योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-12

वक्षि चेत्कथमेतस्माद्व्यर्थं तदनुभूयते ।
सर्गाद्यमुत्र स्वप्नादिष्वेषु कोऽपह्नवं भजेत् ॥ १२ ॥

vakṣi cetkathametasmādvyarthaṃ tadanubhūyate ,
sargādyamutra svapnādiṣveṣu ko'pahnavaṃ bhajet 12

12. vakṣi cet katham etasmāt vyartham tat anubhūyate
sargādyam amutra svapnādiṣu eṣu kaḥ apahnavam bhajet

12. cet vakṣi,
etasmāt tat katham vyartham anubhūyate? amutra eṣu sargādyam svapnādiṣu kaḥ apahnavam bhajet?

12. If you ask, 'How can that (creation) be experienced from this (consciousness) as meaningless or unreal?' (Then I say:) Who would deny the reality of these experiences, such as creations (sarga) or dreams (svapna) and the like, in that context?

Words meanings summery:

• वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you speak, you assert

• चेत् (cet) - if

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (consciousness) (from this)

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, meaninglessly, as unreal

• तत् (tat) - referring to creation (sarga) (that (one))

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

• सर्गाद्यम् (sargādyam) - creation and so on, beginning with creation (sarga)

• अमुत्र (amutra) - there, in that case, in the other world

• स्वप्नादिषु (svapnādiṣu) - in dreams (svapna) and so on

• एषु (eṣu) - in these (creations, dreams, etc.) (in these)

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• अपह्नवम् (apahnavam) - denial, concealment

• भजेत् (bhajet) - would attain, would find, should resort to

Words meanings and morphology

वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you speak, you assert

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (consciousness) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, meaninglessly, as unreal

(indeclinable)

Compound of vi (without) and artha (meaning/purpose)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+artha)

• vi – apart, asunder, without
  prefix
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

तत् (tat) - referring to creation (sarga) (that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of anubhū

Root bhū with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्गाद्यम् (sargādyam) - creation and so on, beginning with creation (sarga)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sargādi

sargādi - beginning with creation, creation and the like

Compound of sarga (creation) and ādi (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarga+ādi)

• sarga – creation, emanation, world
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

अमुत्र (amutra) - there, in that case, in the other world

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नादिषु (svapnādiṣu) - in dreams (svapna) and so on

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svapnādi

svapnādi - beginning with dreams, dreams and the like

Compound of svapna (dream) and ādi (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+ādi)

• svapna – sleep, dream
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root svap
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

एषु (eṣu) - in these (creations, dreams, etc.) (in these)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, this here

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

अपह्नवम् (apahnavam) - denial, concealment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apahnava

apahnava - denial, concealment, disavowal

Derived from root hnū with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: hnū (class 2)

भजेत् (bhajet) - would attain, would find, should resort to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)