योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-20

एवमाद्यः प्रजानाथो निराकारो निरामयः ।
चिन्मात्ररूपसंकल्पपुरवत्कारणोज्झितः ॥ २० ॥

evamādyaḥ prajānātho nirākāro nirāmayaḥ ,
cinmātrarūpasaṃkalpapuravatkāraṇojjhitaḥ 20

20. एवम् आद्यः प्रजानाथः निराकारः निरामयः
चिन्मात्ररूपसंकल्पपुरवत् कारणोज्झितः

20. एवम् आद्यः निराकारः निरामयः कारणोज्झितः
प्रजानाथः चिन्मात्ररूपसंकल्पपुरवत् (अस्ति)

20. Such is the primordial Lord of creatures (Brahmā) – formless, free from suffering, and causeless; he is like a city created purely by the resolve of consciousness (cit).

Words meanings summery:

• एवमाद्यः (evamādyaḥ) - the primordial being as described (such a first one, primordial of this kind, of such a nature as the first)

• प्रजानाथः (prajānāthaḥ) - The creator deity, Brahmā. (lord of creatures, creator, Brahmā)

• निराकारः (nirākāraḥ) - formless, bodiless, incorporeal

• निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from illness, healthy, unimpaired, free from suffering

• चिन्मात्ररूपसङ्कल्पपुरवत् (cinmātrarūpasaṅkalpapuravat) - describes the self-created, illusory nature of the creator's manifestation. (like a city whose form is purely consciousness and which is created by intention)

• कारणोज्झितः (kāraṇojjhitaḥ) - causeless, devoid of cause

Words meanings and morphology

एवमाद्यः (evamādyaḥ) - the primordial being as described (such a first one, primordial of this kind, of such a nature as the first)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evamādya

evamādya - such a first, primordial of this kind

Compound of 'evam' (thus, such) and 'ādya' (first, primordial).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+ādya)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• ādya – first, primordial, initial
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'ādi' (beginning).

प्रजानाथः (prajānāthaḥ) - The creator deity, Brahmā. (lord of creatures, creator, Brahmā)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajānātha

prajānātha - lord of creatures, master of subjects, a king, Brahmā

Compound of 'prajā' (creatures, progeny) and 'nātha' (lord, master).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+nātha)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• nātha – lord, master, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nāth (class 1)

Note: Main subject of this verse.

निराकारः (nirākāraḥ) - formless, bodiless, incorporeal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, bodiless, shapeless

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'ākāra' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, body
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from illness, healthy, unimpaired, free from suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from illness, healthy, perfect, free from suffering or defect

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'āmaya' (illness, disease, suffering).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or absence.
• āmaya – illness, disease, suffering, defect
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)

चिन्मात्ररूपसङ्कल्पपुरवत् (cinmātrarūpasaṅkalpapuravat) - describes the self-created, illusory nature of the creator's manifestation. (like a city whose form is purely consciousness and which is created by intention)

(indeclinable)

Compound ending with 'vat' (like).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+mātra+rūpa+saṅkalpa+pura+vat)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, conceptualization
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-kḷp'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying the implied verb 'is' or 'exists'.

कारणोज्झितः (kāraṇojjhitaḥ) - causeless, devoid of cause

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāraṇojjhita

kāraṇojjhita - causeless, abandoned by cause, free from cause

Compound of 'kāraṇa' (cause) and 'ujjhita' (abandoned, forsaken, left).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāraṇa+ujjhita)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ujjhita – abandoned, forsaken, devoid of, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root √ujjh (to abandon).
  Root: ujjh (class 6)

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