योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-5

भानुरुवाच ।
निरीहस्य निरिच्छस्य कोऽर्थः सर्गेण ते प्रभो ।
विनोदमात्रमेवेदं सृष्टिस्तव जगत्पते ॥ ५ ॥

bhānuruvāca ,
nirīhasya niricchasya ko'rthaḥ sargeṇa te prabho ,
vinodamātramevedaṃ sṛṣṭistava jagatpate 5

5. bhānuḥ uvāca nirīhasya niricchasyā kaḥ arthaḥ sargeṇa
te prabho vinodamātram eva idam sṛṣṭiḥ tava jagatpate

5. prabho nirīhasya niricchasyā te sargeṇa kaḥ arthaḥ? jagatpate tava idam sṛṣṭiḥ vinodamātram eva.

5. Bhanu said: O Lord (prabho), You are without desire (nirīha) and without wishes (niriccha); what purpose does creation serve for You? O Lord of the world (jagatpati), this creation of Yours is merely for sport (vinoda).

Words meanings summery:

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - Bhanu (proper name, the speaker) (sun, ray of light, a name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Bhanu) said (he said, spoke)

• निरीहस्य (nirīhasya) - of one who is without desire (of the desireless, of him without effort)

• निरिच्छस्या (niricchasyā) - of one who is without wishes (of the wishless, of him without wishes)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

• सर्गेण (sargeṇa) - by means of creation (by creation)

• ते (te) - for you (dative sense) (to you, for you, by you (instr))

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master)

• विनोदमात्रम् (vinodamātram) - merely for sport (merely for sport, just play)

• एव (eva) - merely (only, merely, indeed, emphasis)

• इदम् (idam) - this (creation) (this)

• सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation (creation, emanation)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• जगत्पते (jagatpate) - O Lord of the world

Words meanings and morphology

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - Bhanu (proper name, the speaker) (sun, ray of light, a name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, ray of light, a name

उवाच (uvāca) - (Bhanu) said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

निरीहस्य (nirīhasya) - of one who is without desire (of the desireless, of him without effort)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirīha

nirīha - desireless, without effort

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+īhā)

• nis – without, negation
  indeclinable
• īhā – desire, effort, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'You' (Prabho).

निरिच्छस्या (niricchasyā) - of one who is without wishes (of the wishless, of him without wishes)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niriccha

niriccha - wishless, desireless

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+icchā)

• nis – without, negation
  indeclinable
• icchā – wish, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Refers to 'You' (Prabho).

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose (purpose, meaning, object, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

Root: ṛ

सर्गेण (sargeṇa) - by means of creation (by creation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter

Root: sṛj (class 6)

ते (te) - for you (dative sense) (to you, for you, by you (instr))

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty

Root: bhū (class 1)

विनोदमात्रम् (vinodamātram) - merely for sport (merely for sport, just play)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vinodamātra

vinodamātra - mere amusement, only sport

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinoda+mātra)

• vinoda – sport, play, amusement
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nud (class 6)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Compound word acting as a predicate nominative.

एव (eva) - merely (only, merely, indeed, emphasis)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis.

इदम् (idam) - this (creation) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'creation' (sṛṣṭi).

सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation (creation, emanation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, emanation, production

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Subject of the sentence 'idam sṛṣṭiḥ'.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'sṛṣṭiḥ'.

जगत्पते (jagatpate) - O Lord of the world

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jagatpati

jagatpati - lord of the world

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+pati)

• jagat – world, moving, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Root gam (to go), Present Active Participle, neuter
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)