योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-2

शान्तैव दृश्यसत्तास्याः शमनं नोपयुज्यते ।
सतो हि मार्जनक्लेशो नासतस्तु कदाचन ॥ २ ॥

śāntaiva dṛśyasattāsyāḥ śamanaṃ nopayujyate ,
sato hi mārjanakleśo nāsatastu kadācana 2

2. śāntā eva dṛśyasattā asyāḥ śamanam na upayujyate
sataḥ hi mārjanakleśaḥ na asataḥ tu kadācana

2. asyāḥ dṛśyasattā śāntā eva śamanam na upayujyate
hi sataḥ mārjanakleśaḥ asataḥ tu kadācana na

2. The existence of the perceptible world is inherently tranquil; its suppression is not necessary. Indeed, the effort of purification applies only to what is truly existent, but never to what is non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्ता (śāntā) - tranquil (peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified)

• एव (eva) - inherently, indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• दृश्यसत्ता (dṛśyasattā) - the existence of the perceptible world (the existence of the visible, perceived reality)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (perceptible world) (of this, of her)

• शमनम् (śamanam) - its suppression (pacification, calming, suppression, removal)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is necessary (is used, is fit, is applicable, is needed)

• सतः (sataḥ) - of what is truly existent (of the existent, of the real)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• मार्जनक्लेशः (mārjanakleśaḥ) - the effort of purification (the trouble/effort of cleaning)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• असतः (asataḥ) - of what is non-existent (of the non-existent, of the unreal)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (ever, at any time, never (when with negation))

Words meanings and morphology

शान्ता (śāntā) - tranquil (peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, pacified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śam (to be calm) + -ta

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `dṛśyasattā`.

एव (eva) - inherently, indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

दृश्यसत्ता (dṛśyasattā) - the existence of the perceptible world (the existence of the visible, perceived reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyasattā

dṛśyasattā - the existence of the visible, perceptible reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+sattā)

• dṛśya – visible, perceptible, an object of sight
  participle
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from √dṛś (to see) + -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, essence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √as (to be) + -tā (suffix for abstract nouns)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of this (perceptible world) (of this, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to `dṛśyasattā` implicitly.

शमनम् (śamanam) - its suppression (pacification, calming, suppression, removal)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śamana

śamana - pacification, calming, suppression, removal

action noun

Derived from √śam (to be calm, pacify)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of `upayujyate`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is necessary (is used, is fit, is applicable, is needed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upayuj

Present middle, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Passive sense from middle voice.

सतः (sataḥ) - of what is truly existent (of the existent, of the real)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from √as (to be) + -at

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Genitive singular, referring to 'that which exists'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle.

मार्जनक्लेशः (mārjanakleśaḥ) - the effort of purification (the trouble/effort of cleaning)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārjanakleśa

mārjanakleśa - the trouble of cleaning, effort of purification

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mārjana+kleśa)

• mārjana – cleaning, cleansing, wiping, purification
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from √mṛj (to wipe, clean)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• kleśa – pain, trouble, distress, affliction, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kliś (to torment)
  Root: kliś (class 9)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'applies'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the statement for 'asataḥ'.

असतः (asataḥ) - of what is non-existent (of the non-existent, of the unreal)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negated)

Derived from a- (not) + √as (to be) + -at

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Genitive singular, referring to 'that which does not exist'.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle indicating contrast.

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time (ever, at any time, never (when with negation))

(indeclinable)