योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-19

यथोच्चैर्देशकालादि तथैव जगता सता ।
संपद्यते यथा योऽसौ पुरुषः सर्वकारकः ॥ १९ ॥

yathoccairdeśakālādi tathaiva jagatā satā ,
saṃpadyate yathā yo'sau puruṣaḥ sarvakārakaḥ 19

19. yathā uccaiḥ deśa-kāla-ādi tathā eva jagatā satā
sampadyate yathā yaḥ asau puruṣaḥ sarva-kārakaḥ

19. yathā deśa-kāla-ādi uccaiḥ sampadyate,
tathā eva yaḥ asau sarva-kārakaḥ puruṣaḥ jagatā satā sampadyate

19. Just as space, time, and so on manifest prominently, so too does that `puruṣa` (cosmic person), who is the creator of all, become the existing world.

19. כשם שמושגי מרחב וזמן עצומים נראים ממשייים, כך גם עולם זה, המתהווה דרך הישות הקוסמית (פֻוּרוּשָׁה) שהיא המחוללת של הכל.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in which way

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly, loudly, prominently

• देश-काल-आदि (deśa-kāla-ādi) - space, time, and so on

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• जगता (jagatā) - here, functioning as a complement to `sampadyate` (becomes the world) (by the world, as the world)

• सता (satā) - here, functioning as a complement to `sampadyate` (becomes the existing) (by the existing, as the existing)

• सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - becomes, comes to be, manifests, happens

• यथा (yathā) - Here functions to introduce the specific nature of `puruṣa`. (just as, in which way, so that)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• असौ (asau) - that, that one

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, spirit, cosmic person)

• सर्व-कारकः (sarva-kārakaḥ) - all-creator, cause of all

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Correlative of `tathā`.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - highly, loudly, prominently

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

देश-काल-आदि (deśa-kāla-ādi) - space, time, and so on

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of deśa-kāla-ādi

deśa-kāla-ādi - space, time, etc.

Compound noun.

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla+ādi)

• deśa – place, space, region
  noun (masculine)
  From root `diś` (to point, direct).
  Root: diś (class 6)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, foremost
  noun (masculine/neuter)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative of `yathā`.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

An emphasizing particle.

जगता (jagatā) - here, functioning as a complement to `sampadyate` (becomes the world) (by the world, as the world)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves

Present Active Participle

From root `gam` (to go) with suffix `at`.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can indicate transformation or means.

सता (satā) - here, functioning as a complement to `sampadyate` (becomes the existing) (by the existing, as the existing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good, true

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be) with suffix `at`.

Root: as (class 2)

सम्पद्यते (sampadyate) - becomes, comes to be, manifests, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sampad

Root `pad` with prefix `sam`.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - Here functions to introduce the specific nature of `puruṣa`. (just as, in which way, so that)

(indeclinable)

Correlative of `tathā`.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

असौ (asau) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (referring to something distant or pointed out)

Demonstrative pronoun.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, spirit, cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

सर्व-कारकः (sarva-kārakaḥ) - all-creator, cause of all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-kāraka

sarva-kāraka - all-maker, all-doer, creator of everything

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kāraka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• kāraka – maker, doer, agent, cause
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `ṇvul`/`aka`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `puruṣaḥ`.

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