योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-7

एषा पितामहाभावेऽप्यसती भूतसंततिः ।
न कदाचन तत्सिद्धं यदसिद्धेन साध्यते ॥ ७ ॥

eṣā pitāmahābhāve'pyasatī bhūtasaṃtatiḥ ,
na kadācana tatsiddhaṃ yadasiddhena sādhyate 7

7. eṣā pitāmahābhāve api asatī bhūtasaṃtatiḥ | na
kadācana tat siddham yat asiddhena sādhyate

7. Eṣā bhūtasaṃtatiḥ pitāmahābhāve api asatī.
Yad asiddhena sādhyate,
tat kadācana na siddham.

7. Even in the absence of Brahmā (pitāmaha), this lineage of beings (bhūtasaṃtatiḥ) is unreal. That which is accomplished by the non-existent can never truly be achieved.

Words meanings summery:

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• पितामहाभावे (pitāmahābhāve) - in the absence of Brahmā, in the non-existence of the grandfather (Brahmā)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• असती (asatī) - unreal, non-existent, false

• भूतसंततिः (bhūtasaṁtatiḥ) - lineage of beings, succession of creatures, continuous existence of elements

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever (with negation)

• तत् (tat) - that

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - accomplished, achieved, established, proved

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• असिद्धेन (asiddhena) - by the non-existent, by the unachieved, by the unproved

• साध्यते (sādhyate) - is accomplished, is achieved, is brought about, is proved

Words meanings and morphology

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular feminine.

पितामहाभावे (pitāmahābhāve) - in the absence of Brahmā, in the non-existence of the grandfather (Brahmā)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitāmahābhāva

pitāmahābhāva - absence/non-existence of Brahmā, absence of the grandfather

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitāmaha+abhāva)

• pitāmaha – grandfather, Brahmā (as the great ancestor)
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from bhū (to be) with negation prefix a.
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

असती (asatī) - unreal, non-existent, false

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asat

asat - unreal, non-existent, false

Feminine nominative singular of 'asat' (non-existent).

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtasaṃtatiḥ'.

भूतसंततिः (bhūtasaṁtatiḥ) - lineage of beings, succession of creatures, continuous existence of elements

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūtasaṃtati

bhūtasaṁtati - lineage of beings, succession of creatures, continuous existence of elements

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+saṃtati)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṃtati – lineage, progeny, continuity, succession, stream
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root tan (to extend) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'siddham'.

कदाचन (kadācana) - never, at no time, ever (with negation)

(indeclinable)

Formed from kadā (when) + cana (particle).

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative/accusative singular neuter.

Note: Subject of the second clause.

सिद्धम् (siddham) - accomplished, achieved, established, proved

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, achieved, established, perfected, proven

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root sidh (to succeed).

Root: sidh (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Nominative/accusative singular neuter.

Note: Subject of 'sādhyate'.

असिद्धेन (asiddhena) - by the non-existent, by the unachieved, by the unproved

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asiddha

asiddha - non-existent, unaccomplished, unproved, unreal

past passive participle

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of 'asiddha' (negation of siddha).

Prefix: a

Root: sidh (class 4)

साध्यते (sādhyate) - is accomplished, is achieved, is brought about, is proved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of sādh

present passive

Present passive third person singular form of root sādh (class 5).

Root: sādh (class 5)