योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-192, verse-18

सर्वतः प्रेक्ष्यमाणोऽपि यः कुतश्चिन्न लभ्यते ।
तस्य स्यात्कीदृशी सत्ता वन्ध्यातनयरूपिणः ॥ १८ ॥

sarvataḥ prekṣyamāṇo'pi yaḥ kutaścinna labhyate ,
tasya syātkīdṛśī sattā vandhyātanayarūpiṇaḥ 18

18. sarvataḥ prekṣyamāṇaḥ api yaḥ kutaścit na labhyate
tasya syāt kīdṛśī sattā vandhyātanayarūpiṇaḥ

18. yaḥ sarvataḥ prekṣyamāṇaḥ api kutaścit na labhyate,
tasya vandhyātanayarūpiṇaḥ kīdṛśī sattā syāt

18. That which, even when sought everywhere, is found nowhere—what kind of existence (sattā) could such a thing possess, resembling the son of a barren woman?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

• प्रेक्ष्यमाणः (prekṣyamāṇaḥ) - being sought/looked for (being seen, being observed, being looked for)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

• यः (yaḥ) - that which (who, which)

• कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from anywhere (from somewhere, from any place)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found (is obtained, is found)

• तस्य (tasya) - of such a thing (of that, of him/it)

• स्यात् (syāt) - could it possess (may be, should be, would be)

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - what kind of (of what kind, what sort of)

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence (sattā) (existence, being, reality)

• वन्ध्यातनयरूपिणः (vandhyātanayarūpiṇaḥ) - resembling the son of a barren woman (of the nature of a barren woman's son)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' with the suffix -tas

प्रेक्ष्यमाणः (prekṣyamāṇaḥ) - being sought/looked for (being seen, being observed, being looked for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣyamāṇa

prekṣyamāṇa - being seen, being observed, being looked at

Present Passive Participle

Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra- and passive māna suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - that which (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

कुतश्चित् (kutaścit) - from anywhere (from somewhere, from any place)

(indeclinable)

Combination of 'kutaḥ' and 'cit'

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is found (is obtained, is found)

(verb)

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

present indicative

3rd singular present middle/passive

Root: labh (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of such a thing (of that, of him/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'yaḥ' (that which).

स्यात् (syāt) - could it possess (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative mood

3rd singular optative active

Root: as (class 2)

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - what kind of (of what kind, what sort of)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort of, like what

Note: Agrees with 'sattā'.

सत्ता (sattā) - existence (sattā) (existence, being, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality, essence

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The subject of the question.

वन्ध्यातनयरूपिणः (vandhyātanayarūpiṇaḥ) - resembling the son of a barren woman (of the nature of a barren woman's son)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vandhyātanayarūpin

vandhyātanayarūpin - having the form/nature of a barren woman's son (an impossible thing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vandhyātanaya+rūpin)

• vandhyā – barren woman, sterile
  noun (feminine)
• tanaya – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tan (class 8)
• rūpin – having the form of, resembling, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in indicating possession of 'rūpa' (form)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.