योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-16, verse-9

अहमादौ ममेत्यन्तस्तत इच्छा प्रवर्तते ।
इदमर्थशतानर्थकारिणी भवभारिणी ॥ ९ ॥

ahamādau mametyantastata icchā pravartate ,
idamarthaśatānarthakāriṇī bhavabhāriṇī 9

9. aham ādau mama iti antaḥ tataḥ icchā pravartate
idam artha śata anartha kāriṇī bhava bhāriṇī

9. aham ādau mama iti antaḥ tataḥ icchā pravartate
idam artha śata anartha kāriṇī bhava bhāriṇī

9. 'I' (aham) comes first, and 'mine' (mama) follows as the end; thereupon, desire (icchā) arises. This desire is the cause of hundreds of benefits and misfortunes, and it sustains the burden of existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, me

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, first

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, takes place, occurs

• इदम् (idam) - This (desire) (this)

• अर्थ (artha) - purpose, wealth, benefit, meaning

• शत (śata) - hundred

• अनर्थ (anartha) - misfortune, harm, calamity

• कारिणी (kāriṇī) - causing, effecting, doing (feminine)

• भव (bhava) - existence, birth, becoming, saṃsāra

• भारिणी (bhāriṇī) - bearing, carrying, supporting (feminine)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, me

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, origin, first, primary

Note: Used adverbially

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion, vicinity

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, longing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

Derived from root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, takes place, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - This (desire) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Used here as an adjective, agreeing with 'icchā' (implied feminine subject)

अर्थ (artha) - purpose, wealth, benefit, meaning

(noun)

masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, benefit

Note: Part of compound 'arthaśatānarthakāriṇī'

शत (śata) - hundred

(noun)

neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Part of compound 'arthaśatānarthakāriṇī'

अनर्थ (anartha) - misfortune, harm, calamity

(noun)

masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - misfortune, calamity, evil, harm

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, benefit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of compound 'arthaśatānarthakāriṇī'

कारिणी (kāriṇī) - causing, effecting, doing (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāriṇī

kārin - doer, maker, causing, performing

agent noun

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -in

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of compound 'arthaśatānarthakāriṇī', agreeing with 'icchā'

भव (bhava) - existence, birth, becoming, saṃsāra

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhava

bhava - being, existence, birth, becoming, worldly existence (saṃsāra)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'bhavabhāriṇī'

भारिणी (bhāriṇī) - bearing, carrying, supporting (feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāriṇī

bhārin - bearing, carrying, sustaining

agent noun

Derived from root bhṛ with suffix -in

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of compound 'bhavabhāriṇī', agreeing with 'icchā'