योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-54, verse-21

समस्तभूतप्रलये बीजमाकारि किं भवेत् ।
सहकार्यथ किं तस्य जायते यद्वशाज्जगत् ॥ २१ ॥

samastabhūtapralaye bījamākāri kiṃ bhavet ,
sahakāryatha kiṃ tasya jāyate yadvaśājjagat 21

21. samastabhūtapralaye bījam ākāri kim bhavet
sahakāri atha kim tasya jāyate yat vaśāt jagat

21. samastabhūtapralaye kim ākāri bījam bhavet
atha kim tasya sahakāri jāyate yat vaśāt jagat

21. At the total dissolution (pralaya) of all beings, what seed (bīja) with a form would there be? And what contributing factor (sahakārin) for it arises, by the power of which the universe (jagat) comes into existence?

Words meanings summery:

• समस्तभूतप्रलये (samastabhūtapralaye) - Refers to the end of a cosmic cycle of reabsorption. (at the total dissolution of all beings)

• बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

• आकारि (ākāri) - having a form, formed, manifested

• किम् (kim) - Expresses interrogation. (what, which)

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

• सहकारि (sahakāri) - co-operator, auxiliary, contributing factor

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• किम् (kim) - Expresses interrogation. (what, which)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the hypothetical seed. (of that, its)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• वशात् (vaśāt) - by the power of, by the control of

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

Words meanings and morphology

समस्तभूतप्रलये (samastabhūtapralaye) - Refers to the end of a cosmic cycle of reabsorption. (at the total dissolution of all beings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samastabhūtapralaya

samastabhūtapralaya - total dissolution of all beings or elements

Compound: samasta (all, entire) + bhūta (beings, elements) + pralaya (dissolution).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samasta+bhūta+pralaya)

• samasta – all, whole, entire
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  From sam-√as (to throw together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √as (class 4)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From √bhū (to be, become).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√lī (to dissolve, melt away).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √lī (class 4)

बीजम् (bījam) - a seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

आकारि (ākāri) - having a form, formed, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākārin

ākārin - having a form, formed

From ākāra (form) + -in suffix.

Note: Adjective modifying `bījam`.

किम् (kim) - Expresses interrogation. (what, which)

(interrogative pronoun)

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

(verb)

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

optative mood, active voice

Optative 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

सहकारि (sahakāri) - co-operator, auxiliary, contributing factor

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahakārin

sahakārin - co-operator, helper, contributing factor

Nominative singular of -in stem.

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)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing a new topic or question.

किम् (kim) - Expresses interrogation. (what, which)

(interrogative pronoun)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the hypothetical seed. (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, his, her, its

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of tad.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises

(verb)

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

present tense, middle voice

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

Root: √jan (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(relative pronoun)

Note: Functions as part of `yadvashāt`.

वशात् (vaśāt) - by the power of, by the control of

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, influence

Ablative singular of vaśa.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

present active participle

From √gam (to go), literally 'that which moves'.

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'comes into existence'.