योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-25

अतः सत्यमृतं नित्यं नानृतं विद्यते क्वचित् ।
वार्येव सकलाम्भोधिर्न तरङ्गादयः क्वचित् ॥ २५ ॥

ataḥ satyamṛtaṃ nityaṃ nānṛtaṃ vidyate kvacit ,
vāryeva sakalāmbhodhirna taraṅgādayaḥ kvacit 25

25. ataḥ satyam amṛtam nityam na anṛtam vidyate kvacit
vāri eva sakala-ambhodhiḥ na taraṅga-ādayaḥ kvacit

25. ataḥ satyam amṛtam nityam [vidyate].
kvacit anṛtam na vidyate.
vāri eva sakala-ambhodhiḥ [asti].
kvacit taraṅga-ādayaḥ na [santi].

25. Therefore, only the true, the immortal, and the eternal exist; untruth is never found anywhere. It is just water that constitutes the entire ocean, not its waves and other transient forms.

25. על כן, האמת היא נצחית ובלי נפסדת, ואין בנמצא שום שקר. האוקיינוס כולו אינו אלא מים, ולא גלים או צורות חולפות אחרות.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• सत्यम् (satyam) - the inherent truth or reality (truth, reality, existent)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - the state of immortality (immortality, nectar, deathless)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - the eternal aspect of reality (eternal, constant, always)

• न (na) - not, no

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, unreal

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found to exist (exists, is found, is)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, sometimes

• वारि (vāri) - water

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सकल-अम्भोधिः (sakala-ambhodhiḥ) - the entire ocean

• न (na) - not

• तरङ्ग-आदयः (taraṅga-ādayaḥ) - temporary manifestations like waves (waves and the like)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - the inherent truth or reality (truth, reality, existent)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

Derived from `sat` (being, truth)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Used as a noun here.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - the state of immortality (immortality, nectar, deathless)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, deathless, nectar, immortality

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `mṛ` (to die) with negative prefix `a`

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root `mṛ` (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used as a noun here. Also accusative singular neuter.

नित्यम् (nityam) - the eternal aspect of reality (eternal, constant, always)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual, always

Note: Used substantively as a noun here, referring to the eternal. Also accusative singular neuter.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, unreal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, unreal, false

Compound of `an-` (not) and `ṛta` (truth, order)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
  noun (neuter)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found to exist (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Middle/Ātmanepada

Present tense, third person singular, middle voice of root `vid` (class 2, 'to exist')

Root: vid (class 2)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever, sometimes

(indeclinable)

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सकल-अम्भोधिः (sakala-ambhodhiḥ) - the entire ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakala-ambhodhi

sakala-ambhodhi - the entire ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sakala+ambhodhi)

• sakala – all, entire, complete, whole
  adjective (masculine)
  From `sa-kala` (with parts, complete)
• ambhodhi – ocean, sea, water-receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `ambhas` (water) and `dhi` (receptacle)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तरङ्ग-आदयः (taraṅga-ādayaḥ) - temporary manifestations like waves (waves and the like)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taraṅga-ādi

taraṅga-ādi - waves and so on, beginning with waves

Compound type : tatpurusha (taraṅga+ādi)

• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever

(indeclinable)

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