योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-26

जगद्दृश्यं तु यद्यस्ति न शाम्यत्येव कस्यचित् ।
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः ॥ २६ ॥

jagaddṛśyaṃ tu yadyasti na śāmyatyeva kasyacit ,
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ 26

26. jagat dṛśyam tu yadi asti na śāmyati eva kasyacit
na asataḥ vidyate bhāvaḥ na abhāvaḥ vidyate sataḥ

26. yadi jagat dṛśyam asti tu kasyacit eva na śāmyati
asataḥ bhāvaḥ na vidyate sataḥ abhāvaḥ na vidyate

26. If the world (jagat) is truly perceivable (dṛśya), it will never subside for anyone. [Because] there is no existence of the non-existent, nor is there non-existence of the existent.

Words meanings summery:

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not

• शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, ceases

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, for anyone

• न (na) - not, no

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - being, existence, state, nature

• न (na) - not, nor

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-existence, absence

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent, of the real

Words meanings and morphology

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living, world, universe

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the perceivable, what is seen

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceivable, object of sight

Gerundive

From root dṛś + yat suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

From root as.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शाम्यति (śāmyati) - subsides, ceases

(verb)

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

From root śam.

Root: śam (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone, for anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, anyone, something

Note: Genitive singular of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcid'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, real, true, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

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

From root vid, class 4 (divādi).

Root: vid (class 4)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - being, existence, state, nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state of being, nature, emotion

From root bhū (to be) + ghañ suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-existence, absence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, negation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+bhāva)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• bhāva – being, existence, state of being
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) + ghañ suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is present

(verb)

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

From root vid, class 4 (divādi).

Root: vid (class 4)

सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent, of the real

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

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