योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-146, verse-17

सत्तार्थ एव भूः प्रोक्तस्तस्मात्संजातमुच्यते ।
सर्गतो जात इत्युक्ते सन्सर्ग इति शब्दितम् ॥ १७ ॥

sattārtha eva bhūḥ proktastasmātsaṃjātamucyate ,
sargato jāta ityukte sansarga iti śabditam 17

17. sattārthaḥ eva bhūḥ proktaḥ tasmāt saṃjātam ucyate
sargataḥ jātaḥ iti ukte san-sargaḥ iti śabditam

17. bhūḥ sattārthaḥ eva proktaḥ tasmāt saṃjātam ucyate
sargataḥ jātaḥ iti ukte san-sargaḥ iti śabditam

17. Existence (bhūḥ) is indeed declared to be the meaning of 'sat' (sattārtha). Therefore, that which is born or originates (saṃjāta) is thus spoken of. When it is stated, 'born from creation (sarga)', then it is denominated as 'existent creation (san-sarga)'.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्तार्थः (sattārthaḥ) - meaning of 'sat' (meaning of existence, sense of being)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

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

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• संजातम् (saṁjātam) - what manifests (that which is born, originated, produced)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is spoken of (is said, is called, is declared)

• सर्गतः (sargataḥ) - from creation, from emanation, by creation

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (as a specific instance) (born, produced, arisen)

• इति (iti) - indicates a preceding quotation (thus, in this manner, indicates quotation)

• उक्ते (ukte) - when said, when spoken

• सन्-सर्गः (san-sargaḥ) - existent creation (existent creation, union with existence)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quotation

• शब्दितम् (śabditam) - denominated (named, called, denominated)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्तार्थः (sattārthaḥ) - meaning of 'sat' (meaning of existence, sense of being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattārtha

sattārtha - meaning of existence, sense of being

Compound of sat and artha.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+artha)

• sat – being, existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - existence, being, earth, place

From √bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, said, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `tad` (that), used adverbially.

संजातम् (saṁjātam) - what manifests (that which is born, originated, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃjāta

saṁjāta - born, produced, arisen, manifested

Past Passive Participle

From sam-√jan (to be born, to arise together)

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'that which is born/produced'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is spoken of (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्गतः (sargataḥ) - from creation, from emanation, by creation

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas from `sarga`.

Note: Adverbial form.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (as a specific instance) (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used here in a direct statement, `jātaḥ` as 'the born one' or 'that which is born'.

इति (iti) - indicates a preceding quotation (thus, in this manner, indicates quotation)

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when said, when spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Locative singular of `ukta` (from √vac).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Null gender for participle when used impersonally like this in locative absolute. Here it takes the neuter, implying 'when this (thing) is said'.

सन्-सर्गः (san-sargaḥ) - existent creation (existent creation, union with existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of san-sarga

san-sarga - existent creation, union with existence, contact with existence

Compound of sat and sarga.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+sarga)

• sat – being, existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• sarga – creation, emanation, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  From √sṛj (to emit, create)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates quotation

(indeclinable)

शब्दितम् (śabditam) - denominated (named, called, denominated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śabdita

śabdita - sounded, called, named, denominated

Past Passive Participle

From √śabd (to sound, to call).

Root: śabd (class 10)

Note: Used nominally here for 'that which is named'.