योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-49

किमप्यव्यपदेशात्म पूर्णात्पूर्णतराकृति ।
न सन्नासन्न सदसन्न भावो भवनं न च ॥ ४९ ॥

kimapyavyapadeśātma pūrṇātpūrṇatarākṛti ,
na sannāsanna sadasanna bhāvo bhavanaṃ na ca 49

49. kim api avyapadeśātma pūrṇāt pūrṇatarākṛti na
sat na asat na sat asat na bhāvaḥ bhavanam na ca

49. kim api avyapadeśātma pūrṇāt pūrṇatarākṛti na
sat na asat na sat asat na bhāvaḥ bhavanam na ca

49. It is something indescribable in its intrinsic nature (ātman), whose form is more complete than even the complete. It is neither existent nor non-existent, nor both existent and non-existent; it is neither an entity nor a process of becoming.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - something (what, something, a certain)

• अपि (api) - emphasizing the indefiniteness, 'whatever it may be' (also, even, too, though)

• अव्यपदेशात्म (avyapadeśātma) - whose intrinsic nature (ātman) cannot be described or designated (whose self/nature is indescribable)

• पूर्णात् (pūrṇāt) - than the complete (from the complete, than the complete)

• पूर्णतराकृति (pūrṇatarākṛti) - having a more complete form (whose form is more complete, having a more complete nature)

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

• सत् (sat) - existent, being (existent, being, real, good)

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

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

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

• सत् (sat) - existent, being (existent, being, real, good)

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

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - an entity, a state of existence (existence, state of being, entity, nature, emotion)

• भवनम् (bhavanam) - a process of becoming (becoming, dwelling, being, act of being)

• न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - something (what, something, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, something, a certain

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun here.

अपि (api) - emphasizing the indefiniteness, 'whatever it may be' (also, even, too, though)

(indeclinable)

अव्यपदेशात्म (avyapadeśātma) - whose intrinsic nature (ātman) cannot be described or designated (whose self/nature is indescribable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyapadeśātman

avyapadeśātman - whose self is indescribable, indescribable nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avyapadeśa+ātman)

• avyapadeśa – indescribable, nameless, without designation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: a+vi+apa
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is a compound ending in ātman, which is usually masculine. When it refers to the 'nature' of something, it can function adjectivally. The form `-ātma` is common in compounds.

पूर्णात् (pūrṇāt) - than the complete (from the complete, than the complete)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `pṛ` (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Used substantively in the ablative case to express comparison.

पूर्णतराकृति (pūrṇatarākṛti) - having a more complete form (whose form is more complete, having a more complete nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrṇatarākṛti

pūrṇatarākṛti - having a more complete form/nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇatara+ākṛti)

• pūrṇatara – more complete, more full
  adjective (neuter)
  Comparative suffix '-tara'
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The compound `pūrṇatarākṛti` acts as an adjective for the subject (the indescribable 'something').

न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, being (existent, being, real, good)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'existence' or 'the existent'.

न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

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

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root `as` (to be) with negative prefix `a-`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• sat – existent, being
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'non-existence' or 'the non-existent'.

न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, being (existent, being, real, good)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'existence' or 'the existent'.

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

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from root `as` (to be) with negative prefix `a-`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• sat – existent, being
  participle (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively as 'non-existence' or 'the non-existent'.

न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - an entity, a state of existence (existence, state of being, entity, nature, emotion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

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

Derived from root `bhū` (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवनम् (bhavanam) - a process of becoming (becoming, dwelling, being, act of being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - being, becoming, dwelling, a building, a cause of being

Derived from root `bhū` (to be, to become)

kṛt suffix `lyuṭ` (ana)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the process or act of becoming/existing.

न (na) - neither, nor (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect two or more elements.