योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-12

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं दृश्यं किंचिन्न विद्यते ।
यत्र तत्र कथं कीदृक् कुतः स्यात्संभवः स्मृतेः ॥ १२ ॥

ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ dṛśyaṃ kiṃcinna vidyate ,
yatra tatra kathaṃ kīdṛk kutaḥ syātsaṃbhavaḥ smṛteḥ 12

12. ābrahmastambaparyantam dṛśyam kiṃcit na vidyate
yatra tatra katham kīdṛk kutaḥ syāt saṃbhavaḥ smṛteḥ

12. ābrahmastambaparyantam kiṃcit dṛśyam na vidyate.
tatra yatra kathaṃ kīdṛk kutaḥ smṛteḥ saṃbhavaḥ syāt.

12. From Brahmā down to a blade of grass, nothing that is perceived (dṛśya) truly exists. Where, then, how, and from what source could the possibility of memory (smṛti) arise?

Words meanings summery:

• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम् (ābrahmastambaparyantam) - encompassing everything from the highest being (Brahmā) to the lowest object (a blade of grass) (extending from Brahmā to a blade of grass)

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - any perceived object or phenomenon (dṛśya) (the visible, the perceived, object of sight)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (anything, something, a little)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - truly exists (exists, is found, is present)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (interrogative adverb) (where, in which place, if)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to such a condition of non-existence) (there, in that place, then)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

• कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - of what kind (of what kind, what sort, how)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source (from where, whence, why, from what cause)

• स्यात् (syāt) - could possibly arise / exist (may be, let it be, would be (optative of as, to be))

• संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - the possibility of existence (origin, birth, possibility, existence)

• स्मृतेः (smṛteḥ) - of memory (smṛti) (of memory, of recollection)

Words meanings and morphology

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम् (ābrahmastambaparyantam) - encompassing everything from the highest being (Brahmā) to the lowest object (a blade of grass) (extending from Brahmā to a blade of grass)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābrahmastambaparyanta

ābrahmastambaparyanta - extending from Brahmā to a blade of grass (or a stump)

Compound of ā (up to) + brahma (Brahmā) + stamba (stump, blade of grass) + paryanta (ending with, limit).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+stamba+paryanta)

• brahma – Brahmā (the creator god), Brahman (the ultimate reality)
  proper noun (masculine)
• stamba – stump, cluster, blade of grass
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – ending in, reaching to, boundary, limit
  adjective (masculine)
  From pari (around) + anta (end).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'up to Brahmā and a blade of grass'.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - any perceived object or phenomenon (dṛśya) (the visible, the perceived, object of sight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen; the perceived world, phenomena

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ya.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, a little, a certain

Compound of kim (what) + cid (a particle to make the pronoun indefinite).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (neuter)
• cid – a particle indicating indefiniteness
  indeclinable

Note: Qualifies dṛśyam.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - truly exists (exists, is found, is present)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root vid (to be, exist) in its ātmanepada form.

Root: vid (class 4)

यत्र (yatra) - where (interrogative adverb) (where, in which place, if)

(indeclinable)

From relative pronoun yad + tral suffix.

तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to such a condition of non-existence) (there, in that place, then)

(indeclinable)

From demonstrative pronoun tad + tral suffix.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun kim + tham suffix.

कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - of what kind (of what kind, what sort, how)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, what sort, like what

From interrogative pronoun kim + dṛś (to see) - suffix forming adjectives of appearance.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: This form is used for all genders in the nominative singular and is often indeclinable in this usage.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from what source (from where, whence, why, from what cause)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun kim + tasil suffix.

स्यात् (syāt) - could possibly arise / exist (may be, let it be, would be (optative of as, to be))

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - the possibility of existence (origin, birth, possibility, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, production, existence, possibility

Derived from root bhū (to be) with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्मृतेः (smṛteḥ) - of memory (smṛti) (of memory, of recollection)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, remembrance; sacred tradition, law codes

Derived from root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)