योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-15

जातिस्तु ज्ञायते तस्या विशिष्टा नैव केनचित् ।
कथं कुत्र कदा चेति न विज्ञाता सदैव सा ॥ १५ ॥

jātistu jñāyate tasyā viśiṣṭā naiva kenacit ,
kathaṃ kutra kadā ceti na vijñātā sadaiva sā 15

15. jātiḥ tu jñāyate tasyāḥ viśiṣṭā na eva kenacit
katham kutra kadā ca iti na vijñātā sadā eva sā

15. tasyāḥ viśiṣṭā jātiḥ tu kenacit na eva jñāyate.
sā katham kutra kadā ca iti sadā eva na vijñātā.

15. But its specific origin (jāti) is not known by anyone. Indeed, how, where, or when it came to be is never truly known.

Words meanings summery:

• जातिः (jātiḥ) - origin, true nature (origin, birth, species, class)

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

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - its (referring to the feminine entity) (her, its)

• विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - specific, particular, distinguished

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

• कथम् (katham) - how

• कुत्र (kutra) - where

• कदा (kadā) - when

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• न (na) - not

• विज्ञाता (vijñātā) - known, understood

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• सा (sā) - she, it

Words meanings and morphology

जातिः (jātiḥ) - origin, true nature (origin, birth, species, class)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, origin, lineage, species, class, intrinsic nature

from jan (to be born) + ti suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

(verb)

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

Present Passive

jñā (9P/U) + ya + te (ātmanepada)

Root: jñā (class 9)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - its (referring to the feminine entity) (her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - specific, particular, distinguished

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - specific, particular, distinguished, excellent, peculiar

Past Passive Participle

from vi-śiṣ (to be prominent, to excel)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone, by someone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone

kim (interrogative pronoun) + cid (indefinite particle)

कथम् (katham) - how

(indeclinable)

कुत्र (kutra) - where

(indeclinable)

from kim (what) + tra (suffix for place)

कदा (kadā) - when

(indeclinable)

from kim (what) + dā (suffix for time)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

विज्ञाता (vijñātā) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

from vi-jñā (to know clearly)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used predicatively.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

from sa (with) + dā (time suffix)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the implied feminine entity.