योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-10

एवं स्थिते द्रव्यनाशे ब्रह्मणस्तन्मयत्वतः ।
नानन्तत्वं न चास्तित्वं न च वै संभवत्यलम् ॥ १० ॥

evaṃ sthite dravyanāśe brahmaṇastanmayatvataḥ ,
nānantatvaṃ na cāstitvaṃ na ca vai saṃbhavatyalam 10

10. evaṃ sthite dravyanāśe brahmaṇaḥ tanmayatvataḥ na
anantatvam na ca astitvam na ca vai saṃbhavati alam

10. evaṃ sthite dravyanāśe brahmaṇaḥ tanmayatvataḥ
anantatvam na ca astitvam na ca vai alam saṃbhavati na

10. If the destruction of material substance (dravya) occurs in this manner, and if the ultimate reality (brahman) is completely identical with it, then neither infinitude nor enduring existence can, in fact, be fully possible for it.

Words meanings summery:

• एवं (evaṁ) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• स्थिते (sthite) - this being the situation (being situated, being established, being in a state)

• द्रव्यनाशे (dravyanāśe) - when material substance is destroyed (in the destruction of substance, when substance is destroyed)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the ultimate reality)

• तन्मयत्वतः (tanmayatvataḥ) - because of its complete identity with that (substance) (due to its identity with that, by reason of its consisting of that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनन्तत्वम् (anantatvam) - infinitude (infinitude, eternality, endlessness)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• अस्तित्वम् (astitvam) - enduring existence (existence, being, reality)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वै (vai) - in fact (indeed, certainly)

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - can possibly be (is possible, arises, occurs)

• अलम् (alam) - fully present (sufficiently, enough, indeed, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

एवं (evaṁ) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - this being the situation (being situated, being established, being in a state)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction with 'evaṃ'

द्रव्यनाशे (dravyanāśe) - when material substance is destroyed (in the destruction of substance, when substance is destroyed)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dravyanāśa

dravyanāśa - destruction of substance/matter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dravya+nāśa)

• dravya – substance, matter, object, thing
  noun (neuter)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naś (class 4)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - ultimate reality, the Absolute, the universal spirit

तन्मयत्वतः (tanmayatvataḥ) - because of its complete identity with that (substance) (due to its identity with that, by reason of its consisting of that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tat' (that) + 'maya' (consisting of) + '-tva' (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+maya)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix/adjective

Note: Ablative of cause, from the noun 'tanmayatva'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अनन्तत्वम् (anantatvam) - infinitude (infinitude, eternality, endlessness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantatva

anantatva - infinitude, endlessness, eternality

Derived from 'ananta' (endless) + '-tva' (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'na' to form 'neither...nor'.

अस्तित्वम् (astitvam) - enduring existence (existence, being, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astitva

astitva - existence, being, reality

Derived from √as 'to be' + '-tva' (abstract noun suffix)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - in fact (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of emphasis

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - can possibly be (is possible, arises, occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of saṃbhav

Present Indicative

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - fully present (sufficiently, enough, indeed, completely)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use, emphasizing the impossibility.

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