योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-73

न दुःखमस्ति न सुखं न पुण्यं न च पातकम् ।
न किंचित्कस्यचिन्नष्टं कर्तुर्भोक्तुरसंभवात् ॥ ७३ ॥

na duḥkhamasti na sukhaṃ na puṇyaṃ na ca pātakam ,
na kiṃcitkasyacinnaṣṭaṃ karturbhokturasaṃbhavāt 73

73. na duḥkham asti na sukham na puṇyam na ca pātakam
na kiñcit kasyacit naṣṭam kartuḥ bhoktuḥ asaṃbhavāt

73. duḥkham na asti,
sukham na [asti],
puṇyam na [asti],
ca pātakam na [asti].
kartuḥ bhoktuḥ asaṃbhavāt kasyacit kiñcit na naṣṭam.

73. There is no suffering, no happiness, no merit, and no sin. Nothing whatsoever is lost for anyone, due to the non-existence of a separate doer or an enjoyer.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, pain, misery

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

• न (na) - not, no

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

• न (na) - not, no

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtuous action, righteousness

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• पातकम् (pātakam) - sin, sinful act, crime

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, destroyed, ruined

• कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer, of the agent

• भोक्तुः (bhoktuḥ) - of the enjoyer, of the experiencer

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - from the non-existence, due to the impossibility, because of the absence

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, pain, misery

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, comfort

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtuous action, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, righteous act, purity

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पातकम् (pātakam) - sin, sinful act, crime

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātaka

pātaka - sin, sinful act, crime, downfall

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - anything, something, whatever, a little

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, of someone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, anything, something

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost, destroyed, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

From verb root 'naś' (to perish, to be lost)

Root: naś (class 4)

कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer, of the agent

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

भोक्तुः (bhoktuḥ) - of the enjoyer, of the experiencer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - from the non-existence, due to the impossibility, because of the absence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - non-existence, impossibility, absence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃbhava – existence, possibility, origin, birth
  noun (masculine)

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