योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-82, verse-8

कटकादि विना हेम कथमास्तां विलोच्यताम् ।
कथं स्वभावेन विना पदार्थस्य भवेत्स्थितिः ॥ ८ ॥

kaṭakādi vinā hema kathamāstāṃ vilocyatām ,
kathaṃ svabhāvena vinā padārthasya bhavetsthitiḥ 8

8. kaṭakādi vinā hema katham āstām vilocyatām katham
svabhāvena vinā padārthasya bhavet sthitiḥ

8. hema kaṭakādi vinā katham āstām,
vilocyatām.
padārthasya sthitiḥ svabhāvena vinā katham bhavet?

8. Observe, how can gold exist without forms like bracelets? How can the existence of an object be without its intrinsic nature (svabhāva)?

Words meanings summery:

• कटकादि (kaṭakādi) - bracelets and so on, ornaments like bracelets

• विना (vinā) - without, apart from

• हेम (hema) - gold

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - let it be, may it exist

• विलोच्यताम् (vilocyatām) - let it be seen, let it be observed

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by intrinsic nature (svabhāva), by one's own being

• पदार्थस्य (padārthasya) - of an object, of a thing, of a category

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

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - existence, state, stability, position

Words meanings and morphology

कटकादि (kaṭakādi) - bracelets and so on, ornaments like bracelets

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaṭakādi

kaṭakādi - bracelet etc., things beginning with bracelet

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṭaka+ādi)

• kaṭaka – bracelet, ring, chain
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  indeclinable

Note: Governed by vinā.

विना (vinā) - without, apart from

(indeclinable)

हेम (hema) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

आस्ताम् (āstām) - let it be, may it exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

3rd person singular imperative/optative

Root: as (class 2)

विलोच्यताम् (vilocyatām) - let it be seen, let it be observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of viloc

3rd person singular passive imperative

Prefix: vi

Root: loc (class 10)

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by intrinsic nature (svabhāva), by one's own being

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature (dharma), inherent quality, one's own being

Note: Governed by vinā.

पदार्थस्य (padārthasya) - of an object, of a thing, of a category

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – word, step, foot, state, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth
  noun (masculine)

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

(verb)

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

3rd person singular optative

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - existence, state, stability, position

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, remaining, existence, state, condition, stability

Root: sthā (class 1)