योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-10

उपादेयस्य चाभावाद्धेयमप्यस्ति किं किल ।
प्रतियोगि व्यवच्छेद्यं विना हेयं किमुच्यते ॥ १० ॥

upādeyasya cābhāvāddheyamapyasti kiṃ kila ,
pratiyogi vyavacchedyaṃ vinā heyaṃ kimucyate 10

10. upādeyasya ca abhāvāt heyam api asti kim kila
pratiyogin vyavacchedyam vinā heyam kim ucyate

10. upādeyasya ca abhāvāt,
heyam api kim kila asti? pratiyogin vyavacchedyam vinā,
heyam kim ucyate?

10. And indeed, due to the absence of anything desirable, what can there possibly be that is rejectable? Without a contrasting counterpart (pratiyogin) that can be distinguished, how can anything be called "rejectable" (heya)?

Words meanings summery:

• उपादेयस्य (upādeyasya) - of anything desirable (of the desirable, of that which is to be accepted)

• च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

• अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to the absence (from absence, due to non-existence)

• हेयम् (heyam) - that which is rejectable (rejectable, to be rejected, undesirable)

• अपि (api) - possibly (also, even, too)

• अस्ति (asti) - is there (is, exists)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, how)

• किल (kila) - indeed, possibly (indeed, certainly, perhaps)

• प्रतियोगिन् (pratiyogin) - contrasting counterpart (counter-correlate, rival, opponent, counterpart)

• व्यवच्छेद्यम् (vyavacchedyam) - that can be distinguished (to be excluded, to be distinguished, to be separated)

• विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

• हेयम् (heyam) - rejectable (rejectable, to be rejected, undesirable)

• किम् (kim) - how (what, how)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is designated)

Words meanings and morphology

उपादेयस्य (upādeyasya) - of anything desirable (of the desirable, of that which is to be accepted)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of upādeya

upādeya - desirable, to be accepted, to be received, proper

Gerundive

Derived from upa-ā-√dā with suffix -ya.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'vastu'.

च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अभावात् (abhāvāt) - due to the absence (from absence, due to non-existence)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, negation

Compound type : Nāñ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, being, state
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses cause.

हेयम् (heyam) - that which is rejectable (rejectable, to be rejected, undesirable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heya

heya - rejectable, to be rejected, undesirable, to be abandoned

Gerundive

Derived from √hā with suffix -ya.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the question.

अपि (api) - possibly (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is there (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (what, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Questions the existence of 'heyam'.

किल (kila) - indeed, possibly (indeed, certainly, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

प्रतियोगिन् (pratiyogin) - contrasting counterpart (counter-correlate, rival, opponent, counterpart)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiyogin

pratiyogin - counter-correlate, rival, opponent, counterpart, that which is compared to or contrasted with

Agent noun from prati-√yuj.

Prefix: prati

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

व्यवच्छेद्यम् (vyavacchedyam) - that can be distinguished (to be excluded, to be distinguished, to be separated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyavacchedya

vyavacchedya - to be excluded, to be distinguished, to be separated

Gerundive

Derived from vi-ava-√chid with suffix -ya.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'pratiyogin'.

विना (vinā) - without (without, except)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition indicating lack.

हेयम् (heyam) - rejectable (rejectable, to be rejected, undesirable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heya

heya - rejectable, to be rejected, undesirable, to be abandoned

Gerundive

Derived from √hā with suffix -ya.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

किम् (kim) - how (what, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Questions the manner of being called.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is designated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present tense, passive voice

Passive form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

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