योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-20

यातु तिष्ठतु वा सम्यङ् ममैतां प्रति को ग्रहः ।
बुद्बुदश्रीरिवैषा हि मिथ्यैवेत्थमुपस्थिता ॥ २० ॥

yātu tiṣṭhatu vā samyaṅ mamaitāṃ prati ko grahaḥ ,
budbudaśrīrivaiṣā hi mithyaivetthamupasthitā 20

20. yātu tiṣṭhatu vā samyak mama etām prati kaḥ grahaḥ
budbuddaśrīḥ iva eṣā hi mithyā eva ittham upasthitā

20. yātu vā tiṣṭhatu samyak mama etām prati kaḥ grahaḥ
hi eṣā budbuddaśrīḥ iva ittham mithyā eva upasthitā

20. Whether it goes or stays well, what concern do I have for this (world)? For this (world) has indeed appeared thus, like the fleeting beauty of a bubble, being utterly illusory.

Words meanings summery:

• यातु (yātu) - let it go, may it go

• तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let it stand, let it stay, may it remain

• वा (vā) - or

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, correctly, perfectly

• मम (mama) - my, of me, for me

• एताम् (etām) - referring to the world/phenomenal existence (this (feminine, accusative))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• कः (kaḥ) - what (concern) (who, what)

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - concern, interest, attachment (grasp, seizure, planet, attachment, concern)

• बुद्बुद्दश्रीः (budbuddaśrīḥ) - ephemeral beauty/glory like a bubble (bubble's splendor/beauty)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to the world/phenomenal existence (this (feminine, nominative))

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (emphatic/causal particle) (indeed, for, because)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - illusory, unreal (falsely, wrongly, illusory)

• एव (eva) - certainly, utterly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

• उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - appeared, manifested (presented, arisen, appeared, standing near)

Words meanings and morphology

यातु (yātu) - let it go, may it go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

Present Imperative

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: yā (class 2)

तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let it stand, let it stay, may it remain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Present Imperative

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, correctly, perfectly

(indeclinable)

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: The final 'ṅ' becomes 'k' when sandhi is undone.

मम (mama) - my, of me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

एताम् (etām) - referring to the world/phenomenal existence (this (feminine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Sandhi 'mamai-tām' becomes 'mama etām'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

Preposition/Adverb (governs accusative)

Note: Functions as a postposition with 'etām'.

कः (kaḥ) - what (concern) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Sandhi 'ko grahaḥ' becomes 'kaḥ grahaḥ'.

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - concern, interest, attachment (grasp, seizure, planet, attachment, concern)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - grasping, seizing, understanding, planet, attachment

From root 'grah' (to seize, grasp)

Root: grah (class 9)

बुद्बुद्दश्रीः (budbuddaśrīḥ) - ephemeral beauty/glory like a bubble (bubble's splendor/beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of budbuddaśrī

budbuddaśrī - splendor/beauty of a bubble

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (budbuda+śrī)

• budbuda – bubble, a drop
  noun (masculine)
• śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, wealth, glory
  noun (feminine)

Note: Sandhi 'budbuddaśrīr-ivaiṣā' becomes 'budbuddaśrīḥ iva eṣā'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi 'budbuddaśrīr-ivaiṣā' becomes 'budbuddaśrīḥ iva eṣā'.

एषा (eṣā) - referring to the world/phenomenal existence (this (feminine, nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Sandhi 'ivaiṣā' becomes 'iva eṣā'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (emphatic/causal particle) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle

मिथ्या (mithyā) - illusory, unreal (falsely, wrongly, illusory)

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi 'mithy-aiva' becomes 'mithyā eva'.

एव (eva) - certainly, utterly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Sandhi 'mithy-aiva' becomes 'mithyā eva'.

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb

उपस्थिता (upasthitā) - appeared, manifested (presented, arisen, appeared, standing near)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - standing near, present, arisen, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'upa-'

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)