of origins, of births, of manifestations

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of utpatti

utpatti - origin, birth, production, manifestation, creation

From prefix 'ut' and root 'pad' (to go, move, fall).

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

विचित्राणाम् (vicitrāṇām) - of various, of diverse, of wonderful

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - diverse, variegated, strange, wonderful, distinct

Note: Agrees with 'utpattīnām'.

सत्त्व (sattva) - the quality (guṇa) of sattva (purity/goodness) (goodness, purity, existence)

(noun)

neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - goodness, purity, essence, existence, reality, one of the three qualities (guṇa) of prakṛti

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

आदि (ādi) - beginning, and so on, etc.

(indeclinable)

गुण (guṇa) - the constituent qualities (guṇa) of prakṛti (sattva, rajas, tamas) (quality, attribute, constituent)

(noun)

masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property; constituent (of prakṛti, i.e., sattva, rajas, tamas)

भेदतः (bhedataḥ) - due to distinction, by reason of difference

(indeclinable)

Formed from noun 'bheda' (difference) with ablative suffix '-tas'.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - particle implying a question expecting an affirmative answer (surely? I hope?)

(indeclinable)

स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Present Tense (Laṭ)

2nd person singular active, root 'smṛ', class 1.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all those (origins) (of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

विभागम् (vibhāgam) - the division, classification, distinction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāga

vibhāga - division, separation, classification, distinction, portion

From prefix 'vi' and root 'bhaj' (to divide).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O Rāma, destroyer of enemies (O destroyer of enemies)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - destroyer of enemies, an epithet

Compound of 'ari' (enemy) and 'mardana' (crushing/destroying).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, oppressing
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From root 'mṛd' (to crush).
  Root: mṛd (class 9)