योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-26

श्रीराम उवाच ।
संकल्पात्स विराडेव खमेवाकृतिमागतम् ।
अस्तु नाम स्वदेहान्तः कथं ब्रह्मैव तिष्ठति ॥ २६ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
saṃkalpātsa virāḍeva khamevākṛtimāgatam ,
astu nāma svadehāntaḥ kathaṃ brahmaiva tiṣṭhati 26

26. śrīrāma uvāca saṅkalpāt saḥ virāṭ eva kham eva ākṛtim
āgatam astu nāma svadeha-antaḥ katham brahmā eva tiṣṭhati

26. śrīrāma uvāca.
saṅkalpāt saḥ virāṭ eva kham eva ākṛtim āgatam (iti).
astu nāma.
katham brahmā eva svadeha-antaḥ tiṣṭhati?

26. Śrī Rāma said: "It is granted that through intention (saṅkalpa), that very Virāṭ indeed takes on form as space itself. But how does Brahmā remain within his own body (svadeha)?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from intention, from mental resolve

• सः (saḥ) - that (Virāṭ) (that, he)

• विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ (the cosmic manifest form)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - form, shape, appearance

• आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived, attained

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• नाम (nāma) - granted (indeed, by name, granted)

• स्वदेह-अन्तः (svadeha-antaḥ) - within his own body

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, dwells

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, an incarnation of Viṣṇu

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered, divine
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma, pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

From root vac, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

सङ्कल्पात् (saṅkalpāt) - from intention, from mental resolve

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅkalpa

saṅkalpa - intention, resolve, volition, mental conception, determination

From root kḷp with saṃ- prefix.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 10)

सः (saḥ) - that (Virāṭ) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Virāṭ.

विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ (the cosmic manifest form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāj

virāj - splendid, sovereign, ruling, the cosmic manifest form, the first born creator

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'Virāṭ'.

खम् (kham) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, air

Note: Here it functions as a predicate nominative describing the form Virāṭ takes.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kham'.

आकृतिम् (ākṛtim) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape, appearance, figure

From root kṛ with ā- prefix + ktin suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of āgatam, 'having come to form'.

आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with ā- prefix + kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kham'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative active third person singular

From root as, imperative mood, third person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

नाम (nāma) - granted (indeed, by name, granted)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to concede a point, 'granted'.

स्वदेह-अन्तः (svadeha-antaḥ) - within his own body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svadehānta

svadehānta - within one's own body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+deha+anta)

• sva – one's own
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• anta – inside, end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: The visarga on antaḥ implies a locative sense 'within'.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

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

Note: Subject of tiṣṭhati.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'brahmā'.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, dwells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present active third person singular

From root sthā, present tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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