योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-73

यदा वा जातनिर्नष्टं क्रियां वस्तु करिष्यते ।
तदा रमेत लोकोऽयं मालां कृत्वा तडिद्गणैः ॥ ७३ ॥

yadā vā jātanirnaṣṭaṃ kriyāṃ vastu kariṣyate ,
tadā rameta loko'yaṃ mālāṃ kṛtvā taḍidgaṇaiḥ 73

73. yadā vā jātanirnaṣṭam kriyām vastu kariṣyate
tadā rameta lokaḥ ayam mālām kṛtvā taḍidgaṇaiḥ

73. yadā vā jātanirnaṣṭam kriyām vastu kariṣyate,
tadā ayam lokaḥ taḍidgaṇaiḥ mālām kṛtvā rameta.

73. Only when an active entity, which is by its very nature born and destroyed, can be made permanent, then this world might find joy in creating garlands from flashes of lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at what time, if

• वा (vā) - or, either...or, like, as if

• जातनिर्नष्टम् (jātanirnaṣṭam) - born and destroyed, transient, ephemeral

• क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, deed, activity, rite

• वस्तु (vastu) - thing, object, substance, reality, essence

• करिष्यते (kariṣyate) - will be made, will be done, will do for oneself, will produce

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रमेत (rameta) - would delight, might enjoy, should delight

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, people, realm

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he, it

• मालाम् (mālām) - garland, wreath, string of beads

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, after doing

• तडिद्गणैः (taḍidgaṇaiḥ) - with groups of lightning, by flashes of lightning

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time, if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or, like, as if

(indeclinable)

जातनिर्नष्टम् (jātanirnaṣṭam) - born and destroyed, transient, ephemeral

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jātanirnaṣṭa

jātanirnaṣṭa - born and destroyed, transient, ephemeral

Compound type : dvandva (jāta+nirnaṣṭa)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jan (to be born) + kta (suffix)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• nirnaṣṭa – destroyed, perished, lost
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root naś (to perish) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'.

क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, deed, activity, rite

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, activity, rite

वस्तु (vastu) - thing, object, substance, reality, essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, essence

करिष्यते (kariṣyate) - will be made, will be done, will do for oneself, will produce

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense, Ātmanepada

From root kṛ (class 8/3) with future suffix -sya- and Ātmanepada ending -te

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be interpreted as passive voice. Here, 'can be made permanent/stable'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रमेत (rameta) - would delight, might enjoy, should delight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of ram

Optative mood, Ātmanepada

From root ram (class 1) with optative suffix -īya- and Ātmanepada ending -ta

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, people, realm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

अयम् (ayam) - this, he, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

Nominative singular masculine form of 'idam'

मालाम् (mālām) - garland, wreath, string of beads

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, string of beads

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, after doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root kṛ (class 8/3) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तडिद्गणैः (taḍidgaṇaiḥ) - with groups of lightning, by flashes of lightning

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taḍidgaṇa

taḍidgaṇa - group of lightning flashes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taḍit+gaṇa)

• taḍit – lightning, flash of lightning
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)