योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-25

कष्टं नास्त्येव यद्दृश्यं तदप्यस्तीति संस्थितम् ।
यदप्यस्ति परं ब्रह्म कष्टं नास्तीति तत्स्थितम् ॥ २५ ॥

kaṣṭaṃ nāstyeva yaddṛśyaṃ tadapyastīti saṃsthitam ,
yadapyasti paraṃ brahma kaṣṭaṃ nāstīti tatsthitam 25

25. kaṣṭam na asti eva yat dṛśyam tat api asti iti saṃsthitam |
yat api asti param brahma kaṣṭam na asti iti tat sthitam ||

25. kaṣṭam yat dṛśyam na asti eva tat api asti iti saṃsthitam
kaṣṭam yat api asti param brahma tat na asti iti sthitam

25. Alas, even what is visible (dṛśya), which truly does not exist, is established as existing. And alas, even the supreme reality (brahman), which truly exists, is established as not existing.

Words meanings summery:

• कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - alas (alas, woe, difficulty, painful, distressful)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

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

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible, that which is seen, object of perception

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'

• संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - is believed to exist, is established as existing (established, situated, existing, constituted)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अस्ति (asti) - truly exists (is, exists)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the supreme reality

• कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - alas (alas, woe, difficulty, painful, distressful)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - is believed not to exist, is established as not existing (established, positioned, existing, constituted)

Words meanings and morphology

कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - alas (alas, woe, difficulty, painful, distressful)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an exclamation of sorrow. It can also be an adjective (painful, difficult) or noun (pain, difficulty). Here used adverbially.

Root: kaṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible, that which is seen, object of perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, perceptible

Gerundive

from dṛś + yat

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'

(indeclinable)

संस्थितम् (saṁsthitam) - is believed to exist, is established as existing (established, situated, existing, constituted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, existing, situated, constituted

Past Passive Participle

from sam-sthā + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - truly exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute, the supreme reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality

Root: bṛh (class 1)

कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - alas (alas, woe, difficulty, painful, distressful)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an exclamation of sorrow. It can also be an adjective (painful, difficult) or noun (pain, difficulty). Here used adverbially.

Root: kaṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, 'that'

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

स्थितम् (sthitam) - is believed not to exist, is established as not existing (established, positioned, existing, constituted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - established, existing, situated, constituted

Past Passive Participle

from sthā + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)