योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-22

रूढानामप्यरूढानां किं प्रयोजनमुच्यताम् ।
असदासीज्जगत्पूर्वं सत्संपन्नमनन्तरम् ॥ २२ ॥

rūḍhānāmapyarūḍhānāṃ kiṃ prayojanamucyatām ,
asadāsījjagatpūrvaṃ satsaṃpannamanantaram 22

22. rūḍhānām api arūḍhānām kim prayojanam ucyatām |
asat āsīt jagat pūrvam sat sampannam anantaram

22. rūḍhānām api arūḍhānām kim prayojanam ucyatām
pūrvam jagat asat āsīt anantaram sat sampannam

22. Please explain what purpose is served by both that which is established and that which is not. Previously, the universe was non-existent, and then it became existent.

Words meanings summery:

• रूढानाम् (rūḍhānām) - of the established, of the grown, of the well-rooted

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अरूढानाम् (arūḍhānām) - of the unestablished, of the not grown

• किम् (kim) - what?

• प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose, object, use

• उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said, let it be explained

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, unmanifest

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• सत् (sat) - existent, manifest, real

• सम्पन्नम् (sampannam) - became, occurred, attained

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards, immediately after

Words meanings and morphology

रूढानाम् (rūḍhānām) - of the established, of the grown, of the well-rooted

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of rūḍha

rūḍha - grown, arisen, established, traditional, well-known

Past Passive Participle

From root `ruh` (to grow, ascend) with suffix `-ta`.

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'things' or 'beings'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अरूढानाम् (arūḍhānām) - of the unestablished, of the not grown

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of arūḍha

arūḍha - not grown, not arisen, not established, not traditional

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix `a-` + `rūḍha`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rūḍha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• rūḍha – grown, arisen, established, traditional
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ruh` (to grow, ascend) with suffix `-ta`.
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'things' or 'beings'.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?

प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose, object, use

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, motive, use, advantage

From `pra-yuj` + `ana`.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said, let it be explained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vac

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd person singular

Root `vac` becomes `uc` in passive forms.

Root: vac (class 2)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, unmanifest

Present Active Participle of `as` (to be), negated.

Negation `a-` + `sat`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• sat – being, existing, real, good, manifest
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person singular

Augment `ā-` + root `as` + ending.

Root: as (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living beings, the world, universe

From root `gam` (to go) with reduplication and `at` suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially here.

सत् (sat) - existent, manifest, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, true, manifest

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सम्पन्नम् (sampannam) - became, occurred, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, complete, attained, become, happened

Past Passive Participle

From `sam-pad` (to fall together, happen, become).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards, immediately after

(indeclinable)

Negation `an-` + `antara`. Used adverbially.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+antara)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle, used before vowels.
• antara – interval, interior, within
  noun (neuter)