योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-208, verse-10

राजोवाच ।
किं नोपलभ्यते पूर्वं किं पश्चादुपलभ्यते ।
जगच्चलद्वपुरिदं सुस्थिरारम्भभास्वरम् ॥ १० ॥

rājovāca ,
kiṃ nopalabhyate pūrvaṃ kiṃ paścādupalabhyate ,
jagaccaladvapuridaṃ susthirārambhabhāsvaram 10

10. rājā uvāca kim na upalabhyate pūrvam kim paścāt
upalabhyate jagat caladvapuḥ idam susthirārambhābhāsvaram

10. rājā uvāca kim pūrvam na upalabhyate kim ca paścāt upalabhyate? idam jagat caladvapuḥ susthirārambhābhāsvaram (asti).

10. The King said: What is not perceived earlier, and what is perceived later? (How can) this world, with its flickering nature (vapuḥ), yet shine forth with a seemingly very firm (susthira) foundation (ārambha)?

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what?

• न (na) - not, no

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - it is perceived, it is apprehended

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• किम् (kim) - what?

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - after, afterwards, later

• उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - it is perceived, it is apprehended

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

• चलद्वपुः (caladvapuḥ) - whose form is moving; having a flickering nature

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative singular)

• सुस्थिरारम्भाभास्वरम् (susthirārambhābhāsvaram) - shining with a very firm beginning/foundation

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? why? how?

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - it is perceived, it is apprehended

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'pūrva' (former, eastern)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? why? how?

पश्चात् (paścāt) - after, afterwards, later

(indeclinable)

उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - it is perceived, it is apprehended

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, universe; people

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-at'

Root: gam (class 1)

चलद्वपुः (caladvapuḥ) - whose form is moving; having a flickering nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caladvapuṣ

caladvapuṣ - having a moving form, fleeting, unsteady

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (calat+vapuṣ)

• calat – moving, trembling, fleeting
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• vapuṣ – body, form, figure, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.

सुस्थिरारम्भाभास्वरम् (susthirārambhābhāsvaram) - shining with a very firm beginning/foundation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of susthirārambhābhāsvara

susthirārambhābhāsvara - shining (bhāsvara) with a very steady (susthira) commencement or foundation (ārambha)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+sthira+ārambha+bhāsvara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'very'
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, permanent
  adjective
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• ārambha – beginning, commencement, undertaking, foundation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-' + root 'rabh' (to begin) + suffix 'a'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• bhāsvara – shining, radiant, brilliant
  adjective
  From root 'bhās' (to shine) + suffix 'vara'
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'jagat'.