योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-2, verse-27

मुने चेतनमेवाद्यं कर्मणां बीजमुच्यते ।
तस्मिन्सति महाशाखो जायते देहशाल्मलिः ॥ २७ ॥

mune cetanamevādyaṃ karmaṇāṃ bījamucyate ,
tasminsati mahāśākho jāyate dehaśālmaliḥ 27

27. mune cetanam eva ādyam karmaṇām bījam ucyate
| tasmin sati mahā-śākhaḥ jāyate deha-śālmaliḥ

27. mune! cetanam eva karmaṇām ādyam bījam ucyate tasmin sati,
mahā-śākhaḥ deha-śālmaliḥ jāyate

27. O sage, consciousness is indeed declared to be the primordial seed of actions (karma). When that (consciousness) exists, the body (deha) arises like a great, multi-branched silk-cotton tree.

Words meanings summery:

• मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

• चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, the conscious principle (consciousness, conscious being, animated)

• एव (eva) - indeed, itself (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, original (first, primordial, original, initial)

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds, of karma)

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, primary cause (seed, origin, cause)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared, is called (is said, is called, is declared)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (consciousness) (in that, on that, when that)

• सति (sati) - existing, being present (being, existing, if it is)

• महा-शाखः (mahā-śākhaḥ) - having great branches, like a vast tree (having many branches, having great branches)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, comes into existence (is born, arises, comes into being)

• देह-शाल्मलिः (deha-śālmaliḥ) - the body (deha) which is like a silk-cotton tree (śālmali) due to its vast, branching structure (the cotton tree of the body)

Words meanings and morphology

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

चेतनम् (cetanam) - consciousness, the conscious principle (consciousness, conscious being, animated)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetana

cetana - consciousness, mind, conscious, animated, living

Verbal adjective

From root `cit` (to perceive) + `ana` suffix.

Root: cit (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, itself (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, original (first, primordial, original, initial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primordial, original, initial, earliest

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From `ā` + root `dā` (to give) or from `ādi` (beginning).

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma) (of actions, of deeds, of karma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual action, destiny, the law of cause and effect

From root `kṛ` (to do) + `man` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, primary cause (seed, origin, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared, is called (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular, passive voice

Passive stem `ucyā` from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (consciousness) (in that, on that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of locative absolute construction `tasmin sati`.

सति (sati) - existing, being present (being, existing, if it is)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true, real

Present active participle

From root `as` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction `tasmin sati`.

महा-शाखः (mahā-śākhaḥ) - having great branches, like a vast tree (having many branches, having great branches)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-śākha

mahā-śākha - having great branches, profusely branched

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+śākha)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• śākha – branch (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `deha-śālmaliḥ`.

जायते (jāyate) - arises, comes into existence (is born, arises, comes into being)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present tense, third person singular

From root `jan` (class 4) in middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: jan (class 4)

देह-शाल्मलिः (deha-śālmaliḥ) - the body (deha) which is like a silk-cotton tree (śālmali) due to its vast, branching structure (the cotton tree of the body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha-śālmali

deha-śālmali - the body-silk-cotton tree (a metaphorical compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+śālmali)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 6)
• śālmali – the silk-cotton tree (Bombax malabaricum), known for its large size and extensive branches
  noun (masculine)