योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-11

असन्नेवास्य जातोऽसि कुतो जन्मविलासतः ।
व्यर्थमेवावमूढोऽसि संकल्पवशतः स्वतः ॥ ११ ॥

asannevāsya jāto'si kuto janmavilāsataḥ ,
vyarthamevāvamūḍho'si saṃkalpavaśataḥ svataḥ 11

11. asan eva asya jātaḥ asi kutaḥ janma-vilāsataḥ
vyartham eva avamūḍhaḥ asi saṃkalpa-vaśataḥ svataḥ

11. asan eva asya jātaḥ asi kutaḥ janma-vilāsataḥ
vyartham eva avamūḍhaḥ asi saṃkalpa-vaśataḥ svataḥ

11. You are born as non-existent to it; from where does the play (vilāsa) of birth originate? You are simply deluded in vain, entirely due to the power of your own volition (saṃkalpa).

Words meanings summery:

• असन् (asan) - non-existent, being not, bad

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

• असि (asi) - you are

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

• जन्म-विलासतः (janma-vilāsataḥ) - from the sport/play of birth

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - futile, useless, in vain

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अवमूढः (avamūḍhaḥ) - deluded, ignorant, confused

• असि (asi) - you are

• संकल्प-वशतः (saṁkalpa-vaśataḥ) - from the power of will/volition

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

Words meanings and morphology

असन् (asan) - non-existent, being not, bad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asat

asat - not existing, non-existent, bad, evil, unreal

Present Active Participle

From the root 'as' (to be) with 'a-' negation prefix

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, for this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, arisen, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'jan' (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence

(indeclinable)

जन्म-विलासतः (janma-vilāsataḥ) - from the sport/play of birth

(noun)

Ablative, singular of janma-vilāsa

janma-vilāsa - the play or sport of birth

Compound type : tatpurusha (janma+vilāsa)

• janma – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vilāsa – play, sport, grace, charm, dalliance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'las' (to shine, play) with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - futile, useless, in vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, vain, pointless, fruitless

Prefix 'vi-' + 'artha' (purpose)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अवमूढः (avamūḍhaḥ) - deluded, ignorant, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamūḍha

avamūḍha - deluded, confounded, foolish, ignorant

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'muh' (to be bewildered) with prefix 'ava-'

Prefix: ava

Root: muh (class 4)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

संकल्प-वशतः (saṁkalpa-vaśataḥ) - from the power of will/volition

(noun)

Ablative, singular of saṃkalpa-vaśa

saṁkalpa-vaśa - the power or control of intention/resolve (saṃkalpa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkalpa+vaśa)

• saṃkalpa – volition, intention, resolve, mental formation, determination (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kḷp' (to form) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, will, sway, dependence
  noun (masculine)

स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)