योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-31

विनष्टे देहनगरे ज्ञस्य नष्टं न किंचन ।
आक्रान्तकुम्भाकाशस्य खस्य कुम्भक्षये यथा ॥ ३१ ॥

vinaṣṭe dehanagare jñasya naṣṭaṃ na kiṃcana ,
ākrāntakumbhākāśasya khasya kumbhakṣaye yathā 31

31. vinaṣṭe dehanagare jñasya naṣṭaṃ na kiṃcana
ākrāntakumbhākāśasya khasya kumbhakṣaye yathā

31. yathā kumbhakṣaye ākrāntakumbhākāśasya khasya naṣṭaṃ na kiṃcana,
(tathā) dehanagare vinaṣṭe jñasya naṣṭaṃ na kiṃcana.

31. When the city of the body is destroyed, nothing whatsoever is lost for the knower. This is just as, when a jar is broken, nothing is lost of the space that was contained within it.

Words meanings summery:

• विनष्टे (vinaṣṭe) - when destroyed (destroyed, perished, ruined)

• देहनगरे (dehanagare) - in the body-city, in the city of the body

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the wise one, of the enlightened person

• नष्टं (naṣṭaṁ) - is lost (lost, destroyed, perished, vanished)

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything at all (used with 'na' to mean 'nothing whatsoever') (anything, whatsoever)

• आक्रान्तकुम्भाकाशस्य (ākrāntakumbhākāśasya) - of the space contained in a jar, of the jar-occupied space

• खस्य (khasya) - of space, of ether, of the sky

• कुम्भक्षये (kumbhakṣaye) - upon the destruction of the jar

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

विनष्टे (vinaṣṭe) - when destroyed (destroyed, perished, ruined)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - destroyed, perished, ruined, lost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish) with prefix vi- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dehanagare'.

देहनगरे (dehanagare) - in the body-city, in the city of the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dehanagara

dehanagara - body-city, the city of the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+nagara)

• deha – body, corporeal frame
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the wise one, of the enlightened person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, knowing, wise, intelligent

Derived from root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

नष्टं (naṣṭaṁ) - is lost (lost, destroyed, perished, vanished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, perished, vanished, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to perish, be lost) with suffix -ta.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used here predicatively, meaning 'is lost/destroyed'.

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything at all (used with 'na' to mean 'nothing whatsoever') (anything, whatsoever)

(indeclinable)

आक्रान्तकुम्भाकाशस्य (ākrāntakumbhākāśasya) - of the space contained in a jar, of the jar-occupied space

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ākrāntakumbhākāśa

ākrāntakumbhākāśa - space contained/filled by a jar

Compound of ākrānta (occupied) + kumbha (jar) + ākāśa (space).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ākrānta+kumbha+ākāśa)

• ākrānta – occupied, filled, overcome, attacked
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix ā- and suffix -ta.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)
• kumbha – jar, pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky, atmosphere
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'khasya'.

खस्य (khasya) - of space, of ether, of the sky

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether, sky, atmosphere

कुम्भक्षये (kumbhakṣaye) - upon the destruction of the jar

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kumbhakṣaya

kumbhakṣaya - destruction of a jar

Compound of kumbha (jar) + kṣaya (destruction).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kumbha+kṣaya)

• kumbha – jar, pot, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)