योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-146, verse-16

जातशब्दो हि सन्मात्रपर्यायः श्रूयतां कथम् ।
प्रादुर्भावे जनिस्तूक्तः प्रादुर्भावस्य भूर्वपुः ॥ १६ ॥

jātaśabdo hi sanmātraparyāyaḥ śrūyatāṃ katham ,
prādurbhāve janistūktaḥ prādurbhāvasya bhūrvapuḥ 16

16. jātaśabdaḥ hi sanmātraparyāyaḥ śrūyatām katham
prādurbhāve janiḥ tu uktaḥ prādurbhāvasya bhūḥ vapuḥ

16. jātaśabdaḥ hi sanmātraparyāyaḥ katham śrūyatām
prādurbhāve janiḥ tu uktaḥ prādurbhāvasya bhūḥ vapuḥ

16. How indeed is the word 'jāta' (born/originated) understood as a synonym for 'mere existence (sanmātra)'? Birth is declared to be a manifestation, and existence (bhūḥ) is the very essence of that manifestation.

Words meanings summery:

• जातशब्दः (jātaśabdaḥ) - the word 'jāta'

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• सन्मात्रपर्यायः (sanmātraparyāyaḥ) - synonym for 'mere existence (sat-mātra)' (synonym for mere existence)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, let it be understood

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• प्रादुर्भावे (prādurbhāve) - in manifestation, in appearance

• जनिः (janiḥ) - birth, production, origin

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, declared, spoken

• प्रादुर्भावस्य (prādurbhāvasya) - of manifestation, of appearance

• भूः (bhūḥ) - existence, essence (existence, being, earth)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - essence (body, form, essence)

Words meanings and morphology

जातशब्दः (jātaśabdaḥ) - the word 'jāta'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātaśabda

jātaśabda - the word 'jāta'

Compound of jāta and śabda.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāta+śabda)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सन्मात्रपर्यायः (sanmātraparyāyaḥ) - synonym for 'mere existence (sat-mātra)' (synonym for mere existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanmātraparyāya

sanmātraparyāya - synonym for mere existence (sat-mātra)

Compound of sat-mātra and paryāya.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat-mātra+paryāya)

• sat – being, existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  indeclinable
• paryāya – synonym, turn, succession
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard, let it be understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Passive Imperative

3rd person singular, passive voice, imperative mood

Root: śru (class 5)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

प्रादुर्भावे (prādurbhāve) - in manifestation, in appearance

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prādurbhāva

prādurbhāva - manifestation, appearance, coming into being

From pra-ādus-bhū (to come into appearance).

Prefix: prādur

Root: bhū (class 1)

जनिः (janiḥ) - birth, production, origin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jani

jani - birth, production, origin

From √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रादुर्भावस्य (prādurbhāvasya) - of manifestation, of appearance

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prādurbhāva

prādurbhāva - manifestation, appearance, coming into being

From pra-ādus-bhū (to come into appearance).

Prefix: prādur

Root: bhū (class 1)

भूः (bhūḥ) - existence, essence (existence, being, earth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - existence, being, earth, place

From √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - essence (body, form, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence

From √vap (to weave, scatter, produce, shape)

Root: vap (class 1)

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