योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-8

श्रीराम उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तत्कथमयं ज्ञानज्ञेयादिविभ्रमः ।
सिद्धः शशविषाणाभो भविष्यद्भूतभव्यशः ॥ ८ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
evaṃ cettatkathamayaṃ jñānajñeyādivibhramaḥ ,
siddhaḥ śaśaviṣāṇābho bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśaḥ 8

8. śrīrāma uvāca evam cet tat katham ayam jñānajñeyādivibhramaḥ
siddhaḥ śaśaviṣāṇābhaḥ bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśaḥ

8. śrīrāma uvāca evam cet tat katham ayam jñānajñeyādivibhramaḥ
śaśaviṣāṇābhaḥ bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśaḥ siddhaḥ

8. Śrī Rāma said: "If this is so, then how can this delusion (vibhrama) concerning knowledge (jñāna) and the knowable be established? It is as unreal as a hare's horn, applying to the past, present, and future."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• ज्ञानज्ञेयादिविभ्रमः (jñānajñeyādivibhramaḥ) - delusion concerning knowledge, the knowable, and so on

• सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - established, proven, accomplished

• शशविषाणाभः (śaśaviṣāṇābhaḥ) - a classical example of an impossible or non-existent entity (resembling a hare's horn, illusory, impossible)

• भविष्यद्भूतभव्यशः (bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśaḥ) - Emphasizing the non-existence across all temporal states. (pertaining to future, past, and present (or all times))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - An honorific title 'Śrī' prefixed to the name of Rāma, a principal deity in Hinduism.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac- 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here (demonstrative pronoun)

ज्ञानज्ञेयादिविभ्रमः (jñānajñeyādivibhramaḥ) - delusion concerning knowledge, the knowable, and so on

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānajñeyādivibhrama

jñānajñeyādivibhrama - the delusion of knowledge, the knowable, etc.

Tatpuruṣa compound of jñāna-jñeya-ādi (knowledge, knowable, etc.) and vibhrama (delusion).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+jñeya+ādi+vibhrama)

• jñāna – knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root jñā- 'to know'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• jñeya – that which is to be known, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root jñā- 'to know'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so forth
  indeclinable
  Often used as a suffix to mean 'etc.' or 'beginning with'.
• vibhrama – delusion, error, confusion, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhram- 'to wander' with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)

सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - established, proven, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, proven, established, fulfilled

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sidh- 'to succeed, accomplish'.

Root: sidh (class 4)

शशविषाणाभः (śaśaviṣāṇābhaḥ) - a classical example of an impossible or non-existent entity (resembling a hare's horn, illusory, impossible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśaviṣāṇābha

śaśaviṣāṇābha - like a hare's horn (i.e., non-existent, illusory)

Bahuvrīhi compound 'having the likeness of a hare's horn'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśa+viṣāṇa+ābha)

• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• viṣāṇa – horn, tusk
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – like, resembling, appearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ābha meaning 'like, resembling'.

भविष्यद्भूतभव्यशः (bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśaḥ) - Emphasizing the non-existence across all temporal states. (pertaining to future, past, and present (or all times))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśa

bhaviṣyadbhūtabhavyaśa - in all (three) times: past, present, and future

Compound of bhaviṣyat (future), bhūta (past), and bhavya (present/potential future), with the suffix -śas indicating 'in all respects/times'.

Compound type : dvandva-suffixal (bhaviṣyat+bhūta+bhavya)

• bhaviṣyat – future, what will be
  adjective (neuter)
  Future Active Participle
  Future active participle of root bhū- 'to be'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhūta – past, what has been, an entity, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhū- 'to be'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhavya – future, what is to be, suitable, proper, present
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root bhū- 'to be'. Can refer to potential future or general present state.
  Root: bhū (class 1)