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3,9

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-48

न शून्यं नापि चाकारं न दृश्यं न च दर्शनम् ।
न च भूतपदार्थौघो यदनन्ततया स्थितम् ॥ ४८ ॥
na śūnyaṃ nāpi cākāraṃ na dṛśyaṃ na ca darśanam ,
na ca bhūtapadārthaugho yadanantatayā sthitam 48
48. na śūnyam na api ca ākāram na dṛśyam na ca darśanam
na ca bhūtapadārthaughaḥ yat anantatayā sthitam
48. yat anantatayā sthitam tat na śūnyam na api ca ākāram
na dṛśyam na ca darśanam na ca bhūtapadārthaughaḥ
48. It is neither void nor form, neither an object of perception (dṛśya) nor the faculty of perception (darśana). Nor is it a multitude of material elements, as it exists purely as infinity.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - neither (not, no, neither)
  • शून्यम् (śūnyam) - void (void, empty, zero, vacuum)
  • (na) - nor (not, no, nor)
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • आकारम् (ākāram) - form (form, shape, appearance)
  • (na) - neither (not, no, neither)
  • दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - an object of perception (dṛśya) (the seen, object of perception, visible)
  • (na) - nor (not, no, nor)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • दर्शनम् (darśanam) - the faculty of perception (darśana) (seeing, perception, vision, philosophy)
  • (na) - nor (not, no, nor)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • भूतपदार्थौघः (bhūtapadārthaughaḥ) - a multitude of material elements (multitude of material elements/objects)
  • यत् (yat) - as it is that which (that which, because, since)
  • अनन्ततया (anantatayā) - purely as infinity (by infinity, as infinity, in the state of endlessness)
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (situated, existing, abiding)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - neither (not, no, neither)
(indeclinable)
शून्यम् (śūnyam) - void (void, empty, zero, vacuum)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, hollow, zero, vacuum
Note: Predicative noun for the 'sat' mentioned in the previous verse.
(na) - nor (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with 'na ca' for emphasis (nāpi ca = 'nor also').
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
आकारम् (ākāram) - form (form, shape, appearance)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāra
ākāra - form, shape, appearance, figure
Note: Predicative noun for the 'sat'.
(na) - neither (not, no, neither)
(indeclinable)
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - an object of perception (dṛśya) (the seen, object of perception, visible)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen, an object of sight/perception
Gerundive
Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Used substantively.
(na) - nor (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
दर्शनम् (darśanam) - the faculty of perception (darśana) (seeing, perception, vision, philosophy)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana
darśana - seeing, perception, vision, philosophy, doctrine
Agent noun/Action noun
Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Predicative noun for the 'sat'.
(na) - nor (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
भूतपदार्थौघः (bhūtapadārthaughaḥ) - a multitude of material elements (multitude of material elements/objects)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtapadārthaugha
bhūtapadārthaugha - multitude of elemental substances or created things
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūtapadārtha+ogha)
  • bhūtapadārtha – material element, created thing, substance
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – stream, flood, multitude, collection
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicative noun for the 'sat'.
यत् (yat) - as it is that which (that which, because, since)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - that which, whoever; because, since (as a conjunction)
Note: Refers to the 'sat'.
अनन्ततया (anantatayā) - purely as infinity (by infinity, as infinity, in the state of endlessness)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of anantatā
anantatā - infinity, endlessness
Derived from 'ananta' (endless) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun)
Note: Indicates manner or state: 'by means of infinity' or 'as infinity'.
स्थितम् (sthitam) - exists (situated, existing, abiding)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, remaining
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, exist)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'yat' (that which) as 'existent'.