योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-66

अनारतपतद्रूपा दिशो दृष्टा विनश्वराः ।
विनाशीदं जगत्सर्वमिति किं नोपपद्यते ॥ ६६ ॥

anāratapatadrūpā diśo dṛṣṭā vinaśvarāḥ ,
vināśīdaṃ jagatsarvamiti kiṃ nopapadyate 66

66. anāratapatadrūpā diśaḥ dṛṣṭā vinaśvarāḥ vināśi
idam jagat sarvam iti kim na upapadyate

66. anāratapatadrūpā diśaḥ vinaśvarāḥ dṛṣṭā iti
idam sarvam jagat vināśi iti kim na upapadyate

66. When directions whose forms are constantly falling are seen to be perishable, why would it not be justified that this entire world is also perishable?

Words meanings summery:

• अनारतपतद्रूपा (anāratapatadrūpā) - (referring to aspects/directions) whose forms are constantly perishing (whose forms are constantly falling, having ceaselessly falling forms)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (as a representation of space/existence) (directions, quarters, aspects)

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - have been seen (implies a common observation or philosophical premise) (seen, observed)

• विनश्वराः (vinaśvarāḥ) - perishable, transient, destructible

• विनाशि (vināśi) - perishable, destructible

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

• इति (iti) - that (introducing the consequence or conclusion) (thus, so, in this way (marker of direct or indirect speech))

• किम् (kim) - why? (interrogative adverb) (what?, why?, whether)

• न (na) - not, no

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is justified (is justified, is established, makes sense)

Words meanings and morphology

अनारतपतद्रूपा (anāratapatadrūpā) - (referring to aspects/directions) whose forms are constantly perishing (whose forms are constantly falling, having ceaselessly falling forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anāratapatadrūpa

anāratapatadrūpa - having forms that are constantly falling/perishing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anārata+patat+rūpa)

• anārata – incessant, ceaseless
  adjective (neuter)
  a- (negative) + ārata (stopped)
  Prefix: a
  Root: ram (class 1)
• patat – falling, perishing
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `diśaḥ`.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (as a representation of space/existence) (directions, quarters, aspects)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

From root diś (to point)

Root: diś (class 6)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - have been seen (implies a common observation or philosophical premise) (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `diśaḥ` and `vinaśvarāḥ`.

विनश्वराः (vinaśvarāḥ) - perishable, transient, destructible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vinaśvara

vinaśvara - perishable, transient, destructible

Agent noun/Adjective

From prefix vi- + root naś (to perish) + -vara (agent/adj suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `diśaḥ`.

विनाशि (vināśi) - perishable, destructible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vināśin

vināśin - perishable, destructible, decaying

From prefix vi- + root naś (to perish) + -in (suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `jagat`.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

इति (iti) - that (introducing the consequence or conclusion) (thus, so, in this way (marker of direct or indirect speech))

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - why? (interrogative adverb) (what?, why?, whether)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is justified (is justified, is established, makes sense)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upapad

Present Middle

Prefix upa- + root pad (to go), 4th class, Ātmanepada

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

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