योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-14

सैव व्योमतयैवासीदित्यसत्सैव सा कथम् ।
तथैव व्योमसंस्था चेन्नाशं तर्हि न सा गता ॥ १४ ॥

saiva vyomatayaivāsīdityasatsaiva sā katham ,
tathaiva vyomasaṃsthā cennāśaṃ tarhi na sā gatā 14

14. sā eva vyomatayā eva āsīt iti asat sā eva sā katham
tathā eva vyoma-saṃsthā cet nāśam tarhi na sā gatā

14. sā eva vyomatayā eva āsīt iti (cet),
asat sā eva sā katham (syāt)? tathā eva vyoma-saṃsthā cet,
tarhi sā nāśam na gatā (syāt).

14. If it is argued that 'that very thing existed as space,' then how can that same thing be considered non-existent? If it indeed remained established in space, then it would not have experienced destruction (nāśa).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that, that one

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• व्योमतया (vyomatayā) - as space, by means of space, in the nature of space

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or conclusion

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• सा (sā) - she, that, that one

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• सा (sā) - she, that, that one

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• व्योम-संस्था (vyoma-saṁsthā) - established in space, situated in space

• चेत् (cet) - if

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

• तर्हि (tarhi) - then, in that case

• न (na) - not, no

• सा (sā) - she, that, that one

• गता (gatā) - gone, reached, attained

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

व्योमतया (vyomatayā) - as space, by means of space, in the nature of space

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vyomatā

vyomatā - the state or condition of being space, spaceness

Derived from 'vyoman' (space) with suffix '-tā' (state of being)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Root 'as', parasmaipada, 2nd conjugation

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or conclusion

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' and 'sat' (present participle of 'as')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, good, being
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions as a substantive here: 'the non-existent'.

सा (sā) - she, that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

व्योम-संस्था (vyoma-saṁsthā) - established in space, situated in space

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyoma-saṃsthā

vyoma-saṁsthā - established in space, situated in space, existing as space

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyoman+saṃsthā)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsthā – state, condition, establishment, situation, existence
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root sthā with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sā' (implied).

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance (nāśa)

Derived from root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

तर्हि (tarhi) - then, in that case

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

गता (gatā) - gone, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)