योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-57, verse-16

न च किंचन वेत्त्यन्तर्वेद्यस्यासंभवादिह ।
न चास्वादयति स्वादु स्वाद्यस्यासंभवादयम् ॥ १६ ॥

na ca kiṃcana vettyantarvedyasyāsaṃbhavādiha ,
na cāsvādayati svādu svādyasyāsaṃbhavādayam 16

16. na ca kiñcana vetti antar vedyasya asaṃbhavāt iha
na ca āsvādayati svādu svādyasya asaṃbhavāt ayam

16. ayam iha antar kiñcana na vetti vedyasya asaṃbhavāt
ca ayam svādu na āsvādayati svādyasya asaṃbhavāt

16. This (Self) neither knows anything within, because there is no knowable object (vedya) here, nor does it taste anything enjoyable, because there is no object to be tasted (svādya).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, whatsoever)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

• वेद्यस्य (vedyasya) - of a knowable object (vedya) (of the knowable, of that which is to be known)

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to impossibility, due to absence

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• आस्वादयति (āsvādayati) - tastes, causes to taste, enjoys

• स्वादु (svādu) - anything enjoyable (taste, sweet, delicious (as an object))

• स्वाद्यस्य (svādyasya) - of an object to be tasted (svādya) (of the tastable, of that which is to be tasted)

• असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to impossibility, due to absence

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Self) (this one, he)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcana

kiñcana - anything, something, whatsoever (used with 'na' for 'nothing')

Indefinite pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular. Formed from 'kim' + 'cana'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun.
• cana – even, indeed, any
  indeclinable
  Particle used to form indefinite pronouns.

Note: Object of 'vetti'.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

present active indicative

From root 'vid', class 2 (adā-gana) 'vetti'.

Root: vid (class 2)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Adverbial or prepositional use.

वेद्यस्य (vedyasya) - of a knowable object (vedya) (of the knowable, of that which is to be known)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vedya

vedya - knowable, cognizable, that which is to be known (vedya)

gerundive

From root 'vid' (to know) + suffix 'ya' (kṛtya pratyaya).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun (object, thing).

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to impossibility, due to absence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, absence

Derived from 'na' (a-) + 'sambhava' (possibility/existence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sambhava)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative particle.
• sambhava – possibility, origin, existence, birth
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bhū (to be together, to exist).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place or time.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आस्वादयति (āsvādayati) - tastes, causes to taste, enjoys

(verb)

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

present active indicative

From root 'svad' (to taste, be sweet) with upasarga 'ā' and causative suffix 'aya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: svad (class 1)

स्वादु (svādu) - anything enjoyable (taste, sweet, delicious (as an object))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, pleasant, delicious (as adjective); taste, sweetness (as noun)

Derived from root 'svad'.

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Refers to a tasteful object or the quality of taste itself.

स्वाद्यस्य (svādyasya) - of an object to be tasted (svādya) (of the tastable, of that which is to be tasted)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of svādya

svādya - tastable, enjoyable, that which is to be tasted (svādya)

gerundive

From root 'svad' (to taste) + suffix 'ya' (kṛtya pratyaya).

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun (object, thing).

असंभवात् (asaṁbhavāt) - due to impossibility, due to absence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of asaṃbhava

asaṁbhava - impossibility, non-existence, absence

Derived from 'na' (a-) + 'sambhava' (possibility/existence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sambhava)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative particle.
• sambhava – possibility, origin, existence, birth
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bhū (to be together, to exist).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (Self) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.