योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-6

मिथ्यावभासे संकल्पनगरे कैव नष्टता ।
तथा जगदहंत्वादौ नाशो नासति विद्यते ॥ ६ ॥

mithyāvabhāse saṃkalpanagare kaiva naṣṭatā ,
tathā jagadahaṃtvādau nāśo nāsati vidyate 6

6. mithyāvabhāse saṅkalpanagare kā eva naṣṭatā
tathā jagat ahantvādau nāśaḥ na asati vidyate

6. mithyāvabhāse saṅkalpanagare kā eva naṣṭatā
tathā asati jagat ahantvādau nāśaḥ na vidyate

6. In a false appearance, like a city conjured by imagination, what sort of destruction can there possibly be? Similarly, in the world and the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) and so forth, destruction does not exist for that which is unreal.

Words meanings summery:

• मिथ्यावभासे (mithyāvabhāse) - in a false appearance, in an illusory manifestation, in an unreal showing forth

• सङ्कल्पनगरे (saṅkalpanagare) - in the city of imagination, in the city of mental conception/resolve

• का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular), what kind of

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

• नष्टता (naṣṭatā) - destruction, perishing, lost state

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• अहन्त्वादौ (ahantvādau) - in egoism (ahaṅkāra), in the sense of 'I'ness, in the beginning of 'I'ness, etc.

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, disappearance

• न (na) - not, no

• असति (asati) - in the non-existent, in the unreal, in that which is not

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

Words meanings and morphology

मिथ्यावभासे (mithyāvabhāse) - in a false appearance, in an illusory manifestation, in an unreal showing forth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mithyāvabhāsa

mithyāvabhāsa - false appearance, illusory manifestation, unreal showing forth

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+avabhāsa)

• mithyā – falsely, unreal; falsehood
  indeclinable
• avabhāsa – appearance, manifestation, shining forth, illumination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās (class 1)

सङ्कल्पनगरे (saṅkalpanagare) - in the city of imagination, in the city of mental conception/resolve

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpanagara

saṅkalpanagara - city of imagination/resolve/mental conception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+nagara)

• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, imagination, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

का (kā) - what (feminine nominative singular), what kind of

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Refers to naṣṭatā

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis

नष्टता (naṣṭatā) - destruction, perishing, lost state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naṣṭatā

naṣṭatā - destruction, perishing, lost state, vanished condition

Derived from naṣṭa (past passive participle of √naś) + -tā (suffix forming abstract feminine noun)

Root: naś (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present active participle

Present active participle of √gam, used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun in a list of items in the locative sense.

अहन्त्वादौ (ahantvādau) - in egoism (ahaṅkāra), in the sense of 'I'ness, in the beginning of 'I'ness, etc.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ahantvādi

ahantvādi - egoism (ahaṅkāra) and so forth, the beginning of egoism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahantva+ādi)

• ahantva – egoism, 'I'-ness, sense of individuality
  noun (neuter)
  From 'aham' + 'tva'
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so forth, prime
  noun (masculine)

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, disappearance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, disappearance, loss

From √naś + ghañ suffix

Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असति (asati) - in the non-existent, in the unreal, in that which is not

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, non-being

present active participle

Present active participle of √as (to be) + 'a' prefix (negation), used as adjective or noun

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sat – existent, real, good, being
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  Present active participle of √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to something unreal or non-existent.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)