योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-9

आदावन्ते च यन्नास्ति कीदृशी तस्य सत्यता ।
आदावन्ते च यन्नित्यं तत्सत्यं नाम नेतरत् ॥ ९ ॥

ādāvante ca yannāsti kīdṛśī tasya satyatā ,
ādāvante ca yannityaṃ tatsatyaṃ nāma netarat 9

9. ādau ante ca yat na asti kīdṛśī tasya satyatā
ādau ante ca yat nityam tat satyam nāma na itarat

9. yat ādau ca ante na asti tasya satyatā kīdṛśī
yat ādau ca ante nityam tat nāma satyam itarat na

9. That which does not exist in the beginning and in the end, what kind of reality (satyatā) can it possess? That which is eternal in the beginning and in the end, that is indeed the truth; nothing else is.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• अन्ते (ante) - in the end, at the end

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - Refers to any phenomenon or entity. (which, that which)

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, what sort of, how

• तस्य (tasya) - its, of that

• सत्यता (satyatā) - truth, reality, genuineness

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• अन्ते (ante) - in the end, at the end

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - Refers to any phenomenon or entity. (which, that which)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, perpetual, constant

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the "eternal" thing mentioned. (that)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - true, reality, truth

• नाम (nāma) - Emphasizes the truth. (indeed, by name, truly)

• न (na) - not

• इतरत् (itarat) - the other, anything else

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, primary

अन्ते (ante) - in the end, at the end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, conclusion, boundary

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - Refers to any phenomenon or entity. (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject of the clause.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular

From root as.

Root: as (class 2)

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, what sort of, how

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, what sort, how

From kim + dṛś (to see).

Note: Interrogative adjective.

तस्य (tasya) - its, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun.

सत्यता (satyatā) - truth, reality, genuineness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyatā

satyatā - truth, reality, veracity, state of being true

From satya + suffix -tā (abstract noun).

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, first, primary

अन्ते (ante) - in the end, at the end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, conclusion, boundary

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - Refers to any phenomenon or entity. (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject of the clause.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal, perpetual, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent, regular

From ni + tya (related to i 'to go').

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the "eternal" thing mentioned. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the main clause.

सत्यम् (satyam) - true, reality, truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality

From sat (being) + suffix ya.

Root: as

Note: Predicate to implied "is".

नाम (nāma) - Emphasizes the truth. (indeed, by name, truly)

(indeclinable)

Also means "name" as a noun, but here used as an indeclinable particle.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - the other, anything else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Subject of the negated clause.