योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-98, verse-25

इत्थमालक्ष्यमाणं तत्तदेवं सततं मुने ।
न च नार्थक्रियाकारि भवेन्नेत्थमिदं जगत् ॥ २५ ॥

itthamālakṣyamāṇaṃ tattadevaṃ satataṃ mune ,
na ca nārthakriyākāri bhavennetthamidaṃ jagat 25

25. ittham ālakṣyamāṇam tat tat eva evam satatam mune na
ca na artha-kriyā-kāri bhavet na ittham idam jagat

25. mune,
ittham ālakṣyamāṇam tat tat evam satatam (vartate).
ca (tat) na artha-kriyā-kāri na bhavet.
idam jagat ittham na (syāt).

25. O sage, that very thing (tat tat), being perceived in this manner and constantly thus, is certainly not without practical efficacy. Were it not so, this world would not exist.

Words meanings summery:

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

• आलक्ष्यमाणम् (ālakṣyamāṇam) - being perceived, being observed, being noticed

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• सततम् (satatam) - always, continuously, perpetually

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अर्थ-क्रिया-कारि (artha-kriyā-kāri) - performing effective action, having practical efficacy

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• इत्थम् (ittham) - if it were not thus, i.e., efficacious (thus, in this manner, so)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

Words meanings and morphology

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, in this way

(indeclinable)

आलक्ष्यमाणम् (ālakṣyamāṇam) - being perceived, being observed, being noticed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālakṣyamāṇa

ālakṣyamāṇa - being observed, being perceived, being noticed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root lakṣ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

तत् (tat) - that, that very thing

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - always, continuously, perpetually

(indeclinable)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-क्रिया-कारि (artha-kriyā-kāri) - performing effective action, having practical efficacy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of artha-kriyā-kārin

artha-kriyā-kārin - performing effective action, practically efficacious

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kriyā+kārin)

• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite
  noun (feminine)
• kārin – making, doing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, should be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - if it were not thus, i.e., efficacious (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving (adj.)

Derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

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