योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-192, verse-15

कुत आसीदिति मुने नात्र प्रश्नो विराजते ।
सत एव विचारेण लाभो भवति नासतः ॥ १५ ॥

kuta āsīditi mune nātra praśno virājate ,
sata eva vicāreṇa lābho bhavati nāsataḥ 15

15. kutaḥ āsīt iti mune na atra praśnaḥ virājate
sataḥ eva vicāreṇa lābhaḥ bhavati na asataḥ

15. mune atra kutaḥ āsīt iti praśnaḥ na virājate
sataḥ eva vicāreṇa lābhaḥ bhavati asataḥ na

15. O sage (mune), the question "From where did it originate?" is not appropriate here. Benefit is gained only by investigating the existent (sat), not the non-existent (asat).

Words meanings summery:

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (whence, from where, why)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it originated, it was (was, it was, it existed)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so, this (marks quotation))

• मुने (mune) - O sage (mune) (O sage)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter, in this context)

• प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - this question (question, inquiry)

• विराजते (virājate) - is appropriate (shines, is prominent, is appropriate, exists)

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent (sat) (of the existent, of the real, of the good)

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by investigation (by investigation, by discrimination)

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - benefit (gain, acquisition, benefit, profit)

• भवति (bhavati) - is gained, comes to be (is, exists, happens, comes into being)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent (asat) (of the non-existent, of the unreal)

Words meanings and morphology

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (whence, from where, why)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kim' with ablative suffix 'tas'.

Note: Part of the quoted question.

आसीत् (āsīt) - it originated, it was (was, it was, it existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

From root AS, 'to be'.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so, this (marks quotation))

(indeclinable)

Particle marking a quotation or ending a description.

मुने (mune) - O sage (mune) (O sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative

Note: Direct address to a sage.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter, in this context)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'idam' with locative suffix 'tra'.

प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - this question (question, inquiry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From root PRACH.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the question mentioned in the first part.

विराजते (virājate) - is appropriate (shines, is prominent, is appropriate, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virāj

Present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), 3rd person singular.

From root RĀJ with prefix VI-.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent (sat) (of the existent, of the real, of the good)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root AS (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective (present participle) used substantively.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - by investigation (by investigation, by discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - investigation, discrimination, deliberation, inquiry

Derived from root CAR with prefix VI-.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - benefit (gain, acquisition, benefit, profit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, benefit, profit

From root LABH.

Root: labh (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - is gained, comes to be (is, exists, happens, comes into being)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

From root BHŪ.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent (asat) (of the non-existent, of the unreal)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and 'sat'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root AS (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective (present participle) used substantively.