योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-28

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
विद्यते चेत्त्रिभुवनं तत्तत्तां संप्रयान्तु ते ।
यत्र त्रैलोक्यशब्दार्थो न संभवति कश्चन ॥ २८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
vidyate cettribhuvanaṃ tattattāṃ saṃprayāntu te ,
yatra trailokyaśabdārtho na saṃbhavati kaścana 28

28. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca vidyate cet tribhuvanam tattattām samprayāntu
te yatra trailokya-śabda-arthaḥ na saṃbhavati kaścana

28. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca cet tribhuvanam
vidyate (tarhi) te tattattām
samprayāntu (kintu) yatra
trailokya-śabda-arthaḥ kaścana na saṃbhavati

28. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "If the three worlds truly exist, then let those (liberated ones) attain that very reality. However, there is no place where the meaning of the word 'three worlds' can exist at all (from the perspective of ultimate reality)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

• चेत् (cet) - if, should

• त्रिभुवनम् (tribhuvanam) - the three worlds

• तत्तत्ताम् (tattattām) - that very reality (thatness, the state of being that (reality))

• सम्प्रयान्तु (samprayāntu) - let them attain, let them go completely to

• ते (te) - they (masculine plural)

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• त्रैलोक्य-शब्द-अर्थः (trailokya-śabda-arthaḥ) - the meaning of the word 'three worlds'

• न (na) - not, no

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, exists, originates

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any, at all, whatsoever

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – revered, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a well-known Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present

(verb)

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

Present Middle

Root 'vid' (2nd class), present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (used impersonally or with neuter subject).

Root: vid (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if, should

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

त्रिभुवनम् (tribhuvanam) - the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tribhuvana

tribhuvana - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, and heaven)

Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'bhuvana' (world).

Compound type : dvigu (tri+bhuvana)

• tri – three
  numeral
• bhuvana – world, realm, being
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

तत्तत्ताम् (tattattām) - that very reality (thatness, the state of being that (reality))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tattattā

tattattā - thatness, suchness, the state of being that (ultimate reality)

From 'tat' (that) + 'tattā' (state of being). Or 'tattva' + 'tā'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+tattā)

• tat – that, the ultimate reality
  pronoun (neuter)
• tattā – thatness, state of being
  noun (feminine)
  From 'tat' + suffix 'tā'.

Note: Object of 'samprayāntu'.

सम्प्रयान्तु (samprayāntu) - let them attain, let them go completely to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of sam-pra-yā

Imperative Active

Root 'yā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra' (2nd class), imperative mood, 3rd person plural.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Expresses a challenge or hypothetical permission.

ते (te) - they (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'videhamuktāḥ' from the previous verse.

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

Note: Relative adverb.

त्रैलोक्य-शब्द-अर्थः (trailokya-śabda-arthaḥ) - the meaning of the word 'three worlds'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trailokya-śabda-artha

trailokya-śabda-artha - the meaning of the word 'three worlds'

Compound: 'trailokya' (three worlds) + 'śabda' (word) + 'artha' (meaning).

Compound type : tatpurusha (trailokya+śabda+artha)

• trailokya – the three worlds
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'saṃbhavati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible, exists, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sam-bhū

Present Active

Root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam' (1st class), present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any, at all, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything, whatsoever (often used with negation to mean 'not at all')

From 'ka' (who/what) + 'cana' (emphatic particle).

Note: Agrees with 'arthaḥ'.