योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-5

न क्वचित्सन्ति भूतानि पञ्च कुट्यादयो न वा ।
असन्त्यप्यनुभूतानि ननु स्वप्नदशास्विव ॥ ५ ॥

na kvacitsanti bhūtāni pañca kuṭyādayo na vā ,
asantyapyanubhūtāni nanu svapnadaśāsviva 5

5. na kvacit santi bhūtāni pañca kuṭyādayaḥ na vā
asanti api anubhūtāni nanu svapnadaśāsu iva

5. pañca bhūtāni kvacit na santi,
vā kuṭyādayaḥ na nanu,
asanti api (te) svapnadaśāsu iva anubhūtāni

5. Neither do the five elements (bhūta) exist anywhere, nor do houses (kuṭi) and similar things. Though they are non-existent, they are certainly experienced, just as in dream states.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither, not (not, no, nor)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

• सन्ति (santi) - exist (are, exist)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the (five) elements (bhūta) (elements, beings, created things)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• कुट्यादयः (kuṭyādayaḥ) - houses (kuṭi) and similar things (huts etc., houses and so on)

• न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)

• वा (vā) - or (with preceding 'na' -> nor) (or, optionally, as if)

• असन्ति (asanti) - are non-existent (are not, are non-existent)

• अपि (api) - even though (introducing a concessive clause) (even, also, too)

• अनुभूतानि (anubhūtāni) - are experienced (experienced, perceived)

• ननु (nanu) - certainly, indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)

• स्वप्नदशासु (svapnadaśāsu) - in dream states (in dream states, in conditions of dream)

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither, not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

सन्ति (santi) - exist (are, exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the (five) elements (bhūta) (elements, beings, created things)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost, past

past passive participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhūtāni'.

कुट्यादयः (kuṭyādayaḥ) - houses (kuṭi) and similar things (huts etc., houses and so on)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuṭyādi

kuṭyādi - hut and so on, beginning with huts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kuṭi+ādi)

• kuṭi – hut, cottage, house
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - nor (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (with preceding 'na' -> nor) (or, optionally, as if)

(indeclinable)

असन्ति (asanti) - are non-existent (are not, are non-existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

present active participle (negative)

Derived from root as (to be) with negative prefix 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, real, true
  adjective
  present active participle
  Derived from root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as a predicate or implicitly refers to 'bhūtāni' and 'kuṭyādayaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even though (introducing a concessive clause) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूतानि (anubhūtāni) - are experienced (experienced, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

past passive participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, become) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implied verb 'santi' (are) makes it 'are experienced'.

ननु (nanu) - certainly, indeed (indeed, surely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्वप्नदशासु (svapnadaśāsu) - in dream states (in dream states, in conditions of dream)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of svapnadaśā

svapnadaśā - dream state, condition of dreaming

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (svapna+daśā)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• daśā – state, condition, period
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

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