योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-192, verse-17

यन्नास्तीति परिच्छिन्नं प्रमाणैः सुविचारितम् ।
खपुष्पशशशृङ्गाभं तत्कथं लभ्यते सतः ॥ १७ ॥

yannāstīti paricchinnaṃ pramāṇaiḥ suvicāritam ,
khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābhaṃ tatkathaṃ labhyate sataḥ 17

17. yat na asti iti paricchinnam pramāṇaiḥ suvicāritam
khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābham tat katham labhyate sataḥ

17. yat pramāṇaiḥ suvicāritam na asti iti paricchinnam
khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābham tat sataḥ katham labhyate

17. That which is definitively determined by well-considered proofs to be non-existent, resembling a sky-flower or a hare's horn—how can such a thing be obtained from reality (sat)?

Words meanings summery:

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, end quote)

• परिच्छिन्नम् (paricchinnam) - definitively determined (determined, delimited, ascertained)

• प्रमाणैः (pramāṇaiḥ) - by well-considered proofs (by proofs, by means of knowledge, by authorities)

• सुविचारितम् (suvicāritam) - well-considered (well-considered, well-examined)

• खपुष्पशशशृङ्गाभम् (khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābham) - resembling a sky-flower or a hare's horn (impossible things) (resembling a sky-flower and a hare's horn)

• तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - can be obtained (is obtained, is acquired)

• सतः (sataḥ) - from reality (sat) (from the existent, of the existent, from reality)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the object of determination.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, end quote)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding clause as a determination.

परिच्छिन्नम् (paricchinnam) - definitively determined (determined, delimited, ascertained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paricchinna

paricchinna - cut off, separated, delimited, determined, ascertained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √chid with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

प्रमाणैः (pramāṇaiḥ) - by well-considered proofs (by proofs, by means of knowledge, by authorities)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - proof, evidence, means of knowledge, standard

सुविचारितम् (suvicāritam) - well-considered (well-considered, well-examined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvicārita

suvicārita - well-considered, well-examined, properly investigated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √car with prefix vi- and su-

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vicārita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vicārita – considered, investigated, examined
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √car with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat' (implied 'tattva') and 'paricchinnam'.

खपुष्पशशशृङ्गाभम् (khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābham) - resembling a sky-flower or a hare's horn (impossible things) (resembling a sky-flower and a hare's horn)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābha

khapuṣpaśaśaśṛṅgābha - resembling a sky-flower and a hare's horn

Compound type : bahuvrihi (khapuṣpa+śaśaśṛṅga+ābha)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – resembling, like, splendor
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix 'ābha' meaning 'like' or 'resembling'.

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'yat'.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - can be obtained (is obtained, is acquired)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd singular present middle/passive

Root: labh (class 1)

सतः (sataḥ) - from reality (sat) (from the existent, of the existent, from reality)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality or the existent principle.

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