योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-14

त्रैलोक्ये च स्त्रियः शैलाः समुद्रवनराजयः ।
भूतानि वस्तुशून्यानि सारो नास्त्यत्र वस्तुतः ॥ १४ ॥

trailokye ca striyaḥ śailāḥ samudravanarājayaḥ ,
bhūtāni vastuśūnyāni sāro nāstyatra vastutaḥ 14

14. trailokye ca striyaḥ śailāḥ samudravanarājayaḥ
bhūtāni vastuśūnyāni sāraḥ na asti atra vastutaḥ

14. atra trailokye ca striyaḥ śailāḥ samudravanarājayaḥ
bhūtāni vastuśūnyāni vastutaḥ sāraḥ na asti

14. In the three worlds, women, mountains, oceans, and tracts of forests, as well as all living beings, are devoid of substance. In reality, there is no essence (sāra) in them.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

• समुद्रवनराजयः (samudravanarājayaḥ) - oceans, and tracts/rows of forests

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, entities, elements

• वस्तुशून्यानि (vastuśūnyāni) - devoid of substance, empty of reality

• सारः (sāraḥ) - essence, core, substance

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this, therein

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially, in substance

Words meanings and morphology

त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Derived from 'tri' (three) and 'loka' (world)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, peak

Derived from 'śilā' (rock)

समुद्रवनराजयः (samudravanarājayaḥ) - oceans, and tracts/rows of forests

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samudravanarāji

samudravanarāji - oceans and rows of forests

Dvanda compound of 'samudra' (ocean) and 'vanarāji' (row of forests)

Compound type : dvandva (samudra+vanarāji)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• vanarāji – row of forests, forest tract
  noun (feminine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound of 'vana' (forest) and 'rāji' (row, line)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, entities, elements

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing thing

Past Passive Participle (often used as a noun)

From root 'bhū' (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वस्तुशून्यानि (vastuśūnyāni) - devoid of substance, empty of reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vastuśūnya

vastuśūnya - empty of substance, devoid of reality, unsubstantial

Compound of 'vastu' (substance, reality) and 'śūnya' (empty)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastu+śūnya)

• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)
• śūnya – empty, void, naught, devoid of
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtāni' and implicitly also with 'striyaḥ', 'śailāḥ', 'samudravanarājayaḥ'.

सारः (sāraḥ) - essence, core, substance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, pith, core, substance, strength, value

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this, therein

(indeclinable)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, essentially, in substance

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vastu' (substance, reality) + 'tas' (ablative suffix, forming adverb)

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