योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-19

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
महाप्रलयपर्यन्ते केन सर्गास्तितानघ ।
अनुभूता महाबुद्धे तत्रस्था सा च कीदृशी ॥ १९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
mahāpralayaparyante kena sargāstitānagha ,
anubhūtā mahābuddhe tatrasthā sā ca kīdṛśī 19

19. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | mahāpralayaparyante
kena sargāḥ sthitāḥ
anagha | anubhūtā mahābuddhe
tatra-sthā sā ca kīdṛśī || 19 ||

19. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O sinless one (anagha), by whom were creations (sarga) that had existed experienced at the end of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya)? And, O greatly intelligent one (mahābuddhe), what was the nature of that (state) which remained there?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (as the speaker) (the illustrious Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha said (he said, spoke)

• महाप्रलयपर्यन्ते (mahāpralayaparyante) - at the end of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) (at the end of the great dissolution)

• केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

• सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations (creations, emanations)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - that had existed (existing, standing, remaining, steady)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (vocative, referring to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, O sinless one)

• अनुभूता (anubhūtā) - were experienced (experienced, perceived)

• महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O greatly intelligent one (vocative, referring to Rāma) (O greatly intelligent one, O great intellect)

• तत्र-स्था (tatra-sthā) - that (state) which remained there (standing there, existing there, that which is there)

• सा (sā) - that (state, referring to the subtle form of the universe) (she, that (feminine))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - what was the nature (of that) (of what kind, what sort, what nature)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (as the speaker) (the illustrious Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – beauty, prosperity, glory, holy
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, a celebrated sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्रलयपर्यन्ते (mahāpralayaparyante) - at the end of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) (at the end of the great dissolution)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāpralayaparyanta

mahāpralayaparyanta - the end of the great dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpralaya+paryanta)

• mahāpralaya – great dissolution, cosmic annihilation
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pari- + anta
  Root: ant

केन (kena) - by whom (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations (creations, emanations)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter

Derived from √sṛj (to create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Plural subject.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - that had existed (existing, standing, remaining, steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, existing, stable, steady

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sargāḥ`.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (vocative, referring to Rāma) (sinless, faultless, O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless

Negative compound: a- + agha (sin)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+agha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as an address to Rāma.

अनुभूता (anubhūtā) - were experienced (experienced, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from anu- + √bhū (to be, to perceive)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O greatly intelligent one (vocative, referring to Rāma) (O greatly intelligent one, O great intellect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intellect, great wisdom

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used as an address to Rāma.

तत्र-स्था (tatra-sthā) - that (state) which remained there (standing there, existing there, that which is there)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tatra-stha

tatra-stha - standing there, existing there

Compound: tatra (there) + stha (standing, from √sthā)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sā`.

सा (sā) - that (state, referring to the subtle form of the universe) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the subtle state of the universe (`jñaptyātmikā śrīḥ` from next verse).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect the two questions.

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - what was the nature (of that) (of what kind, what sort, what nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort, what nature