योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-17

सर्गादावथ देहान्ते भातं यद्वेदनं यथा ।
तत्तथाऽऽमोक्षमेवास्ते तदिदं सर्ग उच्यते ॥ १७ ॥

sargādāvatha dehānte bhātaṃ yadvedanaṃ yathā ,
tattathā''mokṣamevāste tadidaṃ sarga ucyate 17

17. sarga-ādau atha deha-ante bhātam yat vedanam yathā
tat tathā ā-mokṣam eva āste tat idam sargaḥ ucyate

17. sarga-ādau atha deha-ante yat vedanam yathā bhātam,
tat ā-mokṣam eva tathā āste.
idam tat sargaḥ ucyate.

17. The perception that manifested at the beginning of creation and at the end of the body, just as it appeared, remains in that very same way until final liberation (mokṣa). This indeed is what is called creation (sarga).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation/emanation

• अथ (atha) - then, next, and, now

• देह-अन्ते (deha-ante) - at the end of the body, at death

• भातम् (bhātam) - manifested, appeared, shone

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, experience, sensation

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• तत् (tat) - that

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, thus

• आ-मोक्षम् (ā-mokṣam) - until liberation

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• आस्ते (āste) - remains, exists, stays, sits

• तत् (tat) - this, that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated

Words meanings and morphology

सर्ग-आदौ (sarga-ādau) - at the beginning of creation/emanation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga-ādi

sarga-ādi - beginning of creation, first emanation

Compound noun, locative case.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, discharge, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sṛj` (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, start, first
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a temporal point.

अथ (atha) - then, next, and, now

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/adverb.

Note: Connects `sargādau` and `dehānte`.

देह-अन्ते (deha-ante) - at the end of the body, at death

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha-anta

deha-anta - end of the body, death

Compound noun, locative case.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+anta)

• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dih` (to smear, form)
  Root: dih (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, death
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a temporal point.

भातम् (bhātam) - manifested, appeared, shone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāta

bhāta - shone, appeared, manifest, illumined

Past Passive Participle

From root `bhā` (to shine)

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies `vedanam`.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Introduces the relative clause.

वेदनम् (vedanam) - perception, knowledge, experience, sensation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - perception, sensation, knowledge, feeling, experience

From root `vid` (to know, perceive)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Refers to the manner of manifestation.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to `vedanam`.

तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, thus

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Refers to the manner of remaining.

आ-मोक्षम् (ā-mokṣam) - until liberation

(indeclinable)

Prepositional compound, used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+mokṣa)

• ā – up to, until, from, to
  prefix/preposition
  Used as a prefix or preposition.
• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  From root `muc` (to free, release)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Adverbial phrase indicating duration.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आस्ते (āste) - remains, exists, stays, sits

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

present middle

Root `ās` (class 2) + `te` (3rd singular middle ending)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Verb for `vedanam`.

तत् (tat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Connects to `idam`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Emphatic, `tad idam` meaning "this very thing".

सर्गः (sargaḥ) - creation, emanation, world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, release, chapter

From root `sṛj` (to emit, create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is designated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present passive

Root `vac` (class 2) with passive ending `yate` and initial `u` from `va` changing to `u` in passive (or `uvāca` forms)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicates what `sarga` is called.