योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-46

लभ्यते यद्विचारेण यत्सकारणकं स्थितम् ।
तत्सच्छेषं तु भामात्रमभूतं सत्कथं भवेत् ॥ ४६ ॥

labhyate yadvicāreṇa yatsakāraṇakaṃ sthitam ,
tatsaccheṣaṃ tu bhāmātramabhūtaṃ satkathaṃ bhavet 46

46. labhyate yat vicāreṇa yat sa-kāraṇakam sthitam tat
sat-śeṣam tu bhā-mātram abhūtam sat katham bhavet

46. yat vicāreṇa labhyate,
yat sa-kāraṇakam sthitam,
tat tu sat-śeṣam bhā-mātram (asti).
abhūtam sat katham bhavet?

46. That which is attained through inquiry, that which exists with a cause—that is merely a semblance (bhāmātra), a residue of the existent (sat). How can that which is non-existent (abhūta) truly exist?

Words meanings summery:

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is attained (through inquiry) (is obtained, is found, is attained)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, whatever)

• विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - through inquiry (by inquiry, by examination, by reflection)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, whatever)

• स-कारणकम् (sa-kāraṇakam) - exists with a cause (having a cause, with a cause)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (stood, situated, existing)

• तत् (tat) - that

• सत्-शेषम् (sat-śeṣam) - a residue of the existent (sat) (remainder of the existent, residue of reality)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• भा-मात्रम् (bhā-mātram) - merely a semblance (bhāmātra) (merely a semblance, only an appearance)

• अभूतम् (abhūtam) - non-existent (abhūta) (non-existent, not having come into being)

• सत् (sat) - truly exist (existent, real, true)

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - truly exist (optative sense) (may be, should be, would be)

Words meanings and morphology

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is attained (through inquiry) (is obtained, is found, is attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Present middle indicative

Root labh, class 1, ātmanepada.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Passive sense implied, often translated as "is obtained".

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

विचारेण (vicāreṇa) - through inquiry (by inquiry, by examination, by reflection)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, examination, deliberation, investigation

From vi- (prefix) + root car (to move) + ghañ (nominal suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

स-कारणकम् (sa-kāraṇakam) - exists with a cause (having a cause, with a cause)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakāraṇaka

sakāraṇaka - having a cause, with a cause

From sa- (prefix) + kāraṇa + ka (suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kāraṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (stood, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with suffix -kta (ta)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective functioning as part of the predicate.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

सत्-शेषम् (sat-śeṣam) - a residue of the existent (sat) (remainder of the existent, residue of reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satśeṣa

satśeṣa - remainder of truth/reality, residue of existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+śeṣa)

• sat – existent, real, true; reality, truth
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle
  From root as (to be) + śatṛ
  Root: as (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)
  From root śiṣ (to remain)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

भा-मात्रम् (bhā-mātram) - merely a semblance (bhāmātra) (merely a semblance, only an appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāmātra

bhāmātra - mere appearance, a semblance only

From bhā (light/appearance) + mātra (mere, only)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhā+mātra)

• bhā – light, luster, appearance
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative.

अभूतम् (abhūtam) - non-existent (abhūta) (non-existent, not having come into being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhūta

abhūta - not become, not happened, non-existent, future

Negative Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + bhūta (PPP of bhū)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhūta)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhūta – been, become, existed; being, creature, element
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to become) + kta (ta)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective used substantively for 'that which has not come into being'.

सत् (sat) - truly exist (existent, real, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true; reality, truth

Present active participle

From root as (to be) + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Adjective functioning as a predicate.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, why)

(indeclinable)

From kim + thā

भवेत् (bhavet) - truly exist (optative sense) (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Present active optative

Root bhū, class 1, parasm.

Root: bhū (class 1)