योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-2

यत्र काचिन्न कलना भावाभावमयात्मिका ।
तदिदं राम जीवादि सर्वं व्यर्थं किमीहसे ॥ २ ॥

yatra kācinna kalanā bhāvābhāvamayātmikā ,
tadidaṃ rāma jīvādi sarvaṃ vyarthaṃ kimīhase 2

2. yatra kācit na kalanā bhāvābhāvamayātmikā tat
idam rāma jīva ādi sarvam vyartham kim īhase

2. rāma yatra bhāvābhāvamayātmikā kācit kalanā na
tat idam jīva ādi sarvam vyartham kim īhase

2. O Rāma, in that ultimate reality where there is no conception (kalana) whatsoever, not even one inherently composed of existence and non-existence, why do you strive for all this, starting from the individual soul (jīva), which is utterly futile?

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• काचित् (kācit) - any, some (feminine)

• न (na) - not, no

• कलना (kalanā) - conception, reckoning, imagination

• भावाभावमयात्मिका (bhāvābhāvamayātmikā) - whose nature is composed of being and non-being

• तत् (tat) - that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma!

• जीव (jīva) - individual soul, living being (jīva)

• आदि (ādi) - and so on, beginning with, etc.

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, futile, in vain

• किम् (kim) - why? what?

• ईहसे (īhase) - you strive, you desire, you attempt

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

काचित् (kācit) - any, some (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid

kācid - any, some

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कलना (kalanā) - conception, reckoning, imagination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - conception, reckoning, imagination

Root: kal (class 1)

भावाभावमयात्मिका (bhāvābhāvamayātmikā) - whose nature is composed of being and non-being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvābhāvamayātmika

bhāvābhāvamayātmika - whose nature is composed of being and non-being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+abhāva+maya+ātmika)

• bhāva – being, existence, state
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-being, non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix/adjective (masculine/neuter)
  suffix -maya
• ātmika – relating to the self (ātman), inherent nature
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  formed from ātman + ika

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

राम (rāma) - O Rāma!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of an epic hero)

जीव (jīva) - individual soul, living being (jīva)

(noun)

masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul (jīva), living being

Root: jīv (class 1)

आदि (ādi) - and so on, beginning with, etc.

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a suffix indicating 'etc.' or 'starting from'

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, futile, in vain

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, futile, in vain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)

• vi – without, away, apart
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - why? what?

(indeclinable)

ईहसे (īhase) - you strive, you desire, you attempt

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īh

Root: īh (class 1)