योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-12

योधः कालेन भवति महामोहवतामपि ।
यस्मान्न किंचनाप्यस्ति ब्रह्मतत्त्वादृतेऽक्षयम् ॥ १२ ॥

yodhaḥ kālena bhavati mahāmohavatāmapi ,
yasmānna kiṃcanāpyasti brahmatattvādṛte'kṣayam 12

12. yodhaḥ kālena bhavati mahāmohavatām api | yasmāt
na kiṃcana api asti brahmatattvāt ṛte akṣayam

12. mahāmohavatām api yodhaḥ kālena bhavati yasmāt
brahmatattvāt ṛte akṣayam kiṃcana api na asti

12. A struggle eventually arises even for those afflicted by great delusion, because nothing whatsoever is imperishable except the ultimate reality (brahman).

12. עם הזמן מגיעה ההתעוררות אפילו לאלה השקועים באשליה עמוקה, שהרי אין שום דבר נצחי מלבד מציאות הַבְּרַהְמַן (כוליות היקום).

Words meanings summery:

• योधः (yodhaḥ) - a struggle or impetus for change (warrior, fighter, combatant, struggle, conflict)

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time, in due course

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, arises, happens, exists

• महामोहवताम् (mahāmohavatām) - of those who possess great delusion

• अपि (api) - even, also

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something, whatsoever

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ब्रह्मतत्त्वात् (brahmatattvāt) - from the principle of brahman, from the reality of brahman

• ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undiminishing

Words meanings and morphology

योधः (yodhaḥ) - a struggle or impetus for change (warrior, fighter, combatant, struggle, conflict)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, battle, conflict

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time, in due course

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

Note: Indicates "in due course" or "by means of time".

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, arises, happens, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'yodhaḥ'.

महामोहवताम् (mahāmohavatām) - of those who possess great delusion

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahāmohavat

mahāmohavat - possessing great delusion

Derived from mahāmoha + -vat (possessive suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāmoha+vat)

• mahāmoha – great delusion, profound ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  Compound noun
• vat – possessing, having, like
  suffix

Note: Qualifies implicit "them".

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "even for those".

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Functions as a conjunction "because".

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever

Note: Indefinite pronoun.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes "nothing whatsoever".

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

Note: "is not".

ब्रह्मतत्त्वात् (brahmatattvāt) - from the principle of brahman, from the reality of brahman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahmatattva

brahmatattva - the principle of brahman, the reality of brahman, the true nature of brahman

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+tattva)

• brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Governed by 'ṛte'.

ऋते (ṛte) - except for, without

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undiminishing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, eternal, undiminishing

Negation of kṣaya (perishable, diminishing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implicit "that" or "what" (referring to `kiṃcana`).

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