योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-15

असत्त्वमेतच्च न सद्व्योरेवासतोः सतोः ।
संबन्ध इति चित्रेयमपूर्वैवाक्षरावली ॥ १५ ॥

asattvametacca na sadvyorevāsatoḥ satoḥ ,
saṃbandha iti citreyamapūrvaivākṣarāvalī 15

15. asatvam etat ca na sat-dvayoḥ eva asatoḥ satoḥ
sambandhaḥ iti citrā iyam apūrvā eva akṣarāvalī

15. etat asatvam ca na sat-dvayoḥ eva.
asatoḥ satoḥ sambandhaḥ iti iyam citrā apūrvā eva akṣarāvalī.

15. Furthermore, this unreality (asatva) cannot exist even between two truly existent things (sat). Thus, the very notion of a connection (sambandha) between the non-existent and the existent – this is indeed a wonderful and unprecedented series of words.

Words meanings summery:

• असत्वम् (asatvam) - unreality, non-existence (non-existence, unreality, badness)

• एतत् (etat) - this (unreality) (this)

• च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सत्-द्वयोः (sat-dvayoḥ) - between two truly existent things (of two existent ones)

• एव (eva) - even, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• असतोः (asatoḥ) - between the non-existent (of the two non-existent ones)

• सतोः (satoḥ) - and the existent (of the two existent ones)

• सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - a connection (connection, relation, association)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a statement or concept) (thus, so, in this way)

• चित्रा (citrā) - wonderful, strange (wonderful, strange, variegated, bright)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (series of words) (this, she, it)

• अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented (unprecedented, novel, unique)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• अक्षरावली (akṣarāvalī) - a series of words (a row of letters, a series of words, a garland of syllables)

Words meanings and morphology

असत्वम् (asatvam) - unreality, non-existence (non-existence, unreality, badness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asatva

asatva - non-existence, unreality, badness

Derived from 'asat' (non-existent) + suffix '-tva'.

एतत् (etat) - this (unreality) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सत्-द्वयोः (sat-dvayoḥ) - between two truly existent things (of two existent ones)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of sat-dvaya

sat-dvaya - a pair of existent things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+dvaya)

• sat – existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• dvaya – pair, couple, two
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - even, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

असतोः (asatoḥ) - between the non-existent (of the two non-existent ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, dual of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from 'na' (not) + 'sat' (existent, participle of 'as' to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सतोः (satoḥ) - and the existent (of the two existent ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, dual of sat

sat - existent, real, good, true

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - a connection (connection, relation, association)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relation, association, relationship

Derived from 'sam' + 'bandh' (to bind, connect).

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a statement or concept) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

चित्रा (citrā) - wonderful, strange (wonderful, strange, variegated, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, strange, variegated, bright, clear

इयम् (iyam) - this (series of words) (this, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented (unprecedented, novel, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, novel, unique, not preceded by anything

Derived from 'a' (not) + 'pūrva' (preceded, former).

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

अक्षरावली (akṣarāvalī) - a series of words (a row of letters, a series of words, a garland of syllables)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣarāvalī

akṣarāvalī - a row of letters, a series of words, a garland of syllables

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (akṣara+āvalī)

• akṣara – letter, syllable, imperishable, eternal
  noun (neuter)
• āvalī – row, line, series, garland
  noun (feminine)