योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-12

नश्यत्येव च दृश्यश्रीः सैव नान्यैव नैव च ।
इत्थं भवेत्समुचितं कृतं शास्त्रं च नान्यथा ॥ १२ ॥

naśyatyeva ca dṛśyaśrīḥ saiva nānyaiva naiva ca ,
itthaṃ bhavetsamucitaṃ kṛtaṃ śāstraṃ ca nānyathā 12

12. naśyati eva ca dṛśyaśrīḥ sā eva na anyā eva na eva ca
ittham bhavet samucitam kṛtam śāstram ca na anyathā

12. ca dṛśyaśrīḥ eva naśyati sā eva na anyā eva ca na eva
ittham ca samucitam kṛtam śāstram bhavet na anyathā

12. And the splendor of the visible (dṛśya) itself certainly perishes; it is that very thing and nothing else, indeed, it is not (permanent) at all. Only in this way would the doctrine (śāstra) be correctly established, and not otherwise.

Words meanings summery:

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

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

• च (ca) - And (and, also)

• दृश्यश्रीः (dṛśyaśrīḥ) - the splendor of the visible (dṛśya) (the glory/splendor of what is visible)

• सा (sā) - that (splendor) (she, that (feminine))

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्या (anyā) - something else (another, different (feminine))

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

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एव (eva) - at all (indeed, certainly, only)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इत्थम् (ittham) - In this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (should be, would be, may be)

• समुचितम् (samucitam) - correctly established (appropriate, suitable, well-established)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - made (done, made, performed)

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - the doctrine (śāstra) (scripture, doctrine, treatise, science)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in a different way)

Words meanings and morphology

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: naś (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of emphasis

च (ca) - And (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यश्रीः (dṛśyaśrīḥ) - the splendor of the visible (dṛśya) (the glory/splendor of what is visible)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛśyaśrī

dṛśyaśrī - splendor/beauty of what is seen/visible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+śrī)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √dṛś 'to see' with suffix -ya (kṛtya)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• śrī – splendor, glory, beauty, prosperity
  noun (feminine)

सा (sā) - that (splendor) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to dṛśyaśrīḥ.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of emphasis

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्या (anyā) - something else (another, different (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

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

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of emphasis

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - at all (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of emphasis, often used with 'na' for strong negation.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इत्थम् (ittham) - In this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (should be, would be, may be)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

समुचितम् (samucitam) - correctly established (appropriate, suitable, well-established)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samucita

samucita - appropriate, suitable, proper, well-established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √uc 'to be pleased' or √ci 'to gather' with prefix sam- and participle suffix -ita. Here, 'well-established' or 'proper'.

Prefix: sam

Root: uc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'śāstram'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - made (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ 'to do, to make'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'śāstram'.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - the doctrine (śāstra) (scripture, doctrine, treatise, science)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, teaching, doctrine, treatise, science

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in a different way)

(indeclinable)

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