योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-176, verse-2

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
जगत्स्वप्नेषु शब्दार्थसंबन्धोऽवगतस्त्वया ।
न नाम न च लोकेन व्यर्थं तत्कथनं ततः ॥ २ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
jagatsvapneṣu śabdārthasaṃbandho'vagatastvayā ,
na nāma na ca lokena vyarthaṃ tatkathanaṃ tataḥ 2

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca jagatsvapneṣu śabdārthasaṃbandhaḥ avagataḥ
tvayā na nāma na ca lokena vyartham tatkathanam tataḥ

2. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca tvayā jagatsvapneṣu śabdārthasaṃbandhaḥ
avagataḥ tataḥ tatkathanam na nāma na ca lokena vyartham

2. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "You have indeed grasped the connection between words and meanings within the dream-like nature of the world. Therefore, this narration is not meaningless; it is neither merely for the sake of names, nor for ordinary worldly understanding."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जगत्स्वप्नेषु (jagatsvapneṣu) - Refers to the illusory or dream-like nature of existence (in the dreams of the world, in worldly dreams)

• शब्दार्थसंबन्धः (śabdārthasaṁbandhaḥ) - the connection between word and meaning

• अवगतः (avagataḥ) - understood, known, comprehended

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• न (na) - not

• नाम (nāma) - Here, meaning 'merely by name' or 'superficially' (indeed, namely, by name, superficially)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• लोकेन (lokena) - Refers to the understanding of ordinary people or conventional thought (by the world, by people, by common usage)

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, meaningless, vain

• तत्कथनम् (tatkathanam) - that narration, that statement

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, from that, thence

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha, a revered sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

जगत्स्वप्नेषु (jagatsvapneṣu) - Refers to the illusory or dream-like nature of existence (in the dreams of the world, in worldly dreams)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jagatsvapna

jagatsvapna - the dream of the world, worldly illusion

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+svapna)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)

शब्दार्थसंबन्धः (śabdārthasaṁbandhaḥ) - the connection between word and meaning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabdārthasaṃbandha

śabdārthasaṁbandha - the relation between a word and its meaning

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śabdārtha+saṃbandha)

• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, bond
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)

अवगतः (avagataḥ) - understood, known, comprehended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avagata

avagata - understood, known, comprehended, gone down

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - Here, meaning 'merely by name' or 'superficially' (indeed, namely, by name, superficially)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लोकेन (lokena) - Refers to the understanding of ordinary people or conventional thought (by the world, by people, by common usage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, common usage, sight

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, meaningless, vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, vain, unmeaning, without purpose

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+artha)

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

तत्कथनम् (tatkathanam) - that narration, that statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatkathana

tatkathana - that narration, the act of telling that

Verbal noun from 'kath' (to tell)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kathana)

• tad – that, those
  pronoun
• kathana – telling, narrating, a narration
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'kath' (to tell) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: kath (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, from that, thence

(indeclinable)

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