योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-59

रज्ज्वां सर्पभ्रमे नष्टे सत्यबोधवशात्सुते ।
सर्पो न नष्ट उन्नष्टो वेत्येवं कैव सा कथा ॥ ५९ ॥

rajjvāṃ sarpabhrame naṣṭe satyabodhavaśātsute ,
sarpo na naṣṭa unnaṣṭo vetyevaṃ kaiva sā kathā 59

59. rajjvām sarpabhreme naṣṭe satyabodhavasāt sute sarpaḥ
na naṣṭaḥ unnaṣṭaḥ vā iti evam kā eva sā kathā

59. sute satyabodhavasāt rajjvām sarpabhreme naṣṭe,
sarpaḥ na naṣṭaḥ vā unnaṣṭaḥ? evam sā kā eva kathā

59. My son, when the illusion of a snake in a rope is dispelled due to the power of true knowledge, is the snake truly destroyed, or merely eradicated (as a misconception)? What kind of question is that (it is meaningless, as the snake never existed)?

Words meanings summery:

• रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in the rope

• सर्पभ्रेमे (sarpabhreme) - in the illusion of a snake

• नष्टे (naṣṭe) - when it is dispelled (destroyed, dispelled, lost)

• सत्यबोधवसात् (satyabodhavasāt) - due to the power of true knowledge

• सुते (sute) - O son, my dear

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake

• न (na) - not, no

• नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - destroyed, lost, perished

• उन्नष्टः (unnaṣṭaḥ) - dispelled (as an error) (destroyed, removed, dispelled)

• वा (vā) - or

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or an idea

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

• का (kā) - what kind of (what)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सा (sā) - that

• कथा (kathā) - talk, question (talk, story, discussion, question)

Words meanings and morphology

रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in the rope

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord

सर्पभ्रेमे (sarpabhreme) - in the illusion of a snake

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarpabhrama

sarpabhrama - illusion of a snake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+bhrama)

• sarpa – snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• bhrama – error, illusion, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  derived from root bhram + a
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

नष्टे (naṣṭe) - when it is dispelled (destroyed, dispelled, lost)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished, dispelled

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, modifying 'sarpabhreme'.

सत्यबोधवसात् (satyabodhavasāt) - due to the power of true knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of satyabodhavasa

satyabodhavasa - the power/control of true knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satyabodha+vaśa)

• satyabodha – true knowledge, real understanding
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, power, control, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Ablative of cause.

सुते (sute) - O son, my dear

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring

past passive participle

Past passive participle of su (to generate), here used as a noun meaning 'born, son'

Root: su (class 5)

Note: Term of address.

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - destroyed, lost, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective.

उन्नष्टः (unnaṣṭaḥ) - dispelled (as an error) (destroyed, removed, dispelled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unnaṣṭa

unnaṣṭa - destroyed, vanished, removed, dispelled (from error)

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root naś with prefix ut (ud)

Prefix: ut

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or an idea

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark the end of a quotation or the content of a thought.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

का (kā) - what kind of (what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, agrees with 'kathā'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सा (sā) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'kathā'.

कथा (kathā) - talk, question (talk, story, discussion, question)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, talk, conversation, discussion

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.