योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-43

पारिशेष्यान्न पृथ्व्यादि किंचित्संभवति क्वचित् ।
यो द्रष्टा यच्च वा दृश्यं विमलं शिवमेव तत् ॥ ४३ ॥

pāriśeṣyānna pṛthvyādi kiṃcitsaṃbhavati kvacit ,
yo draṣṭā yacca vā dṛśyaṃ vimalaṃ śivameva tat 43

43. pāriśeṣyāt na pṛthvy-ādi kiñcit saṃbhavati kvacit
yaḥ draṣṭā yat ca vā dṛśyam vimalam śivam eva tat

43. pāriśeṣyāt pṛthvy-ādi kiñcit kvacit na saṃbhavati yaḥ draṣṭā ca yat vā dṛśyam,
tat vimalam śivam eva (asti)

43. Through the process of elimination, nothing like the earth and so forth can exist anywhere. Whatever is the seer and whatever is the seen—that very thing is pure and auspicious (śiva).

Words meanings summery:

• पारिशेष्यात् (pāriśeṣyāt) - by elimination, by what remains

• न (na) - not, no

• पृथ्व्य्-आदि (pṛthvy-ādi) - earth and so forth, beginning with earth

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• संभवति (saṁbhavati) - exists, arises, is possible

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, sometimes

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whatever

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

• च (ca) - and

• वा (vā) - or, and

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, what is visible

• विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clean

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent (auspicious, benevolent, good, Śiva)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

पारिशेष्यात् (pāriśeṣyāt) - by elimination, by what remains

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāriśeṣya

pāriśeṣya - what is left over, remainder, elimination, deduction

From pariśeṣa + ṣyañ (abstract noun suffix)

Prefix: pari

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पृथ्व्य्-आदि (pṛthvy-ādi) - earth and so forth, beginning with earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādi

pṛthvyādi - earth and so forth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthvī+ādi)

• pṛthvī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  indeclinable

Note: The compound pṛthvyādi is treated as a single noun here for its nominative form.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything

From kim + cit

संभवति (saṁbhavati) - exists, arises, is possible

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root bhū with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, sometimes

(indeclinable)

From kva + cit

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'draṣṭā'.

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer

Agent noun from root dṛś

Formed with suffix -tṛ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'dṛśyam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the seen, what is visible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenon

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root dṛś with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective functioning as a noun.

विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, stainless, spotless, clean

From vi- (prefix) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent (auspicious, benevolent, good, Śiva)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, good, happy; the god Śiva

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'yaḥ draṣṭā yacca dṛśyam'.

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