योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-12

असदेव च सत्कार्यकरं भवति च स्थिरम् ।
बालानां मरणायैव वेतालभ्रान्तिसंभ्रमः ॥ १२ ॥

asadeva ca satkāryakaraṃ bhavati ca sthiram ,
bālānāṃ maraṇāyaiva vetālabhrāntisaṃbhramaḥ 12

12. asat eva ca satkāryakaram bhavati ca sthiram
bālānām maraṇāya eva vetālabhrāntisambhramaḥ

12. asat eva ca satkāryakaram sthiram ca bhavati
bālānām vetālabhrāntisambhramaḥ maraṇāya eva

12. Indeed, even the non-existent can produce real effects and appear stable. For children, the agitation arising from the delusion of a phantom can even lead to death.

Words meanings summery:

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false; the non-existent

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• च (ca) - and

• सत्कार्यकरम् (satkāryakaram) - producing real effects, doing the work of the existent

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• च (ca) - and

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, constant

• बालानाम् (bālānām) - of children, for children

• मरणाय (maraṇāya) - for death, to death

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• वेतालभ्रान्तिसम्भ्रमः (vetālabhrāntisambhramaḥ) - agitation due to the delusion of a phantom

Words meanings and morphology

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false; the non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad; the non-existent, unreality

Present Active Participle (negative)

Present active participle of root 'as' (to be), with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सत्कार्यकरम् (satkāryakaram) - producing real effects, doing the work of the existent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satkāryakara

satkāryakara - producing real effects, having the nature of real action

Compound of 'satkārya' (real effect) and 'kara' (making, doing).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sat+kārya+kara)

• sat – existent, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• kārya – effect, action, business, that which is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive from root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kara – making, doing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

Present tense, 3rd person, singular, Active voice (Parasmaipada) from root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - stable, firm, fixed, constant, steady, enduring

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

बालानाम् (bālānām) - of children, for children

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, infant, boy, young animal

मरणाय (maraṇāya) - for death, to death

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, act of dying

Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

वेतालभ्रान्तिसम्भ्रमः (vetālabhrāntisambhramaḥ) - agitation due to the delusion of a phantom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetālabhrāntisambhrama

vetālabhrāntisambhrama - agitation caused by the delusion of a phantom, confusion due to a ghostly illusion

Compound of 'vetāla' (phantom), 'bhrānti' (delusion), and 'sambhrama' (agitation, confusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vetāla+bhrānti+sambhrama)

• vetāla – a phantom, ghost, goblin, vampire
  noun (masculine)
• bhrānti – delusion, error, confusion, wandering
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• sambhrama – agitation, confusion, hurry, bewilderment, error
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)