योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-42

सर्वत्रासत्यभूतेऽस्मिन्प्रपञ्चैकान्तकारिणि ।
संसारे किमुपादेयं प्राज्ञो यदभिवाञ्छतु ॥ ४२ ॥

sarvatrāsatyabhūte'sminprapañcaikāntakāriṇi ,
saṃsāre kimupādeyaṃ prājño yadabhivāñchatu 42

42. sarvatra asatya-bhūte asmin prapañca-ekānta-kāriṇi
saṃsāre kim upādeyam prājñaḥ yat abhivāñchatu

42. sarvatra asatya-bhūte asmin prapañca-ekānta-kāriṇi
saṃsāre prājñaḥ yat upādeyam kim abhivāñchatu

42. In this entire cycle of repeated existence (saṃsāra), which is unreal everywhere and exclusively constitutes the illusory phenomenal world, what could a wise person possibly accept or desire?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places, always

• असत्य-भूते (asatya-bhūte) - unreal, false, non-existent

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

• प्रपञ्च-एकान्त-कारिणि (prapañca-ekānta-kāriṇi) - that which exclusively causes or constitutes the phenomenal world

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the transmigration, in the cycle of repeated existence (saṃsāra), in the world

• किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

• उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, to be taken up, to be adopted, desirable

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, learned person

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

• अभिवाञ्छतु (abhivāñchatu) - he should desire, he should wish for

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places, always

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' (all) + suffix 'tra'

असत्य-भूते (asatya-bhūte) - unreal, false, non-existent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asatya-bhūta

asatya-bhūta - being unreal, having unreal nature

tatpurusha compound: asatya (unreal) + bhūta (being, past participle of 'bhū')

Compound type : tatpurusha (asatya+bhūta)

• asatya – unreal, untrue, false
  adjective
  nañ-tatpurusha: a (not) + satya (true)
• bhūta – been, become, existing, being
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'saṃsāre'.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this, on this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'saṃsāre'.

प्रपञ्च-एकान्त-कारिणि (prapañca-ekānta-kāriṇi) - that which exclusively causes or constitutes the phenomenal world

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prapañca-ekānta-kārin

prapañca-ekānta-kārin - that which is exclusively related to or constitutes the phenomenal world

tatpurusha compound: prapañca (phenomenal world) + ekānta (exclusive) + kārin (making, causing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prapañca+ekānta+kārin)

• prapañca – phenomenal world, expansion, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-pañc
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pañc (class 1)
• ekānta – exclusive, solitary, certain
  adjective
  tatpurusha compound: eka (one) + anta (end, limit)
• kārin – making, causing, doing, producing
  adjective
  Agent noun
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix '-in'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'saṃsāre'.

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the transmigration, in the cycle of repeated existence (saṃsāra), in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of repeated existence, phenomenal world (saṃsāra)

From 'saṃ' (together) + root 'sṛ' (to flow) + suffix 'a'

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, why, whether

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

उपादेयम् (upādeyam) - to be accepted, to be taken up, to be adopted, desirable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upādeya

upādeya - to be accepted, to be adopted, desirable, worthy of acceptance

Gerundive

From 'upa' (near) + 'ā' (towards) + root 'dā' (to give, take) + suffix '-eya'

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, learned person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing, a wise person

From 'pra' (forth) + root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-a'

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'kim upādeyam'.

अभिवाञ्छतु (abhivāñchatu) - he should desire, he should wish for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vāñch

From 'abhi' (towards) + root 'vāñch' (to desire)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Used in a prohibitive or interrogative sense here.