योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-49

यदादावेव नास्तीदं तदद्यापि न विद्यते ।
यदिदं भाति तद्ब्रह्म शान्तमेकमनिन्दितम् ॥ ४९ ॥

yadādāveva nāstīdaṃ tadadyāpi na vidyate ,
yadidaṃ bhāti tadbrahma śāntamekamaninditam 49

49. yat ādau eva na asti idam tat adya api na vidyate
yat idam bhāti tat brahma śāntam ekam aninditam

49. yat idam ādau eva na asti tat adya api na vidyate
yat idam bhāti tat brahma śāntam ekam aninditam

49. That which does not exist in the very beginning, that does not exist even now. What appears to be here is that Brahman (brahman), which is peaceful, one, and irreproachable.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• एव (eva) - in the very beginning (only, indeed, just, certainly)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अपि (api) - even now (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - does not exist (exists, is found, is known)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• इदम् (idam) - what appears here (in this world) (this, this one)

• भाति (bhāti) - what appears (to be real) (shines, appears, seems, is manifest)

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), the Absolute Reality

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique, alone

• अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, source, first

एव (eva) - in the very beginning (only, indeed, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even now (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - does not exist (exists, is found, is known)

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

इदम् (idam) - what appears here (in this world) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

भाति (bhāti) - what appears (to be real) (shines, appears, seems, is manifest)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the universal self, the ultimate reality

Root: bṛh (class 1)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root śam

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique, alone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, alone, unique, chief

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'

अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, irreproachable, faultless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anindita

anindita - unblamed, uncenured, irreproachable, faultless

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (not) and 'nindita' (P.P.P. of nind)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+nindita)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, censured, reproached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root nind
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'