योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-42

प्रजापतीनां सप्तर्षिदक्षाद्याः कश्यपादयः ।
नारदाद्याः कुमाराद्याः सनकाद्याः सुरात्मजाः ॥ ४२ ॥

prajāpatīnāṃ saptarṣidakṣādyāḥ kaśyapādayaḥ ,
nāradādyāḥ kumārādyāḥ sanakādyāḥ surātmajāḥ 42

42. prajāpatīnām saptarṣidakṣādyāḥ kaśyapādayaḥ
nāradādyāḥ kumārādyāḥ sanakādyāḥ surātmajāḥ

42. prajāpatīnām saptarṣidakṣādyāḥ kaśyapādayaḥ
nāradādyāḥ kumārādyāḥ sanakādyāḥ surātmajāḥ

42. Among the lords of creation (prajāpatis) are the principal ones like the seven sages and Dakṣa, along with Kaśyapa and others. Similarly, Nārada and others, the Kumāras and others, Sanaka and others, and the sons of the gods are also mentioned.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतीनाम् (prajāpatīnām) - of the lords of creation, of the progenitors

• सप्तर्षिदक्षाद्याः (saptarṣidakṣādyāḥ) - the seven sages, Dakṣa, and others; those headed by the seven sages and Dakṣa

• कश्यपादयः (kaśyapādayaḥ) - Kaśyapa and others

• नारदाद्याः (nāradādyāḥ) - Nārada and others

• कुमाराद्याः (kumārādyāḥ) - the Kumāras and others

• सनकाद्याः (sanakādyāḥ) - Sanaka and others

• सुरात्मजाः (surātmajāḥ) - sons of gods, divine offspring

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतीनाम् (prajāpatīnām) - of the lords of creation, of the progenitors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, a title applied to Brahmā, Dakṣa, Kaśyapa, etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, offspring, creatures, people
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 1)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

सप्तर्षिदक्षाद्याः (saptarṣidakṣādyāḥ) - the seven sages, Dakṣa, and others; those headed by the seven sages and Dakṣa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptarṣidakṣādi

saptarṣidakṣādi - (a group including) the seven sages, Dakṣa, and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saptarṣi+dakṣa+ādi)

• saptarṣi – the seven sages (e.g., Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha)
  noun (masculine)
• dakṣa – Dakṣa (a famous prajāpati, son of Brahmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

कश्यपादयः (kaśyapādayaḥ) - Kaśyapa and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaśyapa-ādi

kaśyapa-ādi - (a group including) Kaśyapa and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaśyapa+ādi)

• kaśyapa – Kaśyapa (a famous sage, one of the prajāpatis, father of gods, demons, etc.)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

नारदाद्याः (nāradādyāḥ) - Nārada and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārada-ādi

nārada-ādi - (a group including) Nārada and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārada+ādi)

• nārada – Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā, known for his wisdom and devotion)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

कुमाराद्याः (kumārādyāḥ) - the Kumāras and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kumāra-ādi

kumāra-ādi - (a group including) the Kumāras and others (referring to the four or five eternal sages born from Brahmā's mind, e.g., Sanatkumāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumāra+ādi)

• kumāra – boy, youth, son; a specific group of mind-born sons of Brahmā (Sanatkumāra, Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanātana)
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

सनकाद्याः (sanakādyāḥ) - Sanaka and others

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanaka-ādi

sanaka-ādi - (a group including) Sanaka and others (referring to the Kumāras like Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanātana, Sanatkumāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sanaka+ādi)

• sanaka – Sanaka (one of the four Kumāras, mind-born sons of Brahmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, first, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

सुरात्मजाः (surātmajāḥ) - sons of gods, divine offspring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura-ātmaja

sura-ātmaja - son of a god, divine son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+ātmaja)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – self-born, son, daughter
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + jā (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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