योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-56

एवं सति निराकारे ब्रह्मण्याकारवान्कथम् ।
दृष्टान्त इति नोद्यन्ति मूर्खवैकल्पिकोक्तयः ॥ ५६ ॥

evaṃ sati nirākāre brahmaṇyākāravānkatham ,
dṛṣṭānta iti nodyanti mūrkhavaikalpikoktayaḥ 56

56. evam sati nirākāre brahmaṇi ākāravān katham
dṛṣṭāntaḥ iti na udyanti mūrkha-vaikalpikoktayaḥ

56. evam sati,
nirākāre brahmaṇi ākāravān dṛṣṭāntaḥ katham iti mūrkha-vaikalpikoktayaḥ na udyanti

56. This being the case (as explained in the previous verse), the erroneous objections of the ignorant—such as, 'How can an analogy (dṛṣṭānta) with form be applied to the formless Brahman (brahman)?'—do not arise.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this being so

• सति (sati) - being, existing (locative absolute construction)

• निराकारे (nirākāre) - formless, without shape

• ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

• आकारवान् (ākāravān) - possessing form, having shape

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

• दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, analogy

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks a quote or summarizes)

• न (na) - not

• उद्यन्ति (udyanti) - they arise, they come forth

• मूर्ख-वैकल्पिकोक्तयः (mūrkha-vaikalpikoktayaḥ) - statements of foolish alternatives or erroneous objections of the ignorant

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this being so

(indeclinable)

सति (sati) - being, existing (locative absolute construction)

(adjective)

Locative, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real, true

present active participle

Root: as (class 2)

निराकारे (nirākāre) - formless, without shape

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirākāra

nirākāra - formless, bodiless, without shape

Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇi'

ब्रह्मणि (brahmaṇi) - in Brahman

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the highest principle (brahman)

आकारवान् (ākāravān) - possessing form, having shape

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāravant

ākāravant - having form, endowed with shape

suffix -vant (possessive)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

दृष्टान्तः (dṛṣṭāntaḥ) - example, analogy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭānta

dṛṣṭānta - example, illustration, analogy, simile

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (marks a quote or summarizes)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उद्यन्ति (udyanti) - they arise, they come forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

मूर्ख-वैकल्पिकोक्तयः (mūrkha-vaikalpikoktayaḥ) - statements of foolish alternatives or erroneous objections of the ignorant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mūrkha-vaikalpikokti

mūrkha-vaikalpikokti - statements of foolish alternatives or erroneous objections of the ignorant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūrkha+vaikalpika+ukti)

• mūrkha – foolish, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
• vaikalpika – optional, alternative, erroneous, causing doubt
  adjective
  derived from vikalpa ('doubt, error, alternative') with suffix -ika
• ukti – statement, saying, speech, objection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)