योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-1

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तन्महाबुद्धे यादृशं कारणं परम् ।
कार्यं तादृशमेवेदं जगदित्येव वेद्म्यहम् ॥ १ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
evaṃ cettanmahābuddhe yādṛśaṃ kāraṇaṃ param ,
kāryaṃ tādṛśamevedaṃ jagadityeva vedmyaham 1

1. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca | evam cet tat mahābuddhe yādṛśam kāraṇam
param | kāryam tādṛśam eva idam jagat iti eva vedmi aham ||

1. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca mahābuddhe evam cet tat,
aham idam kāryam jagat yādṛśam param kāraṇam,
tādṛśam eva iti eva vedmi

1. Śikhidhvaja said: "If this is so, O great intellect, then I know that this world (jagat), which is the effect, is precisely of the same kind as its supreme cause."

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - The speaker of this verse (Śikhidhvaja (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then (introduces consequence) (then, that)

• महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - An address to the listener, possibly Vasiṣṭha or a general wise person. (O great intellect, O wise one)

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of whatever kind, as is, such as

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, work, deed

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind, such like

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

• इदम् (idam) - This world (jagat) (this)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इति (iti) - introduces indirect speech or quotation (thus, so, in this way)

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

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I understand

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - The speaker of this verse (Śikhidhvaja (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (a proper name, lit. 'he whose banner is a peacock')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock (lit. having a tuft/crest)
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, mark, emblem
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative (lit)

Root vac undergoes reduplication and guṇa/vṛddhi changes in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then (introduces consequence) (then, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - An address to the listener, possibly Vasiṣṭha or a general wise person. (O great intellect, O wise one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intellect, great wisdom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+buddhi)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of whatever kind, as is, such as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of whatever kind, as is, such as

Note: Modifies 'kāraṇam'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived from root kṛ (to do) + ana (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

कार्यम् (kāryam) - effect, work, deed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - effect, work, deed, that which is to be done

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) + ya (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - of that kind, such like

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of that kind, such like

Note: Modifies 'kāryam' or 'jagat'.

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

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - This world (jagat) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - introduces indirect speech or quotation (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active Indicative

Root vid in the 2nd conjugation (adādi group).

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me