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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-13

नाम्नैवाङ्गीकृताभावं यदि विश्वं हि कथ्यते ।
विद्यमानं कथं तत्स्यान्ननु तामरसेक्षण ॥ १३ ॥
nāmnaivāṅgīkṛtābhāvaṃ yadi viśvaṃ hi kathyate ,
vidyamānaṃ kathaṃ tatsyānnanu tāmarasekṣaṇa 13
13. nāmnā eva aṅgīkṛtābhāvam yadi viśvam hi kathyate
vidyamānam katham tat syāt nanu tāmarasekhaṇa
13. he tāmarasekhaṇa,
yadi viśvaṃ hi nāmnā eva aṅgīkṛtābhāvam kathyate,
tat vidyamānam katham nanu syāt?
13. O lotus-eyed one (tāmarasekhaṇa), if the universe (viśva) is indeed described as something whose non-existence is acknowledged merely by its name, then how could that (universe) truly exist?

Words meanings summery:

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  • नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, by reputation
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • अङ्गीकृताभावम् (aṅgīkṛtābhāvam) - whose non-existence is accepted/admitted
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the world
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
  • कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is described, is called
  • विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - existing, present
  • कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?
  • तत् (tat) - that, it
  • स्यात् (syāt) - it would be, it might be
  • ननु (nanu) - indeed, certainly, tell me, is it not?
  • तामरसेखण (tāmarasekhaṇa) - O lotus-eyed one

Words meanings and morphology

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, by reputation
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name, appellation, noun
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
अङ्गीकृताभावम् (aṅgīkṛtābhāvam) - whose non-existence is accepted/admitted
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅgīkṛtābhāva
aṅgīkṛtābhāva - having accepted non-existence, whose non-existence is admitted
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṅgīkṛta+abhāva)
  • aṅgīkṛta – accepted, assented, admitted
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of verb kṛ with prefix aṅgī
    Prefix: aṅgī
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • abhāva – non-existence, absence, negation
    noun (masculine)
    compound of 'a' (negative prefix) + 'bhāva'
    Root: bhū (class 1)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe, the world
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva
viśva - universe, world, all
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said, is described, is called
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath
Root: kath (class 10)
विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - existing, present
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyamāna
vidyamāna - existing, being present, existent
Present Middle Participle
Root: vid (class 2)
कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, this
स्यात् (syāt) - it would be, it might be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
ननु (nanu) - indeed, certainly, tell me, is it not?
(indeclinable)
तामरसेखण (tāmarasekhaṇa) - O lotus-eyed one
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāmarasekhaṇa
tāmarasekhaṇa - lotus-eyed (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāmarasa+īkṣaṇa)
  • tāmarasa – lotus (specifically red lotus)
    noun (neuter)
  • īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
    noun (neuter)
    Root: īkṣ (class 1)