योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-188, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आदिमत्त्वमिदं प्रोक्तमेतस्य कलनस्य यत् ।
परस्मादद्वितीयं तत्त्वद्बोधाय न वास्तवम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ādimattvamidaṃ proktametasya kalanasya yat ,
parasmādadvitīyaṃ tattvadbodhāya na vāstavam 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ādimattvam idam proktam etasya kalana-sya
yat parasmāt advitīyam tat tvad-bodhāya na vāstavam

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca idam kalana-sya ādimattvam proktam
yat parasmāt advitīyam tat tvad-bodhāya vāstavam na

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The assertion that this mentation (kalana) has a beginning (ādimattva) is declared (prokta) for your comprehension. However, that (having a beginning) is not truly real (vāstava), because (yat) this mentation (kalana) is in fact non-dual (advitīya) with the Supreme (Brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasistha (Sage Vasistha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, declared (said, spoke)

• आदिमत्त्वम् (ādimattvam) - the characteristic of having a beginning (the state of having a beginning, beginning-ness)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to ādimattvam, or to the whole concept) (this, this one)

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - asserted, stated (declared, said, announced)

• एतस्य (etasya) - of this (mentation) (of this, of this one)

• कलन-स्य (kalana-sya) - of this mentation (kalana) (of mentation, of calculation)

• यत् (yat) - because (introduces a reason/explanation) (which, because, that)

• परस्मात् (parasmāt) - from the Supreme (Brahman) (from the highest, from the supreme, than the other)

• अद्वितीयम् (advitīyam) - non-dual, without any other entity (non-dual, without a second)

• तत् (tat) - that (refers to ādimattvam) (that, it)

• त्वद्-बोधाय (tvad-bodhāya) - for the sake of your comprehension (for your understanding, for making you understand)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वास्तवम् (vāstavam) - truly real, actual (real, true, essential)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - The venerable sage Vasistha (Sage Vasistha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasistha

Compound: śrī (venerable, glorious) + vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasistha (name of an ancient sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, declared (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

आदिमत्त्वम् (ādimattvam) - the characteristic of having a beginning (the state of having a beginning, beginning-ness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādimattva

ādimattva - state of having a beginning

Derived from ādi (beginning) + mat (having) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Subject of proktam (implicitly, is declared).

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to ādimattvam, or to the whole concept) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to ādimattvam.

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - asserted, stated (declared, said, announced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra + root vac (to speak) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective.

एतस्य (etasya) - of this (mentation) (of this, of this one)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Modifies kalana-sya.

कलन-स्य (kalana-sya) - of this mentation (kalana) (of mentation, of calculation)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kalana

kalana - mentation, ideation

From root kal (to count, compute) + ana suffix

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ādimattvam (the beginning-ness of mentation).

यत् (yat) - because (introduces a reason/explanation) (which, because, that)

(indeclinable)

Relative pronoun (neuter nom. sg.) or conjunction

Note: Conjunction "because".

परस्मात् (parasmāt) - from the Supreme (Brahman) (from the highest, from the supreme, than the other)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Used with advitīyam to indicate non-duality with or from the Supreme.

अद्वितीयम् (advitīyam) - non-dual, without any other entity (non-dual, without a second)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of advitīya

advitīya - non-dual, without a second

Compound: a (not) + dvitīya (second)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dvitīya)

• a – not
  indeclinable
  privative particle
• dvitīya – second
  adjective (neuter)
  ordinal numeral from dvi (two)

Note: Predicate adjective for kalanam (implied).

तत् (tat) - that (refers to ādimattvam) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to ādimattvam.

त्वद्-बोधाय (tvad-bodhāya) - for the sake of your comprehension (for your understanding, for making you understand)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tvad-bodha

tvad-bodha - your understanding

Compound: tvad (your) + bodha (understanding)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+bodha)

• tvad – your
  pronoun
  Stem of yuṣmad (you), used as genitive here
• bodha – understanding, knowledge, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root budh (to know, awaken)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates vāstavam.

वास्तवम् (vāstavam) - truly real, actual (real, true, essential)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāstava

vāstava - real, true, essential

From vastu (thing, reality) + aṇ suffix

Note: Predicate adjective.