योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-12

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
स्रष्टुराद्यस्य परमं ब्रह्म कस्मान्न कारणम् ।
अनन्तमजमव्यक्तमम्बरं शान्तमच्युतम् ॥ १२ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
sraṣṭurādyasya paramaṃ brahma kasmānna kāraṇam ,
anantamajamavyaktamambaraṃ śāntamacyutam 12

12. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca sraṣṭuḥ ādyasya paramam brahma kasmāt
na kāraṇam anantam ajam avyaktam ambaram śāntam acyutam

12. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca kasmāt paramam
brahma ādyasya sraṣṭuḥ
kāraṇam na (tat hi) anantam ajam
avyaktam ambaram śāntam acyutam

12. Shikhidhvaja said: Why is the supreme (brahman) not the cause of the primordial creator? (For it is described as) infinite, unborn, unmanifest, all-pervading (like space), peaceful, and infallible.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (name of a king/sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्रष्टुः (sraṣṭuḥ) - of the creator

• आद्यस्य (ādyasya) - of the primordial, of the original

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why

• न (na) - not

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause

• अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - all-pervading (like space)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil

• अच्युतम् (acyutam) - imperishable, infallible

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikhidhvaja (name of a king/sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Shikhidhvaja (proper noun)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhi+dhvaja)

• śikhi – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

स्रष्टुः (sraṣṭuḥ) - of the creator

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sraṣṭṛ

sraṣṭṛ - creator, fashioner

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आद्यस्य (ādyasya) - of the primordial, of the original

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primordial, original, beginning

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Modifies 'brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the absolute reality), sacred word, prayer, knowledge

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - infinite, endless, without end

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अजम् (ajam) - unborn

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, uncreated, goat

From root 'jan' (to be born) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• ja – born, produced (from 'jan')
  adjective (neuter)
  suffix
  From root 'jan'
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, imperceptible, latent

From root 'añj' (to anoint, manifest) with prefix 'vi-' and negative 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• vyakta – manifest, clear, distinct (Past Passive Participle of 'vi-añj')
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - all-pervading (like space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, ether, cloth

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm, to cease)

Root: śam (class 1)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.

अच्युतम् (acyutam) - imperishable, infallible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acyuta

acyuta - imperishable, infallible, firm, Vishnu

From root 'cyu' (to move, to fall) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• cyuta – fallen, moved, deviated (Past Passive Participle of 'cyu')
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Modifies implicit 'brahma'.