योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-60

शिखिध्वज उवाच ।
हस्तपादादियुक्तस्य शरीरस्य मुनीश्वर ।
नित्यमालक्ष्यमाणस्य पिता कस्मान्न कारणम् ॥ ६० ॥

śikhidhvaja uvāca ,
hastapādādiyuktasya śarīrasya munīśvara ,
nityamālakṣyamāṇasya pitā kasmānna kāraṇam 60

60. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca hasta-pāda-ādi-yuktasya śarīrasya
munīśvara nityam ālakṣyamāṇasya pitā kasmāt na kāraṇam

60. śikhidhvajaḥ uvāca munīśvara hasta-pāda-ādi-yuktasya
nityam ālakṣyamāṇasya śarīrasya pitā kasmāt na kāraṇam

60. Śikhidhvaja said: O lord of sages, why is a father not considered the cause of the body, which is equipped with hands, feet, and so forth, and is continuously perceived?

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हस्त-पाद-आदि-युक्तस्य (hasta-pāda-ādi-yuktasya) - of that which is endowed with hands, feet, and so on

• शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O lord of sages

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• आलक्ष्यमाणस्य (ālakṣyamāṇasya) - of that which is being perceived, of that which is visible

• पिता (pitā) - father

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why

• न (na) - not, no

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

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)

हस्त-पाद-आदि-युक्तस्य (hasta-pāda-ādi-yuktasya) - of that which is endowed with hands, feet, and so on

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of hasta-pāda-ādi-yukta

hasta-pāda-ādi-yukta - endowed with hands, feet, etc.

Past Passive Participle

Compound ending in 'yukta' (PPP of √yuj)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hasta+pāda+ādi+yukta)

• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc.
  indeclinable (masculine)
• yukta – joined, endowed, connected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śarīrasya'.

शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form

Note: Genitive case, 'of the body'.

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O lord of sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-īśvara

muni-īśvara - lord of sages, chief ascetic

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'ālakṣyamāṇasya'.

आलक्ष्यमाणस्य (ālakṣyamāṇasya) - of that which is being perceived, of that which is visible

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ālakṣyamāṇa

ālakṣyamāṇa - being seen, being observed, visible

Present Passive Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present passive participle of √lakṣ with prefix 'ā'

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ā+lakṣyamāṇa)

• ā – towards, near, completely
  upasarga
• lakṣyamāṇa – being perceived, being observed
  adjective
  Present passive participle (Ātmanepada)
  Present passive participle (Ātmanepada) of √lakṣ (to perceive)
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śarīrasya'.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Subject of the question.

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from what, why

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative.