योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यदकारणकं भाति भानं तन्नैव किंचन ।
तत्तथा परमार्थेन परमार्थः स्थितोऽनघ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yadakāraṇakaṃ bhāti bhānaṃ tannaiva kiṃcana ,
tattathā paramārthena paramārthaḥ sthito'nagha 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca | yat akāraṇakam
bhāti bhānam tat na eva
kiṃcana | tat tathā paramārtha-ena
paramārthaḥ sthitaḥ anagha ||

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
anagha,
yat akāraṇakam bhāti,
tat bhānam na eva kiṃcana (asti).
tat tathā paramārthena paramārthaḥ sthitaḥ (asti).

1. Shri Vasishtha said: O sinless one, that manifestation which appears without a cause is not anything (real) at all. Indeed, that supreme reality (paramārtha) alone exists as the ultimate truth (paramārtha).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha (a revered sage) (the venerable Vasishtha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

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

• अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - without a cause (causeless, without cause)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears (to exist) (shines, appears, seems)

• भानम् (bhānam) - that manifestation, appearance (shining, appearance, manifestation, light)

• तत् (tat) - that (appearance) (that, it)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything (real) (anything, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - that (ultimate reality) (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way (thus, so, in that manner)

• परमार्थ-एन (paramārtha-ena) - as the ultimate reality (paramārtha) (by the ultimate truth, as the ultimate reality)

• परमार्थः (paramārthaḥ) - the supreme reality (paramārtha) (ultimate truth, supreme reality)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists, remains (stands, remains, situated, existing)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (O sinless one, O faultless one)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasishtha (a revered sage) (the venerable Vasishtha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasishtha

Compound of 'śrī' (venerable, glorious) and 'vasiṣṭha' (name of a sage).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, splendor, prosperity, venerable, auspicious
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, a Vedic sage, name of a celebrated Rishi
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'vasu' (good, excellent).

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

Third person singular, perfect active indicative of root 'vac'. Parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Subject of 'bhāti'.

अकारणकम् (akāraṇakam) - without a cause (causeless, without cause)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇaka

akāraṇaka - causeless, without cause

Compound of 'a' (negating prefix) and 'kāraṇaka' (having a cause).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇaka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kāraṇaka – having a cause, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'kāraṇa' (cause) + 'ka' (possessive suffix).

Note: Modifies 'yat'.

भाति (bhāti) - appears (to exist) (shines, appears, seems)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Third person singular, present active indicative of root 'bhā'. Parasmaipada.

Root: bhā (class 2)

भानम् (bhānam) - that manifestation, appearance (shining, appearance, manifestation, light)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāna

bhāna - shining, appearance, manifestation, light

From root bhā (to shine) + lyuṭ suffix.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject in the main clause, referring back to 'yat'.

तत् (tat) - that (appearance) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Correlative to 'yat'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

एव (eva) - at all (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything (real) (anything, whatever)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, whatever, something

Indefinite pronoun, formed from 'kim' (what) and 'cana' (a particle implying indefiniteness).

Note: In this context, with 'na eva', it means 'nothing at all'.

तत् (tat) - that (ultimate reality) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Subject of the second sentence.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed from 'tad' (that) + 'thāL' (manner suffix).

परमार्थ-एन (paramārtha-ena) - as the ultimate reality (paramārtha) (by the ultimate truth, as the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - ultimate truth, supreme reality, highest aim

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'artha' (meaning, purpose, reality).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (parama+artha)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, best
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating 'by means of' or 'in the nature of'.

परमार्थः (paramārthaḥ) - the supreme reality (paramārtha) (ultimate truth, supreme reality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - ultimate truth, supreme reality, highest aim

Compound of 'parama' (supreme) and 'artha' (meaning, purpose, reality).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (parama+artha)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, best
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the predicate 'sthitaḥ'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - exists, remains (stands, remains, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Rama) (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound of 'an' (negating prefix) and 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (an+agha)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a term of address.