योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-42

अतो जगदहंतादि प्रश्न एवेति नोचितः ।
यद्वस्तु विद्यमानं सत्प्रश्नस्तत्र विराजते ॥ ४२ ॥

ato jagadahaṃtādi praśna eveti nocitaḥ ,
yadvastu vidyamānaṃ satpraśnastatra virājate 42

42. ataḥ jagat-ahantā-ādiḥ praśnaḥ eva iti na ucitaḥ
yat vastu vidyamānam sat praśnaḥ tatra virājate

42. ataḥ jagat-ahantā-ādiḥ praśnaḥ eva iti na ucitaḥ.
yat vastu sat vidyamānam,
tatra praśnaḥ virājate.

42. Therefore, questions concerning the world, ego (ahaṅkāra), and similar matters are not appropriate. A question is truly fitting only regarding that which genuinely exists as reality.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

• जगत्-अहन्ता-आदिः (jagat-ahantā-ādiḥ) - the world, ego (ahaṅkāra), and so on

• प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question, inquiry

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• न (na) - not, no

• उचितः (ucitaḥ) - proper, fitting, appropriate

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• वस्तु (vastu) - thing, object, reality

• विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - existing, present

• सत् (sat) - existing, real, true reality

• प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question, inquiry

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

• विराजते (virājate) - shines forth, is prominent, is appropriate

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

जगत्-अहन्ता-आदिः (jagat-ahantā-ādiḥ) - the world, ego (ahaṅkāra), and so on

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagat-ahantā-ādi

jagat-ahantā-ādi - world, ego, etc.

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (jagat+ahantā+ādi)

• jagat – world, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go, move)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ahantā – ego (ahaṅkāra), egoism, 'I-ness'
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question, inquiry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, investigation

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उचितः (ucitaḥ) - proper, fitting, appropriate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ucita

ucita - proper, fitting, suitable, accustomed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vac (to speak) but meaning 'fit' or 'proper'.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

वस्तु (vastu) - thing, object, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, thing, object, reality, essential nature

विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - existing, present

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyamāna

vidyamāna - existing, being present, currently in existence

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from the root vid (to be, to exist)

Root: vid (class 2)

सत् (sat) - existing, real, true reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, reality, truth

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question, inquiry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, investigation

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that case

(indeclinable)

विराजते (virājate) - shines forth, is prominent, is appropriate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of virāj

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)