योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-2

न्यायेनानेन लोकेऽस्मिन्सर्गे ब्रह्माम्बरे सति ।
किमिदं कस्य कुत्रेति चोद्यमूचे निराकृतम् ॥ २ ॥

nyāyenānena loke'sminsarge brahmāmbare sati ,
kimidaṃ kasya kutreti codyamūce nirākṛtam 2

2. nyāyena anena loke asmin sarge brahma-ambare sati
kim idam kasya kutra iti codyam ūce nirākṛtam

2. anena nyāyena asmin loke sarge brahma-ambare sati,
"kim idam? kasya? kutra?" iti codyam nirākṛtam ūce.

2. By this principle, when Brahman (brahman) exists as the all-encompassing space in this created world, the questions 'What is this?', 'Whose is it?', and 'Where is it?' are declared to be refuted.

Words meanings summery:

• न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by principle, by logic, by justice, by reasoning

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in the created universe

• ब्रह्म-अम्बरे (brahma-ambare) - when Brahman (brahman) is the all-encompassing space (in the Brahman-sky, when Brahman is the all-pervading space)

• सति (sati) - being, existing

• किम् (kim) - what?

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कस्य (kasya) - whose?

• कुत्र (kutra) - where?

• इति (iti) - thus, so, end of quotation

• चोद्यम् (codyam) - question, objection, problem

• ऊचे (ūce) - was said, was spoken

• निराकृतम् (nirākṛtam) - dismissed, refuted, rejected, removed

Words meanings and morphology

न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by principle, by logic, by justice, by reasoning

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - rule, method, logic, justice, principle, reasoning

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `nyāyena`.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `loke` and `sarge`.

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, in the created universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Co-refers with `loke`.

ब्रह्म-अम्बरे (brahma-ambare) - when Brahman (brahman) is the all-encompassing space (in the Brahman-sky, when Brahman is the all-pervading space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-ambara

brahma-ambara - Brahman as space/sky, the all-pervading Brahman

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+ambara)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

सति (sati) - being, existing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sant

sant - existing, being, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction (`brahma-ambare sati`).

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the perceived world.

कस्य (kasya) - whose?

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun/adjective)

कुत्र (kutra) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place.

इति (iti) - thus, so, end of quotation

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Marks the end of the preceding questions.

चोद्यम् (codyam) - question, objection, problem

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of codya

codya - question, objection, challenge, problem

Gerundive

Derived from root cud (to impel, question).

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Subject of `ūce` and qualified by `nirākṛtam`.

ऊचे (ūce) - was said, was spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect passive, third person singular.

Passive voice of Perfect (liṭ lakāra) from root vac (to speak), irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The active equivalent would be `provāca`.

निराकृतम् (nirākṛtam) - dismissed, refuted, rejected, removed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirākṛta

nirākṛta - refuted, dismissed, removed, set aside

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix nir-ā.

Prefixes: nir+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `codyam`.