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

कुतो जगदुपालम्भ इति चेत्तदवस्तुनि ।
न निर्णयः संभवति खपुष्पाणां किमुच्यते ॥ ७ ॥

kuto jagadupālambha iti cettadavastuni ,
na nirṇayaḥ saṃbhavati khapuṣpāṇāṃ kimucyate 7

7. kutaḥ jagat upālambhaḥ iti cet tat avastuni
na nirṇayaḥ saṃbhavati khapuṣpāṇām kim ucyate

7. kutaḥ jagat upālambhaḥ iti cet tat avastuni
nirṇayaḥ na saṃbhavati khapuṣpāṇām kim ucyate

7. If one asks, 'Why should there be any complaint regarding the world?', then no definite conclusion is possible concerning that which is unreal. What more can be said about sky-flowers (non-existent things)?

Words meanings summery:

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - Why (whence, why, from where, how)

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• उपालम्भः (upālambhaḥ) - complaint, reproach, censure, blame

• इति (iti) - thus, as, so (marks direct or indirect speech, or conclusion)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then (that, therefore, then)

• अवस्तुनि (avastuni) - in the unreal, in the non-substantial, in that which has no essence

• न (na) - not, no

• निर्णयः (nirṇayaḥ) - decision, ascertainment, definite conclusion

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (is possible, arises, happens, exists)

• खपुष्पाणाम् (khapuṣpāṇām) - of non-existent things (of sky-flowers)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is stated, is called

Words meanings and morphology

कुतः (kutaḥ) - Why (whence, why, from where, how)

(indeclinable)

From 'kim' + 'tas' suffix

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

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 the object of 'upālambha'.

उपालम्भः (upālambhaḥ) - complaint, reproach, censure, blame

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upālambha

upālambha - complaint, reproach, censure, blame, finding fault

From √labh with upasarga upa and prefix ā, + ghañ suffix

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: labh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, as, so (marks direct or indirect speech, or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding question.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Starts the conditional clause.

तत् (tat) - then (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverbial 'then'.

अवस्तुनि (avastuni) - in the unreal, in the non-substantial, in that which has no essence

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - unreal, non-substantial, having no essence, non-thing

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vastu – thing, substance, reality, object
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निर्णयः (nirṇayaḥ) - decision, ascertainment, definite conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirṇaya

nirṇaya - decision, ascertainment, definite conclusion, judgment

From √nī (to lead) with upasarga nir + ac suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: nī (class 1)

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is possible (is possible, arises, happens, exists)

(verb)

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

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

खपुष्पाणाम् (khapuṣpāṇām) - of non-existent things (of sky-flowers)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of khapuṣpa

khapuṣpa - sky-flower (a metaphor for something non-existent or impossible)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kha+puṣpa)

• kha – sky, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

(interrogative pronoun)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is stated, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)