योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-33, verse-2

कथं च तन्महादेव रूढं पर्यायसंकुलम् ।
भवेद्दुःखोपघाताय प्रज्ञया विनिवारितम् ॥ २ ॥

kathaṃ ca tanmahādeva rūḍhaṃ paryāyasaṃkulam ,
bhavedduḥkhopaghātāya prajñayā vinivāritam 2

2. kathaṃ ca tat mahādeva rūḍhaṃ paryāyasaṃkulam
bhavet duḥkhopaghātāya prajñayā vinivāritam

2. kathaṃ ca mahādeva tat rūḍhaṃ paryāyasaṃkulam
prajñayā duḥkhopaghātāya vinivāritam bhavet

2. And how, O Great God (Mahādeva), did that [duality] become firmly established and filled with changing states? May it be averted by wisdom (prajñā) for the prevention of suffering.

2. וכיצד, הוי מָהָאדֵוָוה (האל הגדול), התפשטה הדואליות המלאה בשמות וכינויים שונים, הגורמת לסבל, וכיצד היא מוסרת באמצעות התבונה?

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to duality) (that)

• महादेव (mahādeva) - O Great God (Mahādeva) (Great God, Shiva)

• रूढं (rūḍhaṁ) - firmly established (firmly established, grown, rooted)

• पर्यायसंकुलम् (paryāyasaṁkulam) - filled with changing states (confused by changes, filled with vicissitudes)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be (may it be, should be)

• दुःखोपघाताय (duḥkhopaghātāya) - for the prevention of suffering (for the prevention/removal of suffering)

• प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom (prajñā) (by wisdom, by true knowledge)

• विनिवारितम् (vinivāritam) - averted (warded off, averted, prevented)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to duality) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

Note: Refers to 'dvitvam' from the previous verse.

महादेव (mahādeva) - O Great God (Mahādeva) (Great God, Shiva)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, a name of Shiva

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (mahat+deva)

• mahat – great
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

रूढं (rūḍhaṁ) - firmly established (firmly established, grown, rooted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, mounted, ascended, traditional, established

Past Passive Participle

From root ruh

Root: ruh (class 1)

पर्यायसंकुलम् (paryāyasaṁkulam) - filled with changing states (confused by changes, filled with vicissitudes)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paryāyasaṃkula

paryāyasaṁkula - confused by changes, filled with vicissitudes

Compound type : tatpurusha (paryāya+saṃkula)

• paryāya – change, turn, vicissitude, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  From pari-i
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• saṃkula – crowded, confused, filled with
  adjective
  From sam-kul
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be (may it be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुःखोपघाताय (duḥkhopaghātāya) - for the prevention of suffering (for the prevention/removal of suffering)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of duḥkhopaghāta

duḥkhopaghāta - prevention/removal of suffering

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+upaghāta)

• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• upaghāta – striking, injury, destruction, prevention
  noun (masculine)
  From upa-han
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)

प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom (prajñā) (by wisdom, by true knowledge)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, knowledge, spiritual insight

From pra-jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

विनिवारितम् (vinivāritam) - averted (warded off, averted, prevented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vinivārita

vinivārita - warded off, averted, prevented

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ with prefixes vi and ni

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛ (class 9)

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