योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-38

मम नार्थाय स इति वक्षि चेत्तत्कथं भवेत् ।
देशान्तरगताः सर्वे भवन्त्यर्थाय संप्रति ॥ ३८ ॥

mama nārthāya sa iti vakṣi cettatkathaṃ bhavet ,
deśāntaragatāḥ sarve bhavantyarthāya saṃprati 38

38. mama na arthāya saḥ iti vakṣi cet tat katham bhavet
deśāntaragatāḥ sarve bhavanti arthāya saṃprati

38. cet mama arthāya saḥ na iti vakṣi tat katham bhavet
saṃprati sarve deśāntaragatāḥ arthāya bhavanti

38. If you say, 'That (creation) is not for my purpose,' then how could that be so? Currently, all things that have reached another realm still serve a purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for a purpose, for an object, for profit

• सः (saḥ) - That creation (sarga) mentioned in the previous verse. (that, he)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates direct speech or thought

• वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you will say

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

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

• देशान्तरगताः (deśāntaragatāḥ) - those gone to another country/realm, those in a different state

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become, they exist

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for a purpose, for an object, for profit

• संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present, currently

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for a purpose, for an object, for profit

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage, cause

सः (saḥ) - That creation (sarga) mentioned in the previous verse. (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

वक्षि (vakṣi) - you say, you will say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be future indicative (lṛṭ).

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

देशान्तरगताः (deśāntaragatāḥ) - those gone to another country/realm, those in a different state

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deśāntaragata

deśāntaragata - gone to another country/region, arrived at another state/realm

Compound of deśāntara (another country) and gata (gone).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deśāntara+gata)

• deśāntara – another country/region, different place
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of deśa (place) and antara (other, different).
• gata – gone, arrived, passed, obtained, attained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are, they become, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for a purpose, for an object, for profit

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, advantage, cause

संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present, currently

(indeclinable)

Derived from prefix sam- + prati (towards, against).

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