योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-14

यतस्ततो वेदनं स्यात्किमनाशमसन्मयम् ।
अन्यच्च जम्बूद्वीपादौ देशेऽद्य मुनिनायक ॥ १४ ॥

yatastato vedanaṃ syātkimanāśamasanmayam ,
anyacca jambūdvīpādau deśe'dya munināyaka 14

14. yatastataḥ vedanam syāt kim anāśam asanmayam
anyat ca jambūdvīpādau deśe adya munināyaka

14. munināyaka yatastataḥ vedanam syāt kim anāśam
asanmayam ca anyat jambūdvīpādau deśe adya

14. O leader of sages, from wherever this awareness (vedanam) may arise, what is it that is imperishable and what is non-existent? And what about other regions like Jambu-dvīpa today?

Words meanings summery:

• यतस्ततः (yatastataḥ) - from wherever, from any place whatsoever

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, awareness, sensation

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अनाशम् (anāśam) - imperishable, indestructible

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - not consisting of the existent, non-existent, illusory

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

• च (ca) - and, also

• जम्बूद्वीपादौ (jambūdvīpādau) - in Jambu-dvipa and other (regions), starting with Jambu-dvipa

• देशे (deśe) - in the country, in the region

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• मुनिनायक (munināyaka) - O leader of sages

Words meanings and morphology

यतस्ततः (yatastataḥ) - from wherever, from any place whatsoever

(indeclinable)

derived from yataḥ + tataḥ

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowledge, perception, awareness, sensation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowledge, perception, awareness, sensation, feeling

derived from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

(verb)

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

Optative 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who; whether, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun

अनाशम् (anāśam) - imperishable, indestructible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāśa

anāśa - imperishable, indestructible, not perishing

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+nāśa)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root naś (to perish)
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kim'

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - not consisting of the existent, non-existent, illusory

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - not consisting of the existent, non-existent, unreal, illusory

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of asat (non-existent) and -maya (consisting of)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false, evil
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Negation (a-) of sat (present participle of as 'to be')
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix forming adjectives from nouns, indicating material or nature

Note: Agrees with 'kim'

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Often used adjectivally

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जम्बूद्वीपादौ (jambūdvīpādau) - in Jambu-dvipa and other (regions), starting with Jambu-dvipa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jambūdvīpādi

jambūdvīpādi - Jambu-dvipa and so on, starting with Jambu-dvipa

Tatpuruṣa compound ending in 'ādi'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jambūdvīpa+ādi)

• jambūdvīpa – Jambu-dvipa (one of the seven continents in Hindu cosmology)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, start, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

देशे (deśe) - in the country, in the region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

मुनिनायक (munināyaka) - O leader of sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munināyaka

munināyaka - leader of sages, chief ascetic

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (muni+nāyaka)

• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)
• nāyaka – leader, guide, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)