योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-4

किमेतत्स्यादुतान्यत्स्यान्निर्वाणमिति संशयात् ।
नाध्यगच्छदसौ शान्तिं मूर्खो यौवनवानिव ॥ ४ ॥

kimetatsyādutānyatsyānnirvāṇamiti saṃśayāt ,
nādhyagacchadasau śāntiṃ mūrkho yauvanavāniva 4

4. kim etat syāt uta anyat syāt nirvāṇam iti saṃśayāt
na adhyagacchat asau śāntim mūrkhaḥ yauvanavān iva

4. asau kim etat syāt uta anyat syāt nirvāṇam iti
saṃśayāt śāntim na adhyagacchat mūrkhaḥ yauvanavān iva

4. Due to his doubt, wondering "What could this be, or what else could it be? Is this indeed liberation (nirvāṇa)?", he did not attain peace, like a foolish youth.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, let it be

• उत (uta) - or, and, moreover

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, another

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, let it be

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, extinction, complete peace

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

• संशयात् (saṁśayāt) - from doubt, due to doubt

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - attained, reached, understood

• असौ (asau) - that one, he, she

• शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, quietude

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool, foolish, ignorant person

• यौवनवान् (yauvanavān) - a youth, having youth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative mood

optative mood, 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

उत (uta) - or, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative mood

optative mood, 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, extinction, complete peace

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - liberation, extinction, complete peace, cooling down

Root: vā

Note: Refers to `nirvāṇa`.

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

(indeclinable)

संशयात् (saṁśayāt) - from doubt, due to doubt

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: śi

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अध्यगच्छत् (adhyagacchat) - attained, reached, understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of adhi-gam

imperfect past tense

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active, with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

असौ (asau) - that one, he, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the previous verses.

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, quietude

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation

Root: śam

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - a fool, foolish, ignorant person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, ignorant, stupid person

Root: murch

यौवनवान् (yauvanavān) - a youth, having youth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yauvanavat

yauvanavat - possessing youth, a young person, youthful

Possessive suffix -vat added to yauvana

Note: Qualifies 'mūrkhaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)