योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-6

ग्राह्यग्राहकसंबन्धः स्वनिष्ठोऽपि न लभ्यते ।
असतस्तु कथं लाभः केन लब्धोऽसितः शशी ॥ ६ ॥

grāhyagrāhakasaṃbandhaḥ svaniṣṭho'pi na labhyate ,
asatastu kathaṃ lābhaḥ kena labdho'sitaḥ śaśī 6

6. grāhyagrāhakasaṃbandhaḥ svaniṣṭhaḥ api na labhyate
asataḥ tu katham lābhaḥ kena labdhaḥ asitaḥ śaśī

6. Even if the relationship between the object of perception (grāhya) and the perceiver (grāhaka) is considered self-existent, it is not truly found. How can there be any acquisition of what does not exist? By whom has a black moon ever been obtained?

Words meanings summery:

• ग्राह्यग्राहकसंबन्धः (grāhyagrāhakasaṁbandhaḥ) - relation between the object of perception and the perceiver

• स्वनिष्ठः (svaniṣṭhaḥ) - self-abiding, inherent, intrinsic

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too)

• न (na) - not, no

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is acquired

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

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, obtaining

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• लब्धः (labdhaḥ) - obtained, acquired, found

• असितः (asitaḥ) - black, dark

• शशी (śaśī) - moon

Words meanings and morphology

ग्राह्यग्राहकसंबन्धः (grāhyagrāhakasaṁbandhaḥ) - relation between the object of perception and the perceiver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhyagrāhakasaṃbandha

grāhyagrāhakasaṁbandha - connection between the object to be grasped/perceived and the grasper/perceiver

Compound type : tatpurusha (grāhya+grāhaka+saṃbandha)

• grāhya – to be grasped, to be perceived, object of perception
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'grah' (to grasp, seize) + suffix '-ya'
  Root: grah (class 9)
• grāhaka – perceiver, grasper, catcher
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'grah' (to grasp, seize) + suffix '-aka'
  Root: grah (class 9)
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, tie
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bandh' (to bind) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 1)

स्वनिष्ठः (svaniṣṭhaḥ) - self-abiding, inherent, intrinsic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svaniṣṭha

svaniṣṭha - abiding in oneself, inherent, peculiar to oneself

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+niṣṭha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• niṣṭha – abiding in, resting on, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ni-'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is found, is acquired

(verb)

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

Present, 3rd Person, Singular, Passive Voice (from root labh, 1st class, ātmanepada)

Root: labh (class 1)

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

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, untrue, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative particle 'a-' + present participle of root 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, true, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, obtaining

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, obtaining, finding

Action Noun

From root 'labh' (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

लब्धः (labdhaḥ) - obtained, acquired, found

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, acquired, gained, found

Past Passive Participle

From root 'labh' (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

असितः (asitaḥ) - black, dark

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - black, dark, dark blue; untied, unbound

Negative particle 'a-' + 'sita' (bound, white)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sita – bound, fastened; white, pale
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'si' (to bind) or 'śi' (to make white)
  Root: si/śi (class 5)

शशी (śaśī) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon (lit. 'having a hare/rabbit mark')