योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-117, verse-4

जगतो न विवेदासौ कारणं चिन्तयन्नपि ।
अथैकदा पृच्छदसौ ब्रह्मलोकागतं मनुम् ॥ ४ ॥

jagato na vivedāsau kāraṇaṃ cintayannapi ,
athaikadā pṛcchadasau brahmalokāgataṃ manum 4

4. jagataḥ na viveda asau kāraṇam cintayan api
atha ekadā pṛcchat asau brahmalokāgatam manum

4. asau cintayan api jagataḥ kāraṇam na viveda
atha ekadā asau brahmalokāgatam manum pṛcchat

4. Even while contemplating, he did not understand the cause of the universe. Then, one day, he questioned Manu, who had arrived from Brahmaloka.

Words meanings summery:

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

• न (na) - not, no

• विवेद (viveda) - he knew, he understood

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - pondering, thinking

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, one time

• पृच्छत् (pṛcchat) - he asked

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• ब्रह्मलोकागतम् (brahmalokāgatam) - Manu, who had come from Brahmaloka (who had come from Brahmaloka)

• मनुम् (manum) - Manu

Words meanings and morphology

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विवेद (viveda) - he knew, he understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect tense (liṭ-lakara), 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'vid' (Class 2, adā-di).

Root: vid (class 2)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - pondering, thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'cit' (Class 10, curā-di) with 'ṇic' suffix and 'śatṛ' for participle.

Root: cit (class 10)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

एकदा (ekadā) - once, one time

(indeclinable)

पृच्छत् (pṛcchat) - he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pracch

Imperfect tense (laṅ-lakara), 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'pracch' (Class 6, tudā-di).

Root: pracch (class 6)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

ब्रह्मलोकागतम् (brahmalokāgatam) - Manu, who had come from Brahmaloka (who had come from Brahmaloka)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmalokāgata

brahmalokāgata - come from Brahmaloka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmaloka+āgata)

• brahmaloka – the world of Brahma
  noun (masculine)
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

मनुम् (manum) - Manu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)