योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-65

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
पितामहानां पुत्राणां पितृणां च जगत्त्रये ।
आद्यः पितामहः कस्मात्पूर्वोत्पत्तौ न कारणम् ॥ ६५ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
pitāmahānāṃ putrāṇāṃ pitṛṇāṃ ca jagattraye ,
ādyaḥ pitāmahaḥ kasmātpūrvotpattau na kāraṇam 65

65. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca | pitāmahānām putrāṇām pitṝṇām ca
jagattraye | ādyaḥ pitāmahaḥ kasmāt pūrvotpattau na kāraṇam ||

65. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca jagattraye pitāmahānām putrāṇām pitṝṇām ca,
ādyaḥ pitāmahaḥ pūrvotpattau kasmāt na kāraṇam?

65. Śikhidhvaja asked: Among the grandfathers, sons, and fathers throughout the three worlds, why is the primordial grandfather not considered the cause (kāraṇa) of their prior origination?

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - of grandfathers

• पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons (of sons, of children)

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of fathers (of fathers, of ancestors)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• जगत्त्रये (jagattraye) - throughout the three worlds (in the three worlds)

• आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the primordial (first, primordial, original)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (here, referring to Brahma or an ultimate progenitor) (grandfather, Prajapati, Brahma)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (why, from what)

• पूर्वोत्पत्तौ (pūrvotpattau) - of their prior origination (in previous creation, in prior origination)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (kāraṇa) (cause, reason, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (name of a king, a character in Yoga Vasiṣṭha)

Compound meaning "one whose banner is a crest/flame/peacock".

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śikhi+dhvaja)

• śikhi – crested, peaked, peacock, flame
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, mark
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular, from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पितामहानाम् (pitāmahānām) - of grandfathers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather

Compound: pitṛ + mahā (great father).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)

पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons (of sons, of children)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of fathers (of fathers, of ancestors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor

Note: This is 'pitṛ' in genitive plural.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

जगत्त्रये (jagattraye) - throughout the three worlds (in the three worlds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagattraya

jagattraya - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven; or heaven, earth, underworld)

Compound of jagat (world) and traya (three, triad).

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• traya – triad, three
  noun (neuter)

आद्यः (ādyaḥ) - the primordial (first, primordial, original)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primary, initial, original, primordial

Gerundive

From 'ādi' (beginning).

Note: Qualifies pitāmahaḥ.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (here, referring to Brahma or an ultimate progenitor) (grandfather, Prajapati, Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahma (as creator)

Compound: pitṛ + mahā.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Here likely refers to the ultimate progenitor.

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why (why, from what)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative of 'kim' used adverbially.

पूर्वोत्पत्तौ (pūrvotpattau) - of their prior origination (in previous creation, in prior origination)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pūrvotpatti

pūrvotpatti - prior origination, previous creation, former birth

Compound of pūrva (previous) and utpatti (origination).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+utpatti)

• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• utpatti – origination, birth, production
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix ut + root pad (to go, to fall) + ti suffix
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (kāraṇa) (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do) + ṇic + ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)