योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-12

शुक्तिकारूप्यसदृशं प्रेक्षितं यन्न लभ्यते ।
अर्थकार्यपि तन्नास्ति किमत्रापह्नवेन च ॥ १२ ॥

śuktikārūpyasadṛśaṃ prekṣitaṃ yanna labhyate ,
arthakāryapi tannāsti kimatrāpahnavena ca 12

12. śuktikārūpyasadṛśam prekṣitam yat na labhyate
arthakāryam api tat na asti kim atra apahnave na ca

12. yat śuktikārūpyasadṛśam prekṣitam na labhyate tat
arthakāryam api na asti atra apahnave na ca kim

12. That which is merely seen, like illusory silver in a conch shell, and is not truly obtained, has no practical purpose. What is the point of denying (its unreality) here?

Words meanings summery:

• शुक्तिकारूप्यसदृशम् (śuktikārūpyasadṛśam) - like illusory silver in a conch shell (like silver in a conch shell, resembling illusory silver)

• प्रेक्षितम् (prekṣitam) - which is merely seen (seen, observed, perceived)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what (relative pronoun))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is truly obtained (as real) (is obtained, is gained, is found)

• अर्थकार्यम् (arthakāryam) - practical purpose (practical purpose, utility, meaningful action)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• तत् (tat) - that (unreal world) (that, it)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• किम् (kim) - what is the point? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, in this matter)

• अपह्नवे (apahnave) - in denying (its unreality) (in denial, in concealment, in disavowal)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

शुक्तिकारूप्यसदृशम् (śuktikārūpyasadṛśam) - like illusory silver in a conch shell (like silver in a conch shell, resembling illusory silver)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuktikārūpyasadṛśa

śuktikārūpyasadṛśa - resembling mother-of-pearl silver, like illusory silver (in a conch)

Compound of śuktikārūpya (silver in a conch shell) + sadṛśa (resembling)

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada-bahuvrīhi (śuktikārūpya+sadṛśa)

• śuktikārūpya – silver-in-conch-shell, illusory silver
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of śuktika (conch shell) + rūpya (silver)
• sadṛśa – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (neuter)
  From sa (with) + dṛś (sight, appearance)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yat' (implied).

प्रेक्षितम् (prekṣitam) - which is merely seen (seen, observed, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prekṣita

prekṣita - seen, observed, perceived

past passive participle

From pra (forth) + īkṣ (to see) + suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yat'.

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the 'dṛśyādi' implicitly. Sandhi with 'na' -> 'yanna'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is truly obtained (as real) (is obtained, is gained, is found)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of labh

present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive voice

From root labh (to obtain), passive voice formed by adding -ya

Root: labh (class 1)

अर्थकार्यम् (arthakāryam) - practical purpose (practical purpose, utility, meaningful action)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthakārya

arthakārya - practical purpose, utility, effective action

Compound of artha (purpose, object, meaning) + kārya (action, work, to be done)

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+kārya)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• kārya – to be done, duty, action, work
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive/potential passive participle
  From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that 'arthakārya' is also absent.

तत् (tat) - that (unreal world) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the illusory object. Sandhi with 'na' -> 'tanna'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present indicative, 3rd person singular

From root as (to be), pāṇinian class 2

Root: as (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what is the point? (what?, why?, wherefore?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative pronoun/indeclinable adverb

Note: Rhetorical question.

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

From idam (this) + suffix -tra

अपह्नवे (apahnave) - in denying (its unreality) (in denial, in concealment, in disavowal)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of apahnava

apahnava - denial, concealment, disavowal

From apa (away, off) + root hnū (to hide, conceal) + suffix -a

Prefix: apa

Root: hnū (class 2)

Note: Sandhi with 'ca' -> 'apahnave na ca'.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)