योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-72, verse-42

नाभ्याशस्थो न दूरस्थो नैवास्ति न च नास्ति च ।
न प्राप्यो नाति चाप्राप्यो न वा सर्वो न सर्वगः ॥ ४२ ॥

nābhyāśastho na dūrastho naivāsti na ca nāsti ca ,
na prāpyo nāti cāprāpyo na vā sarvo na sarvagaḥ 42

42. na abhyāśasthaḥ na dūrasthaḥ na eva asti na ca na asti ca
na prāpyaḥ na ati ca aprāpyaḥ na vā sarvaḥ na sarvagaḥ

42. na abhyāśasthaḥ na dūrasthaḥ na eva asti ca na na asti ca
na prāpyaḥ ca na ati aprāpyaḥ vā na sarvaḥ na sarvagaḥ

42. It (the self) is neither close nor distant; it neither exists nor does not exist. It is not attainable, yet not excessively beyond attainment, nor is it the totality, nor is it all-pervading.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• अभ्याशस्थः (abhyāśasthaḥ) - Situated nearby, close at hand. (situated near, near-abiding.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• दूरस्थः (dūrasthaḥ) - Situated distantly, far away. (situated far, far-abiding.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• एव (eva) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, only, just.)

• अस्ति (asti) - Exists, implying tangible existence. (is, exists.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• च (ca) - Conjunction, 'and' or 'nor'. (and, also.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• अस्ति (asti) - Exists, implying tangible existence. (is, exists.)

• च (ca) - Conjunction, 'and' or 'nor'. (and, also.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• प्राप्यः (prāpyaḥ) - Attainable, capable of being reached or grasped. (to be obtained, attainable, reachable.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• अति (ati) - Excessively, too much. (beyond, excessive, very.)

• च (ca) - Conjunction, 'and' or 'nor'. (and, also.)

• अप्राप्यः (aprāpyaḥ) - Unattainable. (unattainable, impossible to obtain.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• वा (vā) - Conjunction, 'nor', joining negations. (or, either.)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - The totality of existence. (all, whole, entire.)

• न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

• सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - All-pervading, present everywhere. (all-pervading, omnipresent.)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

अभ्याशस्थः (abhyāśasthaḥ) - Situated nearby, close at hand. (situated near, near-abiding.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāśastha

abhyāśastha - standing or situated near, near at hand.

From abhyāśa (nearness) + stha (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhyāśa+stha)

• abhyāśa – nearness, proximity, vicinity.
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi- + ā- + root aś (to reach, obtain).
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: aś (class 5)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in.
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

दूरस्थः (dūrasthaḥ) - Situated distantly, far away. (situated far, far-abiding.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - situated far off, distant.

From dūra (distance) + stha (standing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūra+stha)

• dūra – far, distant, remote; distance.
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in.
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, only, just.)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - Exists, implying tangible existence. (is, exists.)

(verb)

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

present tense, third person singular.

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - Conjunction, 'and' or 'nor'. (and, also.)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - Exists, implying tangible existence. (is, exists.)

(verb)

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

present tense, third person singular.

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - Conjunction, 'and' or 'nor'. (and, also.)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्यः (prāpyaḥ) - Attainable, capable of being reached or grasped. (to be obtained, attainable, reachable.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpya

prāpya - to be reached, obtained, attainable, suitable.

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Kṛtya)

From pra- + root āp (to obtain) with suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

अति (ati) - Excessively, too much. (beyond, excessive, very.)

(indeclinable)

Prefix or adverb.

Note: Used as an adverb to modify 'aprāpya'.

च (ca) - Conjunction, 'and' or 'nor'. (and, also.)

(indeclinable)

अप्राप्यः (aprāpyaḥ) - Unattainable. (unattainable, impossible to obtain.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprāpya

aprāpya - not to be attained, unattainable, inaccessible.

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Kṛtya)

Negation of prāpya.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prāpya)

• a – not, non-.
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• prāpya – to be reached, obtained, attainable, suitable.
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (Karmaṇi Kṛtya)
  From pra- + root āp (to obtain) with suffix -ya.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - Conjunction, 'nor', joining negations. (or, either.)

(indeclinable)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - The totality of existence. (all, whole, entire.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire.

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.

न (na) - Negation. (not, no.)

(indeclinable)

सर्वगः (sarvagaḥ) - All-pervading, present everywhere. (all-pervading, omnipresent.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaga

sarvaga - going everywhere, all-pervading, omnipresent.

From sarva (all) + ga (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ga)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire.
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving; that which goes.
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmā'.