योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-25

यदि सूर्यादिकं सर्वं जगदेकं जडं भवेत् ।
ततः किमात्मकं रूपं प्रकाशः स्यात्क्व वाथ किम् ॥ २५ ॥

yadi sūryādikaṃ sarvaṃ jagadekaṃ jaḍaṃ bhavet ,
tataḥ kimātmakaṃ rūpaṃ prakāśaḥ syātkva vātha kim 25

25. yadi sūryādikam sarvam jagat ekam jaḍam bhavet tataḥ
kim ātmakam rūpam prakāśaḥ syāt kva vā atha kim

25. yadi sūryādikam sarvam ekam jagat jaḍam bhavet,
tataḥ prakāśaḥ kim ātmakam rūpam syāt? kva vā atha kim (syāt)?

25. If the entire universe, beginning with the sun, were entirely inert (jaḍam), then what would be the nature of light? Where would it exist, or what would it be?

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• सूर्यादिकम् (sūryādikam) - including the sun and everything else (beginning with the sun, and so on, etc.)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• जगत् (jagat) - universe, world

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unified

• जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, insentient, unconscious, dull

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, in that case, therefore

• किम् (kim) - what kind of (what)

• आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - of what nature (having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, aspect

• प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - the principle of light or consciousness (light, manifestation, consciousness)

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

• क्व (kva) - where?

• वा (vā) - or

• अथ (atha) - or else, furthermore (then, now, moreover)

• किम् (kim) - what?

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

सूर्यादिकम् (sūryādikam) - including the sun and everything else (beginning with the sun, and so on, etc.)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūryādika

sūryādika - beginning with the sun, including the sun, and so on

From sūrya (sun) + ādi (beginning) + -ka (suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+ādi)

• sūrya – sun, sun god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū
• ādi – beginning, first, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreement with `jagat` and `sarvam`.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

जगत् (jagat) - universe, world

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go) in reduplicated form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unified

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole, unique, united

जडम् (jaḍam) - inert, insentient, unconscious, dull

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, senseless, insentient, unconscious, dull, stupid, cold

Root: jaḍ (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice

From root bhū, Class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, in that case, therefore

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas.

किम् (kim) - what kind of (what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Interrogative pronoun/adjective.

आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - of what nature (having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to the self, self-existent

From ātman (self) + -ka (suffix).

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, aspect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, characteristic, beauty, appearance

Root: rūp (class 10)

प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ) - the principle of light or consciousness (light, manifestation, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, brightness, manifestation, knowledge, clarity, consciousness

From pra- (prefix) + root kāś (to shine, appear).

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the question.

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

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice

From root as, Class 2.

Root: as (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb of place.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अथ (atha) - or else, furthermore (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence or transition.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Interrogative pronoun/adjective.