योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-1

चूडालोवाच ।
आत्मस्वभाववशतो जातं जगदिदं महत् ।
स्थितिं वासनयाभ्येत्य धर्माधर्मवशे स्थितम् ॥ १ ॥

cūḍālovāca ,
ātmasvabhāvavaśato jātaṃ jagadidaṃ mahat ,
sthitiṃ vāsanayābhyetya dharmādharmavaśe sthitam 1

1. cūḍālā uvāca | ātmasvabhāvavaśataḥ jātam jagat idam mahat
| sthitim vāsanayā abhyetya dharmādharmavaśe sthitam ||

1. cūḍālā uvāca.
idam mahat jagat ātmasvabhāvavaśataḥ jātam.
vāsanayā sthitim abhyetya dharmādharma-vaśe sthitam.

1. Cūḍālā said: This great world has come into being due to the power of the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of the Self (ātman). Having attained its existence through latent impressions (vāsanā), it remains under the control of merit (dharma) and demerit.

Words meanings summery:

• चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Cūḍālā

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आत्मस्वभाववशतः (ātmasvabhāvavaśataḥ) - due to the power of the Self's intrinsic nature

• जातम् (jātam) - arisen, born, manifested

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इदम् (idam) - this

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• स्तितिम् (stitim) - existence, state, condition

• वासनया (vāsanayā) - by latent impressions, by mental tendencies

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having attained, having approached

• धर्माधर्मवशे (dharmādharmavaśe) - in the power of merit and demerit, under the control of right and wrong

• स्तितम् (stitam) - established, situated, remaining

Words meanings and morphology

चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Cūḍālā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cūḍālā

cūḍālā - Cūḍālā (name of a female sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मस्वभाववशतः (ātmasvabhāvavaśataḥ) - due to the power of the Self's intrinsic nature

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+svabhāvavaśa)

• ātman – Self, soul, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• svabhāvavaśa – power of one's own nature, swayed by one's own nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverbial indicating cause.

जातम् (jātam) - arisen, born, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `jan` (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.

स्तितिम् (stitim) - existence, state, condition

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, existing, state, condition, duration

वासनया (vāsanayā) - by latent impressions, by mental tendencies

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, mental tendency, habit, desire

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root `i` (to go) with prefix `abhi`

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

धर्माधर्मवशे (dharmādharmavaśe) - in the power of merit and demerit, under the control of right and wrong

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharmādharmavaśa

dharmādharmavaśa - control of merit and demerit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharmādharma+vaśa)

• dharmādharma – merit and demerit, right and wrong
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)

स्तितम् (stitam) - established, situated, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat'.