योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-6

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
रूपं राघव नीरूपमसतश्चेन्निरूप्यते ।
तद्वन्ध्यातनयाकारगुणांस्त्वं समुदाहर ॥ ६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
rūpaṃ rāghava nīrūpamasataścennirūpyate ,
tadvandhyātanayākāraguṇāṃstvaṃ samudāhara 6

6. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rūpam rāghava nirūpam asataḥ cet
nirūpyate tat vandhyātanayākāraguṇān tvam samudāhara

6. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāghava rūpam nirūpam asataḥ cet
nirūpyate tat tvam vandhyātanayākāraguṇān samudāhara

6. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, if form is described as formless and non-existent, then you might as well describe the form and qualities of a barren woman's son.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, addressed (said, spoke)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, perceived reality (form, shape, appearance)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rāma) (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

• निरूपम् (nirūpam) - formless, lacking perceptible shape (formless, without form)

• असतः (asataḥ) - as non-existent (asat) (of the non-existent, from the non-existent)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, if indeed)

• निरूप्यते (nirūpyate) - is described, is determined (is described, is ascertained)

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore (that, therefore)

• वन्ध्यातनयाकारगुणान् (vandhyātanayākāraguṇān) - the form and qualities of a non-existent son of a barren woman (the forms and qualities of a barren woman's son)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rāghava) (you)

• समुदाहर (samudāhara) - describe, state (describe, declare, explain)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – sacred, holy, revered, prosperity, glory
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, addressed (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active (third person singular)

Irregular perfect form from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, perceived reality (form, shape, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature

Note: can also be accusative singular. Here, nominative as subject.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rāma) (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

patronymic from Raghu

निरूपम् (nirūpam) - formless, lacking perceptible shape (formless, without form)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirūpa

nirūpa - formless, shapeless, without form, intangible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+rūpa)

• nis – out, away, without, negation
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with rūpam.

असतः (asataḥ) - as non-existent (asat) (of the non-existent, from the non-existent)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

present active participle of 'as' (to be), prefixed with 'a' (negation)

`a-` (negation) + `sat` (present participle of `as`, being)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, being, real, good
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  present active participle of root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Here, genitive indicating characteristic, "of the non-existent". Also implies "as non-existent".

चेत् (cet) - if (if, if indeed)

(indeclinable)

निरूप्यते (nirūpyate) - is described, is determined (is described, is ascertained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of nirup

present passive (third person singular)

From root `rūp` (to form) with prefix `nir` (out, completely), in causative sense, then passive. More likely, from root `rūp` (to show, define) with prefix `nir`.

Prefix: nis

Root: rūp (class 10)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: It functions as a conjunction here.

वन्ध्यातनयाकारगुणान् (vandhyātanayākāraguṇān) - the form and qualities of a non-existent son of a barren woman (the forms and qualities of a barren woman's son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vandhyātanayākāraguṇa

vandhyātanayākāraguṇa - forms and qualities of a barren woman's son

Compound type : dvandva (vandhyā+tanaya+ākāra+guṇa)

• vandhyā – barren, sterile (woman)
  adjective (feminine)
• tanaya – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  from root `tan` (to extend, procreate)
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand, constituent
  noun (masculine)

Note: object of `samudāhara`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Rāghava) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of the imperative verb `samudāhara`.

समुदाहर (samudāhara) - describe, state (describe, declare, explain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of samudāhṛ

imperative active (second person singular)

From root `hṛ` (to carry, offer) with prefixes `sam-`, `ud-`, `ā-`. In this context, 'to speak, declare'.

Prefixes: sam+ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)