योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-59

श्रीराम उवाच ।
सच्चेन्न शाम्यत्येवेदं नाभावो विद्यते सतः ।
असत्तां च न विद्मोऽस्मिन्दृश्ये दोषप्रदायिनि ॥ ५९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
saccenna śāmyatyevedaṃ nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ,
asattāṃ ca na vidmo'smindṛśye doṣapradāyini 59

59. śrīrāma uvāca | sat cet na śāmyati eva idam na abhāvaḥ
vidyate sataḥ asattām ca na vidmaḥ asmin dṛśye doṣapradāyini

59. śrīrāma uvāca cet idam sat (asti),
eva na śāmyati sataḥ abhāvaḥ na vidyate ca asmin doṣapradāyini dṛśye asattām na vidmaḥ

59. Śrī Rāma said: If this (world) is truly existent, then it would not subside, for there is no non-existence for that which is real. We also do not perceive non-existence in this phenomenal world (dṛśya), which is the source of all imperfections.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सत् (sat) - existing, real, true

• चेत् (cet) - if

• न (na) - not, no

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, becomes calm, ceases

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-existence, absence

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the real, of the existent

• असत्ताम् (asattām) - non-existence, unreality, non-being

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we perceive

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in the seen, in the visible, in the phenomenal world

• दोषप्रदायिनि (doṣapradāyini) - in this phenomenal world, which is the source of all imperfections (in the one causing defects, in the giver of faults)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - an epithet of Rāma, the illustrious Rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, revered
  adjective (masculine)
• rāma – Rāma (proper noun), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सत् (sat) - existing, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Substantivized, referring to 'this' (idam)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, becomes calm, ceases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam

Root: śam (class 4)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-existence, absence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, annihilation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root vid (class 4) meaning 'to exist'.

Root: vid (class 4)

सतः (sataḥ) - of the real, of the existent

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Substantivized, referring to 'that which is real'.

असत्ताम् (asattām) - non-existence, unreality, non-being

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asattā

asattā - non-existence, unreality, non-being

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sattā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sattā – existence, reality, being
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्मः (vidmaḥ) - we know, we perceive

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root vid (class 2) meaning 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Agrees with dṛśye and doṣapradāyini

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in the seen, in the visible, in the phenomenal world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, an object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive

From root dṛś (to see) with suffix ya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun, agreeing with asmin and doṣapradāyini in masculine locative singular.

दोषप्रदायिनि (doṣapradāyini) - in this phenomenal world, which is the source of all imperfections (in the one causing defects, in the giver of faults)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of doṣapradāyin

doṣapradāyin - causing defects, giver of faults, productive of evil

From doṣa (fault) and pradāyin (giving, bestowing).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (doṣa+pradāyin)

• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, error
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• pradāyin – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dā (to give) with prefix pra and suffix -in (agentive).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with asmin and dṛśye