योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-9

असत्येष्वेव संसारेष्वास्तामर्थः कुतो भवेत् ।
सर्गापवर्गयोः शब्दावेव वन्ध्यासुतोपमौ ॥ ९ ॥

asatyeṣveva saṃsāreṣvāstāmarthaḥ kuto bhavet ,
sargāpavargayoḥ śabdāveva vandhyāsutopamau 9

9. asatyeṣu eva saṃsāreṣu āstām arthaḥ kutaḥ bhavet
sargāpavargayoḥ śabdau eva vandhyāsutopamau

9. asatyeṣu eva saṃsāreṣu arthaḥ āstām,
kutaḥ bhavet? sargāpavargayoḥ śabdau eva vandhyāsutopamau.

9. Even if there were any reality or purpose in these unreal cycles of existence (saṃsāra), from where could it possibly arise? The very words 'creation' and 'final liberation (mokṣa)' are like the son of a barren woman.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्येषु (asatyeṣu) - in unreal, in untrue, in false

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

• संसारेषु (saṁsāreṣu) - in the cycles of existence (saṃsāra); in the worlds

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - let it be assumed (rhetorical concession) (let it be; may it remain; let us assume)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - reality or purpose (meaning, purpose, reality, object, wealth)

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

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, could it be, should it be

• सर्गापवर्गयोः (sargāpavargayoḥ) - of creation and final liberation (mokṣa)

• शब्दौ (śabdau) - two words

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

• वन्ध्यासुतोपमौ (vandhyāsutopamau) - like the son of a barren woman

Words meanings and morphology

असत्येषु (asatyeṣu) - in unreal, in untrue, in false

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of asatya

asatya - unreal, untrue, false

Negative 'a' + 'satya' (true, real).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• satya – true, real, existent
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'saṃsāreṣu'.

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

(indeclinable)

संसारेषु (saṁsāreṣu) - in the cycles of existence (saṃsāra); in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of birth, death, and rebirth; transmigration; the world

From root 'sṛ' (to go) with prefix 'saṃ'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

आस्ताम् (āstām) - let it be assumed (rhetorical concession) (let it be; may it remain; let us assume)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - reality or purpose (meaning, purpose, reality, object, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, could it be, should it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्गापवर्गयोः (sargāpavargayoḥ) - of creation and final liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sargāpavarga

sargāpavarga - creation and liberation

Compound type : dvandva (sarga+apavarga)

• sarga – creation, emission, production
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛj' (to emit, create).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• apavarga – final liberation (mokṣa), release, completion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vṛj' (to abandon) with prefix 'apa'.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

शब्दौ (śabdau) - two words

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śabda

śabda - word, sound

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

(indeclinable)

वन्ध्यासुतोपमौ (vandhyāsutopamau) - like the son of a barren woman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vandhyāsutopama

vandhyāsutopama - comparable to the son of a barren woman, like the son of a barren woman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vandhyāsuta+upama)

• vandhyāsuta – son of a barren woman (an impossible entity)
  noun (masculine)
• upama – similar, comparable, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śabdau'.