योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-152, verse-3

अन्यमुनिरुवाच ।
सत्संभवति यत्रान्यत्तत्रेदं सदिति स्मयः ।
युक्तो यत्र त्वेतदेव सत्ताल्पं तत्र का प्रमा ॥ ३ ॥

anyamuniruvāca ,
satsaṃbhavati yatrānyattatredaṃ saditi smayaḥ ,
yukto yatra tvetadeva sattālpaṃ tatra kā pramā 3

3. anyaḥ muniḥ uvāca | sat saṃbhavati
yatra anyat tatra idaṃ sat iti
smayaḥ | yuktaḥ yatra tu etat eva sat
sattā alpaṃ tatra kā pramā || 3 ||

3. anyaḥ muniḥ uvāca yatra anyat sat saṃbhavati,
tatra idaṃ sat iti smayaḥ yuktaḥ tu yatra etat eva sat,
sattā alpam tatra kā pramā?

3. Another sage said: Where something real (sat) emerges from another source, it is fitting to exclaim, 'This is real!' But where this (one thing) itself is the only reality (sat), and that existence (sattā) is subtle, what valid means of knowledge (pramā) can there be to prove it?

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, seer

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सत् (sat) - real entity, fundamental reality (real, existing, good; reality, existence)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - comes into being, arises, is possible

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, different

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• इदम् (idam) - this (newly emerged real entity) (this, this one)

• सत् (sat) - real entity, fundamental reality (real, existing, good; reality, existence)

• इति (iti) - thus, so; marks direct speech or thought

• स्मयः (smayaḥ) - astonishment, wonder, surprise

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - appropriate, justified (joined, fit, proper, appropriate, connected)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this alone' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• सत् (sat) - real entity, fundamental reality (real, existing, good; reality, existence)

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, reality, being

• अल्पं (alpaṁ) - subtle, limited, insignificant (small, little, subtle, trifling)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

• का (kā) - what (kind of)? (what? which? who?)

• प्रमा (pramā) - valid means of knowledge (valid knowledge, correct perception, proof, evidence)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect, 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

सत् (sat) - real entity, fundamental reality (real, existing, good; reality, existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'the real' or 'an existent thing'.

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - comes into being, arises, is possible

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present, 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (newly emerged real entity) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सत् (sat) - real entity, fundamental reality (real, existing, good; reality, existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'the real' or 'an existent thing'.

इति (iti) - thus, so; marks direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

स्मयः (smayaḥ) - astonishment, wonder, surprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smaya

smaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise, smile

Root: smi (class 1)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - appropriate, justified (joined, fit, proper, appropriate, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, fit, proper, engaged, concentrated

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this alone' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - real entity, fundamental reality (real, existing, good; reality, existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'the real' or 'an existent thing'.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, reality, being

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, reality, being, entity

Derived from 'sat' (existent)

अल्पं (alpaṁ) - subtle, limited, insignificant (small, little, subtle, trifling)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, subtle, insignificant

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that case

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what (kind of)? (what? which? who?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

प्रमा (pramā) - valid means of knowledge (valid knowledge, correct perception, proof, evidence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pramā

pramā - valid knowledge, correct perception, accurate measure, proof, evidence

Root: mā (class 2)