योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-4

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एकस्माद्भगवंश्चित्तात्कथं चित्तशतं कृतम् ।
तत्स्वप्नकृतरुद्रेण दीपाद्दीपशतं यथा ॥ ४ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ekasmādbhagavaṃścittātkathaṃ cittaśataṃ kṛtam ,
tatsvapnakṛtarudreṇa dīpāddīpaśataṃ yathā 4

4. śrīrāma uvāca | ekasmāt bhagavan cittāt katham cittaśatam
kṛtam | tat svapnakṛtarudreṇa dīpāt dīpaśatam yathā || 4 ||

4. śrīrāma uvāca bhagavan ekasmāt cittāt katham cittaśatam
kṛtam? tat svapnakṛtarudreṇa yathā dīpāt dīpaśatam (kṛtam)? 4

4. Śrī Rāma said: "O blessed one, how can a hundred minds be created from a single mind? How does the dream-created Rudra achieve this, just as a hundred lamps are lit from one single lamp?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकस्मात् (ekasmāt) - from one, from a single

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - addressing Vasiṣṭha (O blessed one, O venerable one)

• चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the mind, from consciousness

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how? why?)

• चित्तशतम् (cittaśatam) - a hundred minds, a hundred consciousnesses

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - created (made, created, done)

• तत् (tat) - this (matter, referring to the creation of many minds from one) (that (phenomenon))

• स्वप्नकृतरुद्रेण (svapnakṛtarudreṇa) - by the Rudra created in a dream, by the dream-creating Rudra

• दीपात् (dīpāt) - from a lamp

• दीपशतम् (dīpaśatam) - a hundred lamps

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, like, as)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (a name)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī, an honorific prefix
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – pleasing, charming, delightful; the seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' takes reduplication and strong stem for perfect. 'vac' becomes 'uvac' in perfect 3rd singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

एकस्मात् (ekasmāt) - from one, from a single

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

Ablative singular of 'eka'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - addressing Vasiṣṭha (O blessed one, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable; a title for deities or revered persons

Present participle of 'bhaj' (to partake, enjoy, worship) with 'vat' suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

चित्तात् (cittāt) - from the mind, from consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

Root 'cit' (to perceive, know) + 'kta' (suffix).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Source.

कथम् (katham) - how? (how? why?)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kim' (what) with 'tham' suffix.

चित्तशतम् (cittaśatam) - a hundred minds, a hundred consciousnesses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cittaśata

cittaśata - a hundred minds, a hundred consciousnesses

Compound of 'citta' and 'śata'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+śata)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cit' (to perceive) + 'kta'.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• śata – a hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - created (made, created, done)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, created, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'kta' (for PPP).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - this (matter, referring to the creation of many minds from one) (that (phenomenon))

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Refers back to the idea of many minds from one.

स्वप्नकृतरुद्रेण (svapnakṛtarudreṇa) - by the Rudra created in a dream, by the dream-creating Rudra

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svapnakṛtarudra

svapnakṛtarudra - Rudra created in a dream

Compound. 'svapna' (dream) + 'kṛta' (made) + 'rudra' (Rudra). 'Rudra who is made in a dream'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svapna+kṛta+rudra)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svap' (to sleep)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rudra – a class of deities, often associated with Śiva; the god Rudra (Śiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root 'rud' (to cry, to roar)
  Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Agent.

दीपात् (dīpāt) - from a lamp

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light

From root 'dīp' (to shine).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Source.

दीपशतम् (dīpaśatam) - a hundred lamps

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dīpaśata

dīpaśata - a hundred lamps

Compound of 'dīpa' and 'śata'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīpa+śata)

• dīpa – lamp, light
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dīp' (to shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• śata – a hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Object of implicit verb 'is lit' or subject 'comes'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, like, as)

(indeclinable)

From 'yad' (relative pronoun) + 'thā' (manner suffix).

Note: Introduces a simile.