योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-12

काकतालीयतो विष्णुरेवंकर्मोदितः पुरा ।
एवंकर्मा त्रिनयन एवंकर्माम्बुजोद्भवः ॥ १२ ॥

kākatālīyato viṣṇurevaṃkarmoditaḥ purā ,
evaṃkarmā trinayana evaṃkarmāmbujodbhavaḥ 12

12. kākatālīyataḥ viṣṇuḥ evaṃkarmauditaḥ purā
evaṃkarmā trinayanaḥ evaṃkarmā ambujodbhavaḥ

12. purā viṣṇuḥ evaṃkarmauditaḥ kākatālīyataḥ
trinayanaḥ evaṃkarmā ambujodbhavaḥ evaṃkarmā

12. Formerly, Vishnu's actions were said to arise incidentally, like the "crow and the palm fruit" (kākatālīya nyāya). Similarly, the actions of the three-eyed one (Śiva) and the lotus-born (Brahmā) are also of this very nature.

Words meanings summery:

• काकतालीयतः (kākatālīyataḥ) - from the crow-palm fruit incident; by accident, by coincidence

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

• एवंकर्मौदितः (evaṁkarmauditaḥ) - whose actions are thus described/arisen

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• एवंकर्मा (evaṁkarmā) - whose actions are thus (of this nature)

• त्रिनयनः (trinayanaḥ) - the three-eyed one (epithet for Śiva)

• एवंकर्मा (evaṁkarmā) - whose actions are thus (of this nature)

• अम्बुजोद्भवः (ambujodbhavaḥ) - the lotus-born (epithet for Brahmā)

Words meanings and morphology

काकतालीयतः (kākatālīyataḥ) - from the crow-palm fruit incident; by accident, by coincidence

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kākatālīya

kākatālīya - relating to the crow and the palm fruit (a sudden, unexpected coincidence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāka+tālīya)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• tālīya – belonging to a palm tree/fruit (tāla)
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by coincidence'.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

एवंकर्मौदितः (evaṁkarmauditaḥ) - whose actions are thus described/arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃkarmaudita

evaṁkarmaudita - whose actions are thus stated, or whose actions arise in such a way

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+karma+udita)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• udita – risen, spoken, uttered, described (Past Passive Participle of root 'vad' or 'i')
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: vad (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

एवंकर्मा (evaṁkarmā) - whose actions are thus (of this nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃkarma

evaṁkarma - whose actions are thus, having such actions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+karma)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्रिनयनः (trinayanaḥ) - the three-eyed one (epithet for Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trinayana

trinayana - three-eyed (an epithet of Śiva)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+nayana)

• tri – three
  numeral
• nayana – eye, leading
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

एवंकर्मा (evaṁkarmā) - whose actions are thus (of this nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃkarma

evaṁkarma - whose actions are thus, having such actions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+karma)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अम्बुजोद्भवः (ambujodbhavaḥ) - the lotus-born (epithet for Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambujodbhava

ambujodbhava - lotus-born (an epithet of Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambuja+udbhava)

• ambuja – lotus (water-born)
  noun (neuter)
• udbhava – origin, birth, arisen, produced from
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)