योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-72, verse-2

यः कुण्डबदरन्यायो या घटाकाशसंस्थितिः ।
तत्रैकस्मिन्क्षते क्षीणे द्वे इति व्यर्थकल्पना ॥ २ ॥

yaḥ kuṇḍabadaranyāyo yā ghaṭākāśasaṃsthitiḥ ,
tatraikasminkṣate kṣīṇe dve iti vyarthakalpanā 2

2. yaḥ kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ yā ghaṭākāśasaṃsthitiḥ
tatra ekasmin kṣate kṣīṇe dve iti vyarthakalpanā

2. yaḥ kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ yā ghaṭākāśasaṃsthitiḥ tatra
ekasmin kṣate kṣīṇe (sati) dve iti vyarthakalpanā

2. The analogy of the jujube fruit in a pot, or the condition of pot-space (ākāśa): in such a context, when one (the pot/body) is damaged and destroyed, to conceive of 'two' (i.e., container and contained as truly separate entities) is a useless imagination.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• कुण्डबदरन्यायः (kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ) - analogy of the jujube fruit in a pot

• या (yā) - which, who

• घटाकाशसंस्थितिः (ghaṭākāśasaṁsthitiḥ) - the situation of pot-space (ākāśa)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in that context

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one (of the two entities, specifically the 'container') (in one)

• क्षते (kṣate) - when damaged, in being injured

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when diminished, when destroyed

• द्वे (dve) - two

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• व्यर्थकल्पना (vyarthakalpanā) - useless imagination, vain conception

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to `kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ`.

कुण्डबदरन्यायः (kuṇḍabadaranyāyaḥ) - analogy of the jujube fruit in a pot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍabadaranyāya

kuṇḍabadaranyāya - the maxim or analogy of the jujube fruit and the pot (where the fruit remains unaffected if the pot breaks)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍa+badara+nyāya)

• kuṇḍa – pot, bowl
  noun (neuter)
• badara – jujube fruit
  noun (neuter)
• nyāya – analogy, maxim, rule, logic
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to `ghaṭākāśasaṃsthitiḥ`.

घटाकाशसंस्थितिः (ghaṭākāśasaṁsthitiḥ) - the situation of pot-space (ākāśa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghaṭākāśasaṃsthiti

ghaṭākāśasaṁsthiti - the condition of the space within a pot (often used as an analogy for the individual soul and universal Brahman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghaṭa+ākāśa+saṃsthiti)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• ākāśa – ether, space, sky
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• saṃsthiti – state, condition, situation, existence
  noun (feminine)
  Action Noun
  From sam-sthā (to stand together, exist)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case, in that context

(indeclinable)

Derived from demonstrative pronoun tad + suffix -tra (indicating place)

Note: Refers to the analogies mentioned.

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one (of the two entities, specifically the 'container') (in one)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Note: Refers to the 'container' in the analogies (the pot or body). Part of locative absolute.

क्षते (kṣate) - when damaged, in being injured

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣata

kṣata - injured, wounded, damaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṣaṇ (to hurt, injure)

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute with `ekasmin`.

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - when diminished, when destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, destroyed, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kṣi (to destroy, waste away)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Part of locative absolute with `ekasmin`.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the container and the contained as separate.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the thought or conception being referred to.

व्यर्थकल्पना (vyarthakalpanā) - useless imagination, vain conception

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyarthakalpanā

vyarthakalpanā - useless imagination, vain thought, futile conception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyartha+kalpanā)

• vyartha – useless, vain, futile
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi-artha (without purpose)
  Prefix: vi
• kalpanā – imagination, conception, mental creation
  noun (feminine)
  Action Noun
  Derived from √kḷp (to arrange, imagine)
  Root: kḷp (class 10)