योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-50

अभवं चेदनेनैव संनिवेशेन तत्कथम् ।
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
सर्व एव विवर्तन्ते राम भावाः पुनःपुनः ॥ ५० ॥

abhavaṃ cedanenaiva saṃniveśena tatkatham ,
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
sarva eva vivartante rāma bhāvāḥ punaḥpunaḥ 50

50. abhavam cet anena eva saṃniveśena tat katham śrīvasiṣṭha
uvāca sarve eva vivartante rāma bhāvāḥ punaḥpunaḥ

50. cet abhavam anena eva saṃniveśena,
tat katham.
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca: rāma,
sarve eva bhāvāḥ punaḥpunaḥ vivartante.

50. If I was indeed in this very form or arrangement (in a past life), then how is that possible? Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'O Rāma, all entities (bhāva) indeed manifest and revolve again and again.'

Words meanings summery:

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I was (in a past life) (I was, I became)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अनेन (anena) - by this, by this one

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• संनिवेशेन (saṁniveśena) - by arrangement, by form, by composition, by situation

• तत् (tat) - that, then, therefore

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• विवर्तन्ते (vivartante) - they revolve, they undergo change, they manifest repeatedly

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - beings, states, entities, phenomena

• पुनःपुनः (punaḥpunaḥ) - again and again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

अभवम् (abhavam) - I was (in a past life) (I was, I became)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect active indicative, class 1, P.P.

Imperfect tense form from root bhū (class 1), with augment a-. Parasmaipada verb.

Root: bhū (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

अनेन (anena) - by this, by this one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with saṃniveśena.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes anena.

संनिवेशेन (saṁniveśena) - by arrangement, by form, by composition, by situation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃniveśa

saṁniveśa - arrangement, form, structure, composition, situation, entering into

From root viś (to enter) with prefixes sam- and ni-.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Instrumental of manner or accompaniment.

तत् (tat) - that, then, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb meaning 'then' or 'in that case', introducing the consequence of the conditional clause.

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a revered Vedic sage), preceded by honorific Śrī

Compound of śrī (auspicious) + vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, wealth, glory; honorific prefix
  indeclinable
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a celebrated sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative, class 2, P.P.

Perfect tense form from root vac, reduplicated as uvāca. Parasmaipada verb.

Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with bhāvāḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes sarve.

विवर्तन्ते (vivartante) - they revolve, they undergo change, they manifest repeatedly

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Present middle indicative, class 1, A.P.

From root vṛt (class 1) with prefix vi- (apart, asunder), in the Ātmanepada (middle) voice.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name of a Hindu deity)

Note: Addressing Rāma.

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - beings, states, entities, phenomena

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, entity, phenomenon, disposition, sentiment

From root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of vivartante.

पुनःपुनः (punaḥpunaḥ) - again and again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of the indeclinable punaḥ (again).

Compound type : reduplicative (punaḥ+punaḥ)

• punaḥ – again, back, moreover
  indeclinable

Note: Adverb of repetition.

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