योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-23

इति श्रुतेः कथं ब्रह्मन्कथ्यतां संगतार्थता ।
अयं भवेत्कथं ब्रह्मा भवेच्चेत्तन्महामुने ॥ २३ ॥

iti śruteḥ kathaṃ brahmankathyatāṃ saṃgatārthatā ,
ayaṃ bhavetkathaṃ brahmā bhaveccettanmahāmune 23

23. iti śruteḥ katham brahman kathyatām saṅgatārthatā
| ayam bhavet katham brahmā bhavet cet tat mahāmune

23. brahman iti śruteḥ saṅgatārthatā katham kathyatām
mahāmune ayam katham brahmā bhavet cet tat bhavet

23. O Brahman, please explain how the coherent meaning of this sacred text (śruti) can be understood. How could this (transformation from non-existence to existence) be Brahmā? And if it were so, O great sage, how (would that be possible)?

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

• श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) - from the sacred text, of revelation, of tradition

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (vocative for the deity Brahmā or a great sage)

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told, let it be explained

• सङ्गतार्थता (saṅgatārthatā) - consistency of meaning, coherent sense

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

श्रुतेः (śruteḥ) - from the sacred text, of revelation, of tradition

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, ear, sacred text, revelation (Veda), tradition

From root `śru` (to hear) + `ti`.

Root: śru (class 5)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

From `kim` + `tha-` suffix.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (vocative for the deity Brahmā or a great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - prayer, sacred word, the Vedas, the Absolute (brahman), the creator god (Brahmā), a Brahmin

Root: bṛh (class 1)

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told, let it be explained

(verb)

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

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd person singular

Denominative root from `kathā` (story).

Root: kath (class 10)

सङ्गतार्थता (saṅgatārthatā) - consistency of meaning, coherent sense

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅgatārthatā

saṅgatārthatā - consistency of meaning, applicability, coherence

From `saṅgatārtha` + suffix `tā`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅgata+artha+tā)

• saṅgata – met, joined, consistent, appropriate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sam-gam` (to come together, agree).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix forming abstract nouns (like -ness, -ity)
  suffix (feminine)
  Feminine abstract noun suffix.

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Masculine nominative singular form of `idam`.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative (liṅ), 3rd person singular

From root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

From `kim` + `tha-` suffix.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - prayer, sacred word, the Vedas, the Absolute (brahman), the creator god (Brahmā)

Masculine nominative singular for the deity Brahmā.

Root: bṛh (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative (liṅ), 3rd person singular

From root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

तत् (tat) - that (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of `tad`.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

From `mahā` + `muni`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 8)