योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-57, verse-17

न च किंचिच्चिनोत्यन्तश्चेत्यस्यासंभवे सति ।
विन्दते न च वा किंचिद्वेद्यस्यासंभवादसौ ॥ १७ ॥

na ca kiṃciccinotyantaścetyasyāsaṃbhave sati ,
vindate na ca vā kiṃcidvedyasyāsaṃbhavādasau 17

17. na ca kiñcit cinoti antar cetyasya asaṃbhave sati
vindate na ca vā kiñcit vedyasya asaṃbhavāt asau

17. asau ca antar kiñcit na cinoti cetyasya asaṃbhave
sati ca vā asau kiñcit na vindate vedyasya asaṃbhavāt

17. And the self (ātman) neither discerns anything within, as there is no perceivable object (cetya) present, nor does that (self) find anything at all, due to the impossibility of a knowable object (vedya).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

• चिनोति (cinoti) - discerns or perceives (gathers, collects, discerns, perceives)

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

• चेत्यस्य (cetyasya) - of a perceivable object (cetya) (of the perceivable, of that which is to be perceived)

• असंभवे (asaṁbhave) - in the impossibility, in the absence

• सति (sati) - when there is (the impossibility) (being, existing, when there is)

• विन्दते (vindate) - finds, obtains, gains

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• वा (vā) - or, either

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything at all (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

• 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

• असौ (asau) - that (Self) (that one, this (referring to the self))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

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

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

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun.
• cit – if, perhaps; also part of indefinite pronoun formation
  indeclinable
  Particle.

Note: Object of 'cinoti' and 'vindate'.

चिनोति (cinoti) - discerns or perceives (gathers, collects, discerns, perceives)

(verb)

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

present active indicative

From root 'ci', class 5 (su-gana) 'cinoti'.

Root: ci (class 5)

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Adverbial or prepositional use.

चेत्यस्य (cetyasya) - of a perceivable object (cetya) (of the perceivable, of that which is to be perceived)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetya

cetya - perceivable, discernible, that which is to be perceived or selected (cetya)

gerundive

From root 'ci' (to perceive, gather) + suffix 'ya' (kṛtya pratyaya).

Root: ci (class 5)

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

असंभवे (asaṁbhave) - in the impossibility, in the absence

(noun)

Locative, 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)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

सति (sati) - when there is (the impossibility) (being, existing, when there is)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous

present active participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

विन्दते (vindate) - finds, obtains, gains

(verb)

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

present middle indicative

From root 'vid' (to find), class 6 (tudā-gana). Distinct from 'vid' (to know).

Root: vid (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything at all (when used with 'na') (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

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

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

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun.
• cit – if, perhaps; also part of indefinite pronoun formation
  indeclinable
  Particle.

Note: Object of 'cinoti' and 'vindate'.

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)

असौ (asau) - that (Self) (that one, this (referring to the self))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.