योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-65

यदि स्याज्जगदादीदं तस्मान्मोक्षो न कस्यचित् ।
बाह्यस्थमस्तु हृत्स्थं वा दृश्यं नाशाय केवलम् ॥ ६५ ॥

yadi syājjagadādīdaṃ tasmānmokṣo na kasyacit ,
bāhyasthamastu hṛtsthaṃ vā dṛśyaṃ nāśāya kevalam 65

65. yadi syāt jagat ādi idam tasmāt mokṣaḥ na kasyacit
bāhyastham astu hṛtstham vā dṛśyam nāśāya kevalam

65. yadi idam jagat ādi syāt,
tasmāt kasyacit mokṣaḥ na.
bāhyastham vā hṛtstham dṛśyam kevalam nāśāya astu.

65. If this world (jagat) were primordial, then there would be no liberation (mokṣa) for anyone. Whatever is seen, whether external or internal, is solely for destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, first, primordial

• इदम् (idam) - this, this world

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, emancipation (mokṣa)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone, of a certain one

• बाह्यस्थम् (bāhyastham) - external, outside

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• हृत्स्थम् (hṛtstham) - internal, located in the heart, mind

• वा (vā) - or, either

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, visible, an object of sight

• नाशाय (nāśāya) - for destruction, for perishing

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative, 3rd person singular

Optative form of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, that which moves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present active participle of 'gam' (to go) in neuter gender

Root: gam (class 1)

आदि (ādi) - beginning, first, primordial

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, primordial

इदम् (idam) - this, this world

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, emancipation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation (mokṣa)

From 'muc' (to release) with 'sa' suffix

Root: muc (class 6)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone, of a certain one

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, any

Indefinite pronoun formed by combining 'kim' (interrogative pronoun) with 'cid' (indefinite particle)

बाह्यस्थम् (bāhyastham) - external, outside

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhyastha

bāhyastha - external, outside

Compound of 'bāhya' (external) and 'stha' (standing/being)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (bāhya+stha)

• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'bahis' (outside)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative, 3rd person singular

Imperative form of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

हृत्स्थम् (hṛtstham) - internal, located in the heart, mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛtstha

hṛtstha - internal, located in the heart/mind

Compound of 'hṛd' (heart) and 'stha' (standing/being)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (hṛd+stha)

• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - that which is seen, visible, an object of sight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, that which is seen, an object of sight

Gerundive

Gerundive form of 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नाशाय (nāśāya) - for destruction, for perishing

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss

From root 'naś' (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'nāśāya'.