योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-26

यद्यत्किंचिद्दृश्यदृशि ब्रह्मादिकमिदं मुने ।
गन्तव्यस्तेन सर्वेण विनाशो नात्र संशयः ॥ २६ ॥

yadyatkiṃciddṛśyadṛśi brahmādikamidaṃ mune ,
gantavyastena sarveṇa vināśo nātra saṃśayaḥ 26

26. yat yat kiṃcit dṛśyadṛśi brahmādikam idam mune
gantavyaḥ tena sarveṇa vināśaḥ na atra saṃśayaḥ

26. mune yat yat kiṃcit dṛśyadṛśi idaṃ brahmādikam
tena sarveṇa vināśaḥ gantavyaḥ atra saṃśayaḥ na

26. O sage, whatever is seen, whatever is perceptible, from Brahmā downwards – all of it is destined for destruction; there is no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• यत् (yat) - Emphasizes 'each and every' (whatever, which, that which)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever, anything, somewhat

• दृश्यदृशि (dṛśyadṛśi) - in the visible world, in visible perception, in what is seen and perceived

• ब्रह्मादिकम् (brahmādikam) - beginning with Brahmā, and so on

• इदम् (idam) - this, this thing

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - Destined for, to be experienced (to be gone to, destined to go to, inevitable)

• तेन (tena) - By all that (which is seen) (by that, by him, by it)

• सर्वेण (sarveṇa) - by all, by everything

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, perishing, end

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whichever, that

यत् (yat) - Emphasizes 'each and every' (whatever, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whichever, that

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'each and every'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatever, anything, somewhat

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'yat' to mean 'whatever it may be'.

दृश्यदृशि (dṛśyadṛśi) - in the visible world, in visible perception, in what is seen and perceived

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dṛśyadṛśi

dṛśyadṛśi - in the realm of the visible, in what is seen and perceived

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+dṛśi)

• dṛśya – visible, what is to be seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root dṛś + -ya
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśi – sight, vision, perception, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

ब्रह्मादिकम् (brahmādikam) - beginning with Brahmā, and so on

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmādika

brahmādika - beginning with Brahmā; Brahmā and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ādika)

• brahman – the Absolute; the creative deity Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, etc.
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'yat yat kiṃcit dṛśyadṛśi idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this thing

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - Destined for, to be experienced (to be gone to, destined to go to, inevitable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone to, to be approached, due to be undergone or experienced

Gerundive

root gam + suffix -tavya

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Here implying 'is destined for'.

तेन (tena) - By all that (which is seen) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'yat yat kiṃcit...idam'.

सर्वेण (sarveṇa) - by all, by everything

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, perishing, end

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, annihilation, loss, ruin

from vi-naś (to perish)

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

from saṃ-śī (to doubt)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)