योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-103, verse-56

प्रामाणिकविचारेषु न विद्यन्ते कृतेषु ये ।
कथं सन्ति जगद्भावास्ते के सन्ति सदैव वा ॥ ५६ ॥

prāmāṇikavicāreṣu na vidyante kṛteṣu ye ,
kathaṃ santi jagadbhāvāste ke santi sadaiva vā 56

56. prāmāṇikavicāreṣu na vidyante kṛteṣu ye katham
santi jagat bhāvāḥ te ke santi sadā eva vā

56. ye prāmāṇikavicāreṣu kṛteṣu na vidyante te
jagat bhāvāḥ katham santi vā ke sadā eva santi

56. How can those worldly phenomena (jagat-bhāvāḥ) which do not exist when subjected to valid inquiry ever exist, or what nature of existence do they truly possess?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रामाणिकविचारेषु (prāmāṇikavicāreṣu) - when subjected to valid inquiry (in valid inquiries, in authoritative investigations, in logical arguments)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - they exist, are found (they exist, they are found, they are)

• कृतेषु (kṛteṣu) - when performed, when made (referring to inquiries) (in those performed, when done, in those made)

• ये (ye) - which (referring to 'jagadbhāvāḥ') (who, which, those who)

• कथम् (katham) - how (interrogative adverb) (how, in what manner, why)

• सन्ति (santi) - they exist (they are, they exist)

• जगत् (jagat) - worldly (as part of a compound) (world, universe, moving)

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - phenomena, entities (jagat-bhāvāḥ) (entities, states of being, existences, phenomena)

• ते (te) - those (referring to 'jagadbhāvāḥ') (those, they)

• के (ke) - what nature (of existence) (who, what, which (plural nominative masculine))

• सन्ति (santi) - they possess, they are (they are, they exist)

• सदा (sadā) - ever, always (always, ever, constantly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (emphatic) (indeed, only, just, quite)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रामाणिकविचारेषु (prāmāṇikavicāreṣu) - when subjected to valid inquiry (in valid inquiries, in authoritative investigations, in logical arguments)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of prāmāṇikavicāra

prāmāṇikavicāra - valid inquiry, authoritative investigation, logical thought

Compound noun in locative plural.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prāmāṇika+vicāra)

• prāmāṇika – authoritative, valid, pertaining to proof, standard
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'pramāṇa' (proof, authority).
• vicāra – inquiry, examination, deliberation, discrimination
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'car' (to move) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context in which 'kṛteṣu' (when done/made) applies.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - they exist, are found (they exist, they are found, they are)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

present middle indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, middle voice. From root 'vid' (class 4).

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Null subject, implied 'ye'.

कृतेषु (kṛteṣu) - when performed, when made (referring to inquiries) (in those performed, when done, in those made)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ये (ye) - which (referring to 'jagadbhāvāḥ') (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Masculine nominative plural form.

Note: Subject of the clause 'ye na vidyante'.

कथम् (katham) - how (interrogative adverb) (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - they exist (they are, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate for 'jagadbhāvāḥ'.

जगत् (jagat) - worldly (as part of a compound) (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, lively

present active participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication.

Root: gam (class 1)

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - phenomena, entities (jagat-bhāvāḥ) (entities, states of being, existences, phenomena)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, condition, nature, substance, entity, emotion

From root 'bhū' (to be, to become).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+bhāva)

• jagat – world, universe, moving
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, condition, nature, substance, entity, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the rhetorical question.

ते (te) - those (referring to 'jagadbhāvāḥ') (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Masculine nominative plural form.

के (ke) - what nature (of existence) (who, what, which (plural nominative masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Masculine nominative plural form.

सन्ति (santi) - they possess, they are (they are, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

सदा (sadā) - ever, always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (emphatic) (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.