योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-43

किं शास्त्रकं तत्रकथाविचारैर्निर्वासनं जीवितमेव मोक्षः ।
सर्गे त्वसत्येवमकारणत्वात्सत्येव नास्त्येव न नाम काचित् ॥ ४३ ॥

kiṃ śāstrakaṃ tatrakathāvicārairnirvāsanaṃ jīvitameva mokṣaḥ ,
sarge tvasatyevamakāraṇatvātsatyeva nāstyeva na nāma kācit 43

43. kim śāstrakam tatrakathāvicāraiḥ
nirvāsanam jīvitam eva mokṣaḥ
sarge tu asati evam akāraṇatvāt
sati eva na asti eva na nāma kācit

43. kim śāstrakam? tatrakathāvicāraiḥ (kim)? nirvāsanam jīvitam eva mokṣaḥ.
tu sarge evam akāraṇatvāt asati,
sati eva kācit nāma na asti eva na (asti).

43. What is the point of scriptures and discussions of their narratives? A life free from latent impressions (vāsanā) is itself liberation (mokṣa). Furthermore, if creation (sarga) is thus unreal because it is without a cause, then truly, in existence, there is nothing whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what is the use of? (what?, what use?, what for?)

• शास्त्रकम् (śāstrakam) - a scripture, a small treatise

• तत्रकथाविचारैः (tatrakathāvicāraiḥ) - by the discussions of those stories

• निर्वासनाम् (nirvāsanām) - free from latent impressions/desires

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation

• सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, for creation

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• असति (asati) - if unreal, if non-existent (locative singular of 'asat')

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अकारणत्वात् (akāraṇatvāt) - due to being causeless, on account of having no cause

• सति (sati) - in reality, when existing (locative singular of 'sat')

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - it is, it exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• न (na) - not, no

• नाम (nāma) - by name (emphasizing non-existence of anything named) (by name, indeed, forsooth)

• काचित् (kācit) - anything, someone, some (feminine nominative singular)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what is the use of? (what?, what use?, what for?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle or pronoun. Here adverbial.

शास्त्रकम् (śāstrakam) - a scripture, a small treatise

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstraka

śāstraka - a small treatise, a scripture, a book of rules

Diminutive of 'śāstra' (scripture, rule, science) with suffix '-ka'.

Root: śās (class 2)

तत्रकथाविचारैः (tatrakathāvicāraiḥ) - by the discussions of those stories

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tatrakathāvicāra

tatrakathāvicāra - discussions of those tales/stories

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatra+kathā+vicāra)

• tatra – there, in that (context)
  indeclinable
  Adverb formed from 'tad' (that).
• kathā – story, tale, narrative, discourse
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• vicāra – consideration, deliberation, discussion, investigation
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-√car (to move about, ponder).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

निर्वासनाम् (nirvāsanām) - free from latent impressions/desires

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāsana

nirvāsana - free from desires, devoid of latent impressions (vāsanā)

Formed by 'nis' (without) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression, desire).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vāsanā)

• nis – out, forth, entirely, without
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• vāsanā – latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, perfume
  noun (feminine)
  From root √vas (to dwell, reside).
  Root: vas (class 1)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Past Passive Participle (often substantivized)

From root √jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, salvation

From root √muc (to free, release).

Root: muc (class 6)

सर्गे (sarge) - in creation, for creation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emanation, production, discharge

From root √sṛj (to emit, create) with prefix sa.

Prefix: sa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

असति (asati) - if unreal, if non-existent (locative singular of 'asat')

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Formed by 'a' (negation) + 'sat' (being, existing, real), participle of √as (to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – existing, real, true, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'sarge'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb

अकारणत्वात् (akāraṇatvāt) - due to being causeless, on account of having no cause

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of akāraṇatva

akāraṇatva - causelessness, the state of having no cause

Formed by 'a' (negation) + 'kāraṇa' (cause) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa+tva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  suffix
  Abstract noun suffix.

Note: Expresses cause.

सति (sati) - in reality, when existing (locative singular of 'sat')

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good; reality, existence

Present Active Participle

From root √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'brahman' or ultimate reality.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

अस्ति (asti) - it is, it exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

नाम (nāma) - by name (emphasizing non-existence of anything named) (by name, indeed, forsooth)

(indeclinable)

Originally accusative singular of 'nāman' (name), often used adverbially.

काचित् (kācit) - anything, someone, some (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - something, anything, a certain one

From 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness).

Note: 'na kācit' means "nothing at all".