योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-17

नष्टं भूयस्तदुत्पन्नमिति यत्प्रत्ययेति कः ।
नश्यत्यवश्यं तेनेदं पुनरन्यत्प्रवर्तते ॥ १७ ॥

naṣṭaṃ bhūyastadutpannamiti yatpratyayeti kaḥ ,
naśyatyavaśyaṃ tenedaṃ punaranyatpravartate 17

17. naṣṭam bhūyaḥ tat utpannam iti yat pratyayeti kaḥ
naśyati avaśyam tena idam punaḥ anyat pravartate

17. naṣṭam utpannam bhūyaḥ iti yat kaḥ pratyayeti
idam avaśyam naśyati tena punaḥ anyat pravartate

17. Who could believe that something, once destroyed, later reappears? This [thing] certainly perishes; therefore, another [thing] comes into being again.

Words meanings summery:

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - that which is destroyed (lost, destroyed, ruined, perished)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, once more (again, repeatedly, more, further)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to `naṣṭam`) (that, it)

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - reappeared, re-emerged (arisen, produced, born)

• इति (iti) - that (introducing a clause of belief) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

• यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that (relative pronoun))

• प्रत्ययेति (pratyayeti) - believes (believes, understands, apprehends, trusts)

• कः (kaḥ) - who? (who? which?)

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

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, inevitably (certainly, inevitably, necessarily)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, on that account)

• इदम् (idam) - this (thing) (this, this one)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another (thing) (other, another, different)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - comes into being, manifests (proceeds, functions, manifests, arises, begins)

Words meanings and morphology

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - that which is destroyed (lost, destroyed, ruined, perished)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, vanished, spoiled, ruined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √naś (to perish) with suffix -ta.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, once more (again, repeatedly, more, further)

(indeclinable)

Note: Originally a comparative form from `bhūri` (much) or `bhavat` (being).

तत् (tat) - that (referring to `naṣṭam`) (that, it)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the destroyed thing.

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - reappeared, re-emerged (arisen, produced, born)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - arisen, produced, born, appeared, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pad (to go, move, fall) with upasarga 'ud' and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

इति (iti) - that (introducing a clause of belief) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark the end of a thought or statement that is being questioned.

यत् (yat) - that (which) (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Connects to `pratyayeti`.

प्रत्ययेति (pratyayeti) - believes (believes, understands, apprehends, trusts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present Indicative (laṭ) of prati-i

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Formed from `prati` + `i` (to go).

कः (kaḥ) - who? (who? which?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present Indicative (laṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, inevitably (certainly, inevitably, necessarily)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of an accusative of a noun from root 'vaś' (to control) with prefix 'a' (not) - meaning 'without control' hence 'inevitable'.

Note: Functions as an adverb.

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, on that account)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

इदम् (idam) - this (thing) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the current existing thing.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

अन्यत् (anyat) - another (thing) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - comes into being, manifests (proceeds, functions, manifests, arises, begins)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Present Indicative (laṭ) of pra-vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

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