योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-107

विभागकलना यत्र विभिन्नपददायिनी ।
नानाताकारणं दृष्टा तत्कथं पावनं भवेत् ॥ १०७ ॥

vibhāgakalanā yatra vibhinnapadadāyinī ,
nānātākāraṇaṃ dṛṣṭā tatkathaṃ pāvanaṃ bhavet 107

107. vibhāgakalanā yatra vibhinnapadadāyinī
nānātākāraṇaṃ dṛṣṭā tat kathaṃ pāvanaṃ bhavet

107. yatra vibhinnapadadāyinī nānātākāraṇaṃ dṛṣṭā vibhāgakalanā,
tat kathaṃ pāvanaṃ bhavet?

107. If the discernment of divisions gives rise to various categories and is perceived as the cause of multiplicity, then how can such a thing be considered purifying?

Words meanings summery:

• विभागकलना (vibhāgakalanā) - apprehension of division, differentiation, analysis

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

• विभिन्नपददायिनी (vibhinnapadadāyinī) - giving various states/positions/designations/understandings, producing distinct categories

• नानाताकारणं (nānātākāraṇaṁ) - the cause of multiplicity, the reason for diversity

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived, observed

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner, why

• पावनं (pāvanaṁ) - purifying, sacred, holy

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, could it be, should be

Words meanings and morphology

विभागकलना (vibhāgakalanā) - apprehension of division, differentiation, analysis

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vibhāgakalanā

vibhāgakalanā - apprehension of division, differentiation, analysis, calculation of parts

Compound type : tatpurusha (vibhāga+kalanā)

• vibhāga – division, separation, part, share
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• kalanā – apprehension, calculation, enumeration, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kal (class 10)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, in which case

(indeclinable)

विभिन्नपददायिनी (vibhinnapadadāyinī) - giving various states/positions/designations/understandings, producing distinct categories

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vibhinnapadadāyinī

vibhinnapadadāyin - giving various states or categories, bestowing distinct positions

agent noun

Derived from 'dā' (to give) with 'ini' suffix, combined with 'vibhinnapada'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (vibhinnapada+dāyin)

• vibhinnapada – various states, distinct categories, different words/terms
  noun (neuter)
• dāyinī – giver, bestower (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun
  Feminine form of dāyin, agent noun from root 'dā'
  Root: dā (class 3)

नानाताकारणं (nānātākāraṇaṁ) - the cause of multiplicity, the reason for diversity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānātākāraṇa

nānātākāraṇa - cause of multiplicity, reason for diversity

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānātā+kāraṇa)

• nānātā – multiplicity, diversity, variety
  noun (feminine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, perceived, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, visible, understood

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

पावनं (pāvanaṁ) - purifying, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy, pure

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, could it be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)