योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-4

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
वन्ध्यापुत्रव्योमवने यथा न स्तः कदाचन ।
जगदाद्यखिलं दृश्यं तथा नास्ति कदाचन ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
vandhyāputravyomavane yathā na staḥ kadācana ,
jagadādyakhilaṃ dṛśyaṃ tathā nāsti kadācana 4

4. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
vandhyāputravyomavane yathā na staḥ kadācana
| jagat ādi akhilam dṛśyam
tathā na asti kadācana || 4 ||

4. yathā vandhyāputravyomavane na staḥ kadācana,
tathā jagat-ādi akhilam dṛśyam na asti kadācana.

4. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Just as a barren woman's son and a sky-forest never exist, so too this entire perceived world, beginning with the universe, never exists.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वन्ध्यापुत्रव्योमवने (vandhyāputravyomavane) - a barren woman's son and a sky-forest

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• न (na) - not, no

• स्तः (staḥ) - they two exist, are

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, etc., chief

• अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - perceived, visible, the seen (world)

• तथा (tathā) - so too, thus, in that manner

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Revered Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha, a respectful address for the sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, divinity, holy
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a respectful address for the sage Vasiṣṭha.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

root √vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada), perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

वन्ध्यापुत्रव्योमवने (vandhyāputravyomavane) - a barren woman's son and a sky-forest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vandhyāputravyomavana

vandhyāputravyomavana - a barren woman's son and a sky-forest (two examples of impossible entities)

Compound type : dvandva (vandhyāputra+vyomavana)

• vandhyāputra – son of a barren woman, an impossible entity
  noun (masculine)
• vyomavana – sky-forest, a non-existent thing, an absurdity
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is a Dvandva compound of `vandhyāputra` (masc) and `vyomavana` (neuter), agreeing in the dual with `staḥ`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Sets up a comparison with 'tathā'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्तः (staḥ) - they two exist, are

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (lat) of as

present tense

root √as (2nd class, Parasmaipada), present active 3rd person dual

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the two impossible entities: barren woman's son and sky-forest.

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle of √gam (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound `jagadādyakhilam`.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, etc., chief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, source, etcetera, chief, first

Note: Part of the compound `jagadādyakhilam`.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, all

from a- (not) + khila (gap, deficiency)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• khila – gap, deficiency, waste land
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `dṛśyam`.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - perceived, visible, the seen (world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, the object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the phenomenal world.

तथा (tathā) - so too, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present tense

root √as (2nd class, Parasmaipada), present active 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time

(indeclinable)