योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-156, verse-19

वरेण शब्दमात्रेण जगदप्यजगत्क्षणात् ।
करोति सा भवन्नाशे तस्याः कैव कदर्थना ॥ १९ ॥

vareṇa śabdamātreṇa jagadapyajagatkṣaṇāt ,
karoti sā bhavannāśe tasyāḥ kaiva kadarthanā 19

19. vareṇa śabdamātreṇa jagat api ajagat kṣaṇāt
karoti sā bhavanāśe tasyāḥ kā eva kadarthanā

19. sā vareṇa śabdamātreṇa kṣaṇāt jagat api ajagat
karoti bhavanāśe tasyāḥ kā eva kadarthanā?

19. She, by a mere word in the form of a boon, can instantly render the world (jagat) non-existent. What possible humiliation or debasement could there be for her even amidst the destruction of existence?

Words meanings summery:

• वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon (by a boon; by a choice; by a desire)

• शब्दमात्रेण (śabdamātreṇa) - by a mere word (by a mere word; by a word only)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अजगत् (ajagat) - non-existent (non-world; not moving; non-existent)

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant (in an instant; from a moment)

• करोति (karoti) - makes, renders (makes, does, creates)

• सा (sā) - she (the goddess) (she; that (feminine))

• भवनाशे (bhavanāśe) - amidst the destruction of existence (at the destruction of existence/being)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (the goddess) (of her; of that (feminine))

• का (kā) - what (what (feminine); who)

• एव (eva) - indeed, possibly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• कदर्थना (kadarthanā) - humiliation, debasement (humiliation, debasement, suffering, wrong meaning)

Words meanings and morphology

वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon (by a boon; by a choice; by a desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, choice, excellent, husband

From root `vṛ` (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 1)

शब्दमात्रेण (śabdamātreṇa) - by a mere word (by a mere word; by a word only)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śabdamātra

śabdamātra - mere word, only a sound

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+mātra)

• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)
• mātra – only, mere, just
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living being

Present Active Participle

From root `gam` with prefix `ja` (reduplicated form).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of `karoti`.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अजगत् (ajagat) - non-existent (non-world; not moving; non-existent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajagat

ajagat - non-moving, non-existent, immovable

Negative compound with `a` + `jagat`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+jagat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative particle.
• jagat – world, moving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `jagat` and functions as the complement of `karoti`.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in an instant (in an instant; from a moment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use indicating time.

करोति (karoti) - makes, renders (makes, does, creates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Indicative

From root `kṛ`, class 8 verb.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सा (sā) - she (the goddess) (she; that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `karoti`.

भवनाशे (bhavanāśe) - amidst the destruction of existence (at the destruction of existence/being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhavanāśa

bhavanāśa - destruction of existence, end of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+nāśa)

• bhava – existence, being, world, birth, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū`.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, ruin
  noun (masculine)
  From root `naś`.
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Adverbial use indicating circumstance.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (the goddess) (of her; of that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive for `kadarthanā`.

का (kā) - what (what (feminine); who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

एव (eva) - indeed, possibly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

कदर्थना (kadarthanā) - humiliation, debasement (humiliation, debasement, suffering, wrong meaning)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadarthanā

kadarthanā - humiliation, insult, wrong meaning, suffering

From `ku` (bad) + `artha` (meaning/purpose) + suffix. Or from root `arth` with `ka` prefix.

Compound type : pra-tatpurusha (ku+arthanā)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible
  prefix
  Negative particle, prefix for degradation.
• arthanā – seeking, asking, request, purpose
  noun (feminine)
  From root `arth`.
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Predicate noun of implied 'is'.