योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-74

श्रीराम उवाच ।
आदितो यदनुत्पन्नं न संभवति कर्हिचित् ।
असद्रूपमनाभासं कथं तदनुभूयते ॥ ७४ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ādito yadanutpannaṃ na saṃbhavati karhicit ,
asadrūpamanābhāsaṃ kathaṃ tadanubhūyate 74

74. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca āditaḥ yat anutpannam na saṃbhavati
karhicit asadrūpam anābhāsam katham tat anubhūyate

74. śrīrāmaḥ uvāca āditaḥ yat anutpannam,
karhicit na saṃbhavati,
asadrūpam anābhāsam,
tat katham anubhūyate?

74. Śrī Rāma said: If it is unborn from the beginning, can never truly exist, is unreal in form (asadrūpam), and without appearance, how then is it experienced (anubhūyate)?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning (from the beginning, originally)

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

• अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - unborn (unborn, unproduced)

• न (na) - never (not, no)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - can truly exist (exists, is possible)

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time (with 'na' implies 'never') (ever, at any time, sometimes; with 'na', never)

• असद्रूपम् (asadrūpam) - unreal in form (asadrūpam) (having an unreal form, unreal)

• अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - without appearance (without appearance, unmanifest)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• तत् (tat) - that (world) (that, it)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (anubhūyate) (is experienced, is perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Prince Rāma (Śrī Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Rāma, an incarnation of Vishnu, son of Dasaratha.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (Pāṇini 2.4.53 - substitution of √vac with 'uvac' in perfect).

Root: vac (class 2)

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning (from the beginning, originally)

(indeclinable)

From 'ādi' with suffix '-tas' indicating 'from'.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Acts as the subject of the clause.

अनुत्पन्नम् (anutpannam) - unborn (unborn, unproduced)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anutpanna

anutpanna - unborn, unproduced, not arisen

Past Passive Participle

From a (negation) + ut (up) + pad (to go, come) + kta (passive participle suffix).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+utpanna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• utpanna – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut (up) + √pad (to go, come) + kta.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for `yat`.

न (na) - never (not, no)

(indeclinable)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - can truly exist (exists, is possible)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular present active of √bhū with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time (with 'na' implies 'never') (ever, at any time, sometimes; with 'na', never)

(indeclinable)

From 'karhi' (when) + 'cit' (indefinite particle).

असद्रूपम् (asadrūpam) - unreal in form (asadrūpam) (having an unreal form, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asadrūpa

asadrūpa - having an unreal form, unreal, non-existent in form

From asat (unreal, non-existent) + rūpa (form).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (asat+rūpa)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective
  From a (negation) + sat (existent, being).
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for `yat`.

अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - without appearance (without appearance, unmanifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anābhāsa

anābhāsa - without appearance, not shining, not appearing

From a (negation) + ābhāsa (appearance, shining).

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+ābhāsa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• ābhāsa – appearance, shining, semblance, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From ā (towards) + √bhās (to shine, appear).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `yat`.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

तत् (tat) - that (world) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Subject of `anubhūyate`.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced (anubhūyate) (is experienced, is perceived)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

3rd person singular present passive of √bhū with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)