योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-31

तस्याः सत्त्वमसत्त्वं च न सन्नासदिति स्थितम् ।
सत्सदेव हि संवित्तेरसंवित्तेरसन्मयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

tasyāḥ sattvamasattvaṃ ca na sannāsaditi sthitam ,
satsadeva hi saṃvitterasaṃvitterasanmayam 31

31. tasyāḥ sattvam asattvam ca na sat na asat iti sthitam
| sat sat eva hi saṃvitteḥ asaṃvitteḥ asanmayam

31. tasyāḥ sattvam ca asattvam na sat na asat iti sthitam hi saṃvitteḥ sat eva sat (asti),
asaṃvitteḥ asanmayam (asti)

31. Its existence (sattva) and non-existence (asattva) are established as neither being (sat) nor non-being (asat). Indeed, it is pure existence (sat) due to consciousness (saṃvitti), and it is of the nature of non-existence (asanmaya) due to the absence of consciousness (asaṃvitti).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that, its

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, reality

• असत्त्वम् (asattvam) - non-existence, non-being

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• सत् (sat) - existent, being, real

• न (na) - not

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, non-being, unreal

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, determined, situated

• सत् (sat) - existence, reality (as a noun)

• सत् (sat) - existent, truly existing

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• संवित्तेः (saṁvitteḥ) - from consciousness

• असंवित्तेः (asaṁvitteḥ) - from non-consciousness, from absence of consciousness

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - consisting of non-existence, of the nature of non-existence

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, reality, essential nature, goodness, being

असत्त्वम् (asattvam) - non-existence, non-being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asattva

asattva - non-existence, unreality, badness, non-being

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sattva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sattva – existence, reality, essential nature, goodness, being
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, being, real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root as, 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, non-being, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, being, real
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as, 'to be'
  Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, determined, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm, determined

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā, 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

सत् (sat) - existence, reality (as a noun)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, true, ultimate reality

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

From root as, 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

सत् (sat) - existent, truly existing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

From root as, 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially here for emphasis, meaning 'truly' or 'indeed'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

संवित्तेः (saṁvitteḥ) - from consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, sensation

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

असंवित्तेः (asaṁvitteḥ) - from non-consciousness, from absence of consciousness

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of asaṃvitti

asaṁvitti - non-consciousness, absence of sensation/knowledge

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvitti)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃvitti – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, sensation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - consisting of non-existence, of the nature of non-existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - consisting of non-existence, unreal, illusory

Compound type : karmadhāraya (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, false
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (adjective) (masculine)
  Suffix -maya forming adjectives meaning 'consisting of'