योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-7

श्रीराम उवाच ।
दाशूराख्यायिकेवेयं सुखसंसारचक्रिका ।
कल्पनारचिताकारा वस्तुशून्येति किं प्रभो ॥ ७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
dāśūrākhyāyikeveyaṃ sukhasaṃsāracakrikā ,
kalpanāracitākārā vastuśūnyeti kiṃ prabho 7

7. śrīrāma uvāca dāśūrākhyāyikā iva iyam sukhasaṃsāracakrikā
kalpanāracitākārā vastuśūnyā iti kim prabho

7. śrīrāma uvāca.
prabho,
iyam dāśūrākhyāyikā kalpanāracitākārā vastuśūnyā (satyataḥ) sukhasaṃsāracakrikā iva kim (asti)?

7. Śrī Rāma said: O Lord, is this Dāśūra story (ākhyāyikā) truly like a pleasant cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), whose form is merely a creation of imagination, and therefore empty of reality?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दाशूराख्यायिका (dāśūrākhyāyikā) - the story of Dāśūra

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• सुखसंसारचक्रिका (sukhasaṁsāracakrikā) - a pleasant cycle of transmigration, a pleasant wheel of worldly existence

• कल्पनारचिताकारा (kalpanāracitākārā) - having a form created by imagination

• वस्तुशून्या (vastuśūnyā) - empty of reality, devoid of substance

• इति (iti) - and therefore (implying a conclusion from the preceding description) (thus, so, in this way; a particle marking the end of a quote or expressing 'as such')

• किम् (kim) - interrogative particle (is it that?) (what? why? whether?)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, Rama endowed with auspiciousness/glory

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, wealth, auspiciousness, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (the incarnation of Vishnu), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

दाशूराख्यायिका (dāśūrākhyāyikā) - the story of Dāśūra

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dāśūrākhyāyikā

dāśūrākhyāyikā - the story relating to Dāśūra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāśūra+ākhyāyikā)

• dāśūra – Dāśūra (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākhyāyikā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā- and suffix -yikā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'dāśūrākhyāyikā'.

सुखसंसारचक्रिका (sukhasaṁsāracakrikā) - a pleasant cycle of transmigration, a pleasant wheel of worldly existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhasaṃsāracakrikā

sukhasaṁsāracakrikā - a small pleasant wheel of saṃsāra, a pleasant cycle of worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+saṃsāra+cakrikā)

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)
• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  from root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• cakrikā – small wheel, cycle
  noun (feminine)
  diminutive of cakra (wheel)

Note: The suffix -ika often denotes smallness or endearment.

कल्पनारचिताकारा (kalpanāracitākārā) - having a form created by imagination

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalpanāracitākāra

kalpanāracitākāra - whose form is fashioned by imagination

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalpanā+racita+ākāra)

• kalpanā – imagination, conception, mental creation
  noun (feminine)
  from root kḷp (to arrange, devise)
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• racita – made, created, composed, fashioned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rac (to make, create)
  Root: rac (class 10)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to make) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'dāśūrākhyāyikā' and 'iyam'.

वस्तुशून्या (vastuśūnyā) - empty of reality, devoid of substance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vastuśūnya

vastuśūnya - empty of reality, devoid of substance/fact

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastu+śūnya)

• vastu – object, thing, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
• śūnya – empty, void, null, devoid of
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śvi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dāśūrākhyāyikā' and 'iyam'.

इति (iti) - and therefore (implying a conclusion from the preceding description) (thus, so, in this way; a particle marking the end of a quote or expressing 'as such')

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to mark a question or a statement's essence.

किम् (kim) - interrogative particle (is it that?) (what? why? whether?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used as an interrogative particle without a verb.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)