योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-57, verse-1

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
इदं विद्धि महाश्चर्यमर्जुनेह हि यत्किल ।
पूर्वं संजायते चित्रं पश्चाद्भित्तिरुदेति हि ॥ १ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca ,
idaṃ viddhi mahāścaryamarjuneha hi yatkila ,
pūrvaṃ saṃjāyate citraṃ paścādbhittirudeti hi 1

1. śrībhagavān uvāca idam viddhi mahāścaryam arjuna iha hi
yat kila pūrvam saṃjāyate citram paścāt bhittiḥ udeti hi

1. śrībhagavān uvāca: arjuna iha idam mahāścaryam viddhi,
yat kila citram pūrvam saṃjāyate,
paścāt bhittiḥ hi udeti

1. The Blessed Lord said: "Arjuna, know this here to be a great wonder (mahāścaryam): that indeed first the image (citra) is born, and only afterwards does the wall (bhitti) appear."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - Lord Krishna (or a similar divine speaker) (The Blessed Lord)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

• इदम् (idam) - this (matter, wonder) (this)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (this great wonder) (know! understand!)

• महाश्चर्यम् (mahāścaryam) - a profound and unusual wonder (great wonder, great marvel)

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - the disciple Arjuna (Arjuna (proper name))

• इह (iha) - in this context, in this world (here, in this world)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for)

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunctive) (which, that)

• किल (kila) - indeed (emphasizing the assertion) (indeed, surely, as if, they say)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in time) (first, previously)

• संजायते (saṁjāyate) - is manifested, comes into existence (is born, originates, comes into being)

• चित्रम् (citram) - the image or painting (which represents creation) (painting, image, wonder, variegated thing)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards (in time) (afterwards, subsequently, behind)

• भित्तिः (bhittiḥ) - the underlying support or ground (for the image) (wall, support)

• उदेति (udeti) - appears, comes into being (rises, appears, comes forth)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - Lord Krishna (or a similar divine speaker) (The Blessed Lord)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat

śrībhagavat - The Blessed Lord, the Glorious One

Compound of 'śrī' (glory, prosperity) and 'bhagavat' (fortunate, blessed, divine).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+bhagavat)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, divine beauty
  noun (feminine)
• bhagavat – fortunate, blessed, divine, glorious; Lord
  adjective
  Possessive suffix -vat applied to 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √vac (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (matter, wonder) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (this great wonder) (know! understand!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid

Imperative Active

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice of √vid (class 2).

Root: vid (class 2)

महाश्चर्यम् (mahāścaryam) - a profound and unusual wonder (great wonder, great marvel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāścarya

mahāścarya - great wonder, great marvel

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'āścarya' (wonder).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āścarya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āścarya – wonder, marvel, surprise
  noun (neuter)

अर्जुन (arjuna) - the disciple Arjuna (Arjuna (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a prominent Pāṇḍava prince)

इह (iha) - in this context, in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that (conjunctive) (which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun/conjunction)

किल (kila) - indeed (emphasizing the assertion) (indeed, surely, as if, they say)

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in time) (first, previously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

संजायते (saṁjāyate) - is manifested, comes into existence (is born, originates, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of saṃ-jan

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of √jan (class 4) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

चित्रम् (citram) - the image or painting (which represents creation) (painting, image, wonder, variegated thing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - painting, image, picture, wonder, variegated

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards (in time) (afterwards, subsequently, behind)

(indeclinable)

भित्तिः (bhittiḥ) - the underlying support or ground (for the image) (wall, support)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhitti

bhitti - wall, support, partition

Root: bhid (class 7)

उदेति (udeti) - appears, comes into being (rises, appears, comes forth)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

Present Active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of √i (class 2) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)