योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-18

यन्न लब्धं च तन्नास्ति तेन भ्रान्तेरसंभवः ।
स्वभावादुपलम्भोन्यो नास्ति कस्य न कस्यचित् ॥ १८ ॥

yanna labdhaṃ ca tannāsti tena bhrānterasaṃbhavaḥ ,
svabhāvādupalambhonyo nāsti kasya na kasyacit 18

18. yat na labdham ca tat na asti tena bhrānteḥ asaṃbhavaḥ
svabhāvāt upalambhaḥ anyaḥ na asti kasya na kasyacit

18. yat na labdham ca tat na asti tena bhrānteḥ asaṃbhavaḥ
svabhāvāt anyaḥ upalambhaḥ na asti kasya na kasyacit

18. That which is not attained also does not exist; therefore, illusion is impossible. Furthermore, there is no other mode of perception (upalambha) of reality for anyone, apart from its inherent nature.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which, which

• न (na) - not, no

• लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, attained, found

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

• भ्रान्तेः (bhrānteḥ) - of illusion

• असंभवः (asaṁbhavaḥ) - impossibility, non-existence

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from its own nature, by its intrinsic nature

• उपलम्भः (upalambhaḥ) - apprehension, perception, finding, obtaining

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कस्य (kasya) - used in an emphatic negation 'for no one at all' along with 'na kasyacit' (whose? of whom? for whom?)

• न (na) - not, no

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - used in an emphatic negation 'for no one at all' along with 'kasya' and preceding 'na' (of anyone, for anyone (at all))

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लब्धम् (labdham) - obtained, attained, found

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, acquired, received, found

Past Passive Participle

From root labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Functions as a participle in a relative clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often functions as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

भ्रान्तेः (bhrānteḥ) - of illusion

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - error, illusion, delusion, confusion

From root bhram

Root: bhram (class 4)

असंभवः (asaṁbhavaḥ) - impossibility, non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, unsuitability

From a + saṃbhava (possibility, existence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhava)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negation prefix
• saṃbhava – possibility, existence, origin
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū with upasarga sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from its own nature, by its intrinsic nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality

From sva + bhāva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Denotes origin or separation ('from/than its nature').

उपलम्भः (upalambhaḥ) - apprehension, perception, finding, obtaining

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upalambha

upalambha - apprehension, perception, finding, obtaining, proof, knowledge

From root labh with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Qualifies 'upalambhaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

कस्य (kasya) - used in an emphatic negation 'for no one at all' along with 'na kasyacit' (whose? of whom? for whom?)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - used in an emphatic negation 'for no one at all' along with 'kasya' and preceding 'na' (of anyone, for anyone (at all))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kasyacit

kasyacit - of anyone, for anyone, for some, of some

Formed from genitive of 'kim' (kasya) + indefinite particle 'cit'

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