योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-36

तत्तदात्र स किं धर्मो नष्टः स्यादुत वा न वा ।
सत्यार्था वाप्यसत्यार्था भावना किं बलाधिका ॥ ३६ ॥

tattadātra sa kiṃ dharmo naṣṭaḥ syāduta vā na vā ,
satyārthā vāpyasatyārthā bhāvanā kiṃ balādhikā 36

36. tat tadā atra sa kim dharmaḥ naṣṭaḥ syāt uta vā na
vā satyārthā vā api asatyārthā bhāvanā kim balādhikā

36. tat tadā atra sa dharmaḥ naṣṭaḥ syāt uta vā na vā
kim satyārthā vā api asatyārthā bhāvanā kim balādhikā

36. In that specific instance, would that natural law (dharma) be destroyed or not? And is the intention (bhāvanā)—whether its purpose is true or false—more powerful?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, in that case

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this case

• स (sa) - he, that

• किम् (kim) - what, whether, is it

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - destroyed, ruined, lost, perished

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

• उत (uta) - or, and, moreover

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or

• सत्यार्था (satyārthā) - having a true purpose, truly meaningful

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• असत्यार्था (asatyārthā) - having a false purpose, falsely meaningful

• भावना (bhāvanā) - intention (bhāvanā) (intention, sentiment, mental state, imagination)

• किम् (kim) - what, whether, is it

• बलाधिका (balādhikā) - stronger, more powerful, having excess strength

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially here, referring to 'in that specific instance' in conjunction with 'tadā' and 'atra'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, in that case

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this case

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

किम् (kim) - what, whether, is it

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative particle here.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature

नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - destroyed, ruined, lost, perished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, ruined

Past Passive Participle

from root √naś (to perish, be lost)

Root: naś (class 4)

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

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

उत (uta) - or, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सत्यार्था (satyārthā) - having a true purpose, truly meaningful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyārtha

satyārtha - having a true object/purpose, true meaning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (satya+artha)

• satya – true, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

असत्यार्था (asatyārthā) - having a false purpose, falsely meaningful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asatyārtha

asatyārtha - having a false object/purpose, false meaning

Compound type : nañ-karmadhāraya (a+satya+artha)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• satya – true, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

भावना (bhāvanā) - intention (bhāvanā) (intention, sentiment, mental state, imagination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - intention, sentiment, mental state, imagination, cultivation, dwelling upon

derived from causative of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, whether, is it

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an interrogative particle here.

बलाधिका (balādhikā) - stronger, more powerful, having excess strength

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of balādhika

balādhika - stronger, more powerful, having excess strength

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bala+adhika)

• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• adhika – excessive, superior, more
  adjective

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