योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-103

रूपं नानाकृतित्वेन सत्ताया न कदाचन ।
असंवेद्यं संभवति तस्मादेतदवस्तुकम् ॥ १०३ ॥

rūpaṃ nānākṛtitvena sattāyā na kadācana ,
asaṃvedyaṃ saṃbhavati tasmādetadavastukam 103

103. rūpam nānākṛtitvena sattāyāḥ na kadācana
asaṃvedyam saṃbhavati tasmāt etat avastukam

103. rūpam nānākṛtitvena sattāyāḥ asaṃvedyam na
kadācana saṃbhavati tasmāt etat avastukam

103. A form, by virtue of its manifold nature, is never imperceptible as existence (sattā). Therefore, this (manifold form) is unsubstantial.

103. הצורה הריבויית של ההוויה אינה יכולה להתקיים מבלי שיתפשו אותה, ולכן היא חסרת ממשות אמיתית.

Words meanings summery:

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

• नानाकृतित्वेन (nānākṛtitvena) - by the state of having various forms, by manifoldness

• सत्तायाः (sattāyāḥ) - of existence, of being, of reality

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - Combined with 'na' (not), it means 'never'. (ever, at any time)

• असंवेद्यम् (asaṁvedyam) - imperceptible, unknowable

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - becomes, exists, arises

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अवस्तुकम् (avastukam) - unsubstantial, unreal, without reality

Words meanings and morphology

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

नानाकृतित्वेन (nānākṛtitvena) - by the state of having various forms, by manifoldness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nānākṛtitva

nānākṛtitva - the state or quality of being of various forms or manifold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+ākṛti+tva)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix for abstract nouns, 'ness', 'hood'
  suffix (neuter)

सत्तायाः (sattāyāḥ) - of existence, of being, of reality

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Derived from root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - Combined with 'na' (not), it means 'never'. (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

असंवेद्यम् (asaṁvedyam) - imperceptible, unknowable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṃvedya

asaṁvedya - not to be known, imperceptible, unknowable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'vid' with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-ya' (denoting 'to be known/perceived'), negated by 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvedya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃvedya – knowable, perceptible, to be known/perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  From root 'vid' with prefix 'sam' and suffix '-ya'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - becomes, exists, arises

(verb)

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

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

अवस्तुकम् (avastukam) - unsubstantial, unreal, without reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avastuka

avastuka - unsubstantial, unreal, without essence or reality

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastuka)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vastuka – having substance, real, essential
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'vastu' (object, substance).

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

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