योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-90, verse-10

श्रीराम उवाच ।
नष्टं कस्य मनो ब्रह्मन्नष्टं वा कीदृशं भवेत् ।
कीदृशश्चास्य नाशः स्यात्सत्ता नाशस्य कीदृशी ॥ १० ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
naṣṭaṃ kasya mano brahmannaṣṭaṃ vā kīdṛśaṃ bhavet ,
kīdṛśaścāsya nāśaḥ syātsattā nāśasya kīdṛśī 10

10. śrīrāma uvāca naṣṭam kasya manaḥ brahman naṣṭam vā kīdṛśam
bhavet kīdṛśaḥ ca asya nāśaḥ syāt sattā nāśasya kīdṛśī

10. śrīrāma uvāca brahman kasya manaḥ naṣṭam vā naṣṭam kīdṛśam
bhavet ca asya nāśaḥ kīdṛśaḥ syāt nāśasya sattā kīdṛśī

10. Śrī Rāma asked: "O Brahmin, for whom is the mind (manas) considered destroyed? Or what kind of 'destroyed' state would the mind (manas) be in? And what exactly is the nature of this destruction (nāśa)? And what is the actual existence or reality of such destruction?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (O Brahmin, O Brahman (the Absolute))

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

• वा (vā) - or, either, on the other hand

• कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what sort, how

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it might be, it should be, it would be

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what sort, how

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अस्य (asya) - of this (mind) (of this, his, her, its)

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, annihilation, loss, ruin

• स्यात् (syāt) - it might be, it would be

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality, essence

• नाशस्य (nāśasya) - of destruction, of annihilation

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, of what sort, how

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma, the glorious Rāma

Compound of 'śrī' (glorious, holy) and 'rāma' (name of the deity).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – glory, prosperity, divine grace, holy
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect Tense 3rd Person Singular

Root √vac (to speak), perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √naś (to perish, be lost).

Root: naś (class 1)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (O Brahmin, O Brahman (the Absolute))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, the Absolute Reality, sacred knowledge

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √naś (to perish, be lost).

Root: naś (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - of what kind, of what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what sort, how

Formed from 'kim' (what) and 'dṛś' (appearance).

भवेत् (bhavet) - it might be, it should be, it would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √bhū

Optative Mood 3rd Person Singular

Root √bhū (to be), optative form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, of what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what sort, how

Formed from 'kim' (what) and 'dṛś' (appearance).

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (mind) (of this, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, annihilation, loss, ruin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, annihilation, loss, ruin

Derived from the root √naś (to perish, be lost).

Root: naś (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - it might be, it would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √as

Optative Mood 3rd Person Singular

Root √as (to be), optative form.

Root: as (class 2)

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality, essence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from the root √as (to be) via the present participle 'sat'.

Root: as (class 2)

नाशस्य (nāśasya) - of destruction, of annihilation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, annihilation, loss, ruin

Derived from the root √naś (to perish, be lost).

Root: naś (class 1)

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, of what sort, how

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, of what sort, how

Formed from 'kim' (what) and 'dṛś' (appearance).