योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-35

ततः कथमिदं जन्म कुतः संसार आगतः ।
इत्थं विचारसांतत्यात्स यास्यति विमुक्तताम् ॥ ३५ ॥

tataḥ kathamidaṃ janma kutaḥ saṃsāra āgataḥ ,
itthaṃ vicārasāṃtatyātsa yāsyati vimuktatām 35

35. tataḥ katham idam janma kutaḥ saṃsāraḥ āgataḥ
ittham vicārasāṃtatyāt saḥ yāsyati vimuktatām

35. tataḥ idam janma katham kutaḥ saṃsāraḥ āgataḥ
ittham vicārasāṃtatyāt saḥ vimuktatām yāsyati

35. Then, how did this birth (janma) come to be? From what source did this cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) originate? Through such continuous contemplation, he will attain complete liberation (vimuktatā).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, therefore)

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

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• जन्म (janma) - birth (janma) (birth, origin, existence)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? (from where? whence? why?)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - originated (come, arrived, originated, obtained)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - through such (thus, in this manner, so)

• विचारसांतत्यात् (vicārasāṁtatyāt) - through such continuous contemplation (from continuity of thought, by persistent inquiry, through continuous contemplation)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• यास्यति (yāsyati) - will attain (will go, will proceed, will attain)

• विमुक्तताम् (vimuktatām) - complete liberation (vimuktatā) (liberation, freedom)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'janma'.

जन्म (janma) - birth (janma) (birth, origin, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

Derived from root √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? (from where? whence? why?)

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, wandering, worldly existence, cycle of rebirth

Derived from root √sṛ (to flow) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - originated (come, arrived, originated, obtained)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, happened, originated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

इत्थम् (ittham) - through such (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

विचारसांतत्यात् (vicārasāṁtatyāt) - through such continuous contemplation (from continuity of thought, by persistent inquiry, through continuous contemplation)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vicārasāṃtatya

vicārasāṁtatya - continuity of inquiry, persistent contemplation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicāra+sāṃtatya)

• vicāra – inquiry, investigation, deliberation, contemplation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √car (to move) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• sāṃtatya – continuity, unbroken succession, persistence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from saṃtata (continuous)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यास्यति (yāsyati) - will attain (will go, will proceed, will attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yā

Future Tense

Derived from root √yā (2nd class)

Root: yā (class 2)

विमुक्तताम् (vimuktatām) - complete liberation (vimuktatā) (liberation, freedom)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vimuktatā

vimuktatā - liberation, emancipation, freedom, release

Derived from vimukta (liberated) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)