योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-58

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
असतो द्वीन्दुबिम्बादेर्न युक्तं कारणेक्षणम् ।
वन्ध्यातनयसर्वाङ्गमण्डनं कस्य राजते ॥ ५८ ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
asato dvīndubimbāderna yuktaṃ kāraṇekṣaṇam ,
vandhyātanayasarvāṅgamaṇḍanaṃ kasya rājate 58

58. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca asataḥ dvi-indu-bimbādeḥ na yuktam
kāraṇa-īkṣaṇam vandhyā-tanaya-sarvāṅga-maṇḍanam kasya rājate

58. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca asataḥ dvi-indu-bimbādeḥ kāraṇa-īkṣaṇam
na yuktam vandhyā-tanaya-sarvāṅga-maṇḍanam kasya rājate

58. Śikhidhvaja said: It is not appropriate to seek a cause for non-existent things, such as a double moon-disc. For whom would the adornment of all the limbs of a barren woman's son be meaningful or appear real?

Words meanings summery:

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

• द्वि-इन्दु-बिम्बादेः (dvi-indu-bimbādeḥ) - of a double moon-disc, etc.

• न (na) - not, no

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting, appropriate, connected

• कारण-ईक्षणम् (kāraṇa-īkṣaṇam) - observation/perception of a cause

• वन्ध्या-तनय-सर्वाङ्ग-मण्डनम् (vandhyā-tanaya-sarvāṅga-maṇḍanam) - the adornment of all limbs of a barren woman's son

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, for whom

• राजते (rājate) - shines, appears splendid, is real/meaningful

Words meanings and morphology

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Śikhidhvaja (proper name, lit. 'banner with a flame' or 'peacock banner')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhi+dhvaja)

• śikhi – flame, crest, peacock
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present active participle

Participle of √as (to be) with negation 'a-'

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existent, good
  adjective
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'asat', meaning 'non-existent', referring to things of that nature.

द्वि-इन्दु-बिम्बादेः (dvi-indu-bimbādeḥ) - of a double moon-disc, etc.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvi-indu-bimba-ādi

dvi-indu-bimba-ādi - a double moon-disc and so on

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+indu+bimba+ādi)

• dvi – two, double
  numeral
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• bimba – disc, reflection, image
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  indeclinable (masculine)

Note: 'ādi' is part of the compound, marking it as 'and similar things'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting, appropriate, connected

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, proper, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √yuj (to join, connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.

कारण-ईक्षणम् (kāraṇa-īkṣaṇam) - observation/perception of a cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa-īkṣaṇa

kāraṇa-īkṣaṇa - observation of a cause

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+īkṣaṇa)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, observation, perception
  noun (neuter)
  From √īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वन्ध्या-तनय-सर्वाङ्ग-मण्डनम् (vandhyā-tanaya-sarvāṅga-maṇḍanam) - the adornment of all limbs of a barren woman's son

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vandhyā-tanaya-sarvāṅga-maṇḍana

vandhyā-tanaya-sarvāṅga-maṇḍana - the adornment of all limbs of a barren woman's son

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vandhyā-tanaya+sarvāṅga+maṇḍana)

• vandhyā – barren woman
  noun (feminine)
• tanaya – son
  noun (masculine)
  From √tan (to stretch, extend) with suffix -aya
  Root: tan (class 8)
• sarva – all, whole
  pronoun
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍana – adornment, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  From √maṇḍ (to adorn)
  Root: maṇḍ (class 10)

Note: A long compound (vandhyā-tanayasya sarvāṅga-maṇḍanam).

कस्य (kasya) - whose, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

राजते (rājate) - shines, appears splendid, is real/meaningful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Present middle 3rd singular of √rāj (class 1)

Root: rāj (class 1)