योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-5

नाशे जगदहंत्वादेर्न किंचिदपि नश्यति ।
असतः किल नाशोऽपि स्वप्नादेः किं नु नश्यति ॥ ५ ॥

nāśe jagadahaṃtvāderna kiṃcidapi naśyati ,
asataḥ kila nāśo'pi svapnādeḥ kiṃ nu naśyati 5

5. nāśe jagat-ahaṃtvādeḥ na kiṃcit api naśyati
asataḥ kila nāśaḥ api svapnādeḥ kim nu naśyati

5. jagat-ahaṃtvādeḥ nāśe api kiṃcit api na naśyati
asataḥ nāśaḥ kila svapnādeḥ nu kim naśyati

5. Upon the dissolution of the world, the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra), and so forth, nothing whatsoever is actually destroyed. For what is non-existent (asat) – what, indeed, is there to be destroyed? What, for example, is destroyed (upon waking) from a dream?

Words meanings summery:

• नाशे (nāśe) - in destruction, at the dissolution

• जगत्-अहंत्वादेः (jagat-ahaṁtvādeḥ) - of the world, ego, etc.

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

• अपि (api) - even, also

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely (rhetorical)

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction

• अपि (api) - even, also

• स्वप्नादेः (svapnādeḥ) - of a dream, etc.

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

नाशे (nāśe) - in destruction, at the dissolution

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

जगत्-अहंत्वादेः (jagat-ahaṁtvādeḥ) - of the world, ego, etc.

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jagat-ahaṃtvādi

jagat-ahaṁtvādi - world, ego, and so forth

Compound type : dvandva (jagat+ahaṃtva+ādi)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of 'gam' (to go), neuter noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• ahaṃtva – egohood, individuality, the sense of 'I'
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'aham' (I) with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Could also be genitive.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, whatsoever

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize the negation, 'nothing whatsoever'.

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

From root naś, class 4 P.

Root: naś (class 4)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, false

Negation of 'sat' (existent)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, good, true; being, reality
  adjective (masculine)
  Present active participle
  Present active participle of root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Here functioning as a noun, 'of that which is non-existent'.

किल (kila) - indeed, surely (rhetorical)

(indeclinable)

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नादेः (svapnādeḥ) - of a dream, etc.

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svapnādi

svapnādi - dream and so forth

Compound type : dvandva (svapna+ādi)

• svapna – dream, sleep
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svap (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Could also be genitive.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who? what? which? why?

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

From root naś, class 4 P.

Root: naś (class 4)

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