योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-20

नोद्यन्ति नच नश्यन्ति नायान्ति नच यान्ति च ।
महाशिलासु लेखानां सन्निवेशा इवाचलाः ॥ २० ॥

nodyanti naca naśyanti nāyānti naca yānti ca ,
mahāśilāsu lekhānāṃ sanniveśā ivācalāḥ 20

20. na udyanti na ca naśyanti na āyānti na ca yānti
ca mahāśilāsu lekhānām sanniveśāḥ iva acalāḥ

20. mahāśilāsu lekhānām acalāḥ sanniveśāḥ iva,
na udyanti,
na ca naśyanti,
na āyānti,
na ca yānti ca

20. They neither rise nor perish, nor do they come into being nor pass away, but remain steady, like the immovable engravings on mighty rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• उद्यन्ति (udyanti) - they rise, they emerge

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - they perish, they disappear

• न (na) - not

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they approach

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they pass away

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• महाशिलासु (mahāśilāsu) - on great rocks, on huge stones

• लेखानाम् (lekhānām) - of writings, of engravings, of lines

• सन्निवेशाः (sanniveśāḥ) - arrangements, impressions, placements, forms

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - immovable, steady, unmoving

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उद्यन्ति (udyanti) - they rise, they emerge

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ud-i

Present active, 3rd person plural

Root i (2nd class) with prefix ud-, conjugated in present tense.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - they perish, they disappear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Present active, 3rd person plural

Root naś (4th class, P) with -ya- infix, conjugated in present tense.

Root: naś (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present active, 3rd person plural

Root yā (2nd class) with prefix ā-, conjugated in present tense.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they pass away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present active, 3rd person plural

Root yā (2nd class), conjugated in present tense.

Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

महाशिलासु (mahāśilāsu) - on great rocks, on huge stones

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of mahāśilā

mahāśilā - great rock, huge stone

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śilā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śilā – rock, stone, slab
  noun (feminine)

लेखानाम् (lekhānām) - of writings, of engravings, of lines

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of lekhā

lekhā - writing, line, engraving, drawing

Derived from root likh (to write, scratch).

Root: likh (class 6)

सन्निवेशाः (sanniveśāḥ) - arrangements, impressions, placements, forms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sanniveśa

sanniveśa - arrangement, impression, placement, form

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefixes sam-ni.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - immovable, steady, unmoving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, steady, unmoving

Compound: a (not) + cala (moving)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, trembling, wavering
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root cal (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)