योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-54, verse-20

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यत्रास्ति बीजं तत्र स्याच्छाखा विततरूपिणी ।
जन्यते कारणैः सा च वितता सहकारिभिः ॥ २० ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yatrāsti bījaṃ tatra syācchākhā vitatarūpiṇī ,
janyate kāraṇaiḥ sā ca vitatā sahakāribhiḥ 20

20. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yatra asti bījam tatra syāt śākhā
vitatarūpiṇī janyate kāraṇaiḥ sā ca vitatā sahakāribhiḥ

20. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca yatra bījam asti tatra śākhā vitatarūpiṇī
syāt ca sā vitatā janyate kāraṇaiḥ sahakāribhiḥ

20. Shri Vasiṣṭha said: Wherever there is a seed (bīja), there will be a branch (śākhā) that takes on an expanded form. And that expanded branch is produced by various causes and by contributing factors (sahakārin).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The speaker, the revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be

• शाखा (śākhā) - branch, bough

• विततरूपिणी (vitatarūpiṇī) - having an expanded form, widespread

• जन्यते (janyate) - is produced, is born

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, by reasons

• सा (sā) - Refers to `śākhā` (branch). (she, that (feminine))

• च (ca) - and, also

• वितता (vitatā) - expanded, widespread

• सहकारिभिः (sahakāribhiḥ) - by co-operators, by auxiliaries, by contributing factors

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The speaker, the revered sage Vasiṣṭha. (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The illustrious Vasiṣṭha, a proper name of a revered sage.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, active voice

Perfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: √vac (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of the relative pronoun ya.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

present tense, active voice

Present 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: √as (class 2)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

Note: Subject of asti.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of the demonstrative pronoun tad.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √as

optative mood, active voice

Optative 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: √as (class 2)

शाखा (śākhā) - branch, bough

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, bough, division

Note: Subject of syāt.

विततरूपिणी (vitatarūpiṇī) - having an expanded form, widespread

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitatarūpin

vitatarūpin - having an expanded or widespread form

Compound of vitata (expanded) and rūpin (having form). Feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitata+rūpin)

• vitata – expanded, spread out
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  From vi-√tan (to stretch out).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √tan (class 8)
• rūpin – having form, endowed with beauty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Suffix -in added to rūpa (form).

Note: Modifies śākhā.

जन्यते (janyate) - is produced, is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √jan

present tense, middle/passive voice

Present 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, passive. From √jan (root 4 Ā, to be born).

Root: √jan (class 4)

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, by reasons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes the means by which something is produced.

सा (sā) - Refers to `śākhā` (branch). (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine nominative singular of tad.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वितता (vitatā) - expanded, widespread

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitata

vitata - expanded, spread out, extended

past passive participle

From vi-√tan (to stretch out). Feminine form.

Prefix: vi

Root: √tan (class 8)

Note: Refers to the expanded branch.

सहकारिभिः (sahakāribhiḥ) - by co-operators, by auxiliaries, by contributing factors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sahakārin

sahakārin - co-operator, helper, contributing factor

Compound of saha (with) and kārin (doer, maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saha+kārin)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kārin – maker, doer, causing
  adjective/noun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  agent noun/adjective
  From √kṛ (to do, make) + -in suffix.
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent of `janyate`.