योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-34

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
असद्रूपस्य दृश्यस्य कारणाभावतः सदा ।
दृश्यतास्येत्यपि प्रौढिनिर्देशस्यात्यसंभवात् ॥ ३४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
asadrūpasya dṛśyasya kāraṇābhāvataḥ sadā ,
dṛśyatāsyetyapi prauḍhinirdeśasyātyasaṃbhavāt 34

34. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca | asat rūpasya dṛśyasya kāraṇābhāvataḥ sadā
| dṛśyatā asya iti api prauḍhinirdeśasya atyasaṃbhavāt ||

34. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca asat rūpasya dṛśyasya sadā kāraṇābhāvataḥ,
asya dṛśyatā iti api prauḍhinirdeśasya atyasaṃbhavāt (asti)

34. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Because there is perpetually an absence of a cause for the visible object (dṛśya) which is unreal, and because it is utterly impossible to strongly assert the reality of its visibility.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

• रूपस्य (rūpasya) - of the form, of the nature, of the object

• दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the visible, of the object of sight

• कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

• सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

• दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - visibility, the state of being visible

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अपि (api) - also, even

• प्रौढिनिर्देशस्य (prauḍhinirdeśasya) - of the strong assertion

• अत्यसंभवात् (atyasaṁbhavāt) - due to the utter impossibility

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

असत् (asat) - unreal, non-existent

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Participle (negative)

Negation 'a' + root as (to be)

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rūpasya'

रूपस्य (rūpasya) - of the form, of the nature, of the object

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, nature, beauty, object

दृश्यस्य (dṛśyasya) - of the visible, of the object of sight

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight

Gerundive

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कारणाभावतः (kāraṇābhāvataḥ) - due to the absence of a cause

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+abhāva)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from a (negation) + bhāva (existence)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an ablative adverb from the noun 'kāraṇābhāva'.

सदा (sadā) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

दृश्यता (dṛśyatā) - visibility, the state of being visible

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyatā

dṛśyatā - visibility, the state of being visible

Abstract noun formed from dṛśya (visible) with suffix -tā

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

प्रौढिनिर्देशस्य (prauḍhinirdeśasya) - of the strong assertion

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prauḍhinirdeśa

prauḍhinirdeśa - strong/firm assertion/declaration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prauḍhi+nirdeśa)

• prauḍhi – maturity, force, strength, assertion
  noun (feminine)
• nirdeśa – declaration, assertion, designation, direction
  noun (masculine)
  Action noun from root diś with upasarga nir
  Prefix: nir
  Root: diś (class 6)

अत्यसंभवात् (atyasaṁbhavāt) - due to the utter impossibility

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+asaṃbhava)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
• asaṃbhava – impossibility, non-occurrence
  noun (masculine)
  Negation 'a' + saṃbhava (possibility)
  Prefixes: a+sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an ablative adverb from the noun 'atyasaṃbhava'.