योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-8, verse-11

अन्ये ऊचुः ।
द्वयोर्मध्यगतं नित्यमस्तिनास्तीति पक्षयोः ।
प्रकाशनं प्रकाश्यानामात्मानं समुपास्महे ॥ ११ ॥

anye ūcuḥ ,
dvayormadhyagataṃ nityamastināstīti pakṣayoḥ ,
prakāśanaṃ prakāśyānāmātmānaṃ samupāsmahe 11

11. anye ūcuḥ dvayoḥ madhyagatam nityam asti nāsti iti
pakṣayoḥ prakāśanam prakāśyānām ātmānam samupāsmahe

11. anye ūcuḥ asti nāsti iti dvayoḥ pakṣayoḥ madhyagatam
nityam prakāśanam prakāśyānām ātmānam samupāsmahe

11. Others said: We worship the self (ātman), which is eternally situated between the two positions of 'is' and 'is not,' and which is the illumination of all perceivable objects.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - referring to the two alternatives 'asti' and 'nāsti' (of the two, between the two)

• मध्यगतम् (madhyagatam) - situated in the middle, intermediate

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, always, constant

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• नास्ति (nāsti) - is not, does not exist

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or quoted thought

• पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ) - of the two sides, of the two alternatives

• प्रकाशनम् (prakāśanam) - illumination, manifestation, shining forth

• प्रकाश्यानाम् (prakāśyānām) - of those that are to be illuminated, of the objects of perception

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman), soul

• समुपास्महे (samupāsmahe) - we worship, we venerate

Words meanings and morphology

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Root vac (irregular perfect form, reduplication)

Root: vac (class 2)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - referring to the two alternatives 'asti' and 'nāsti' (of the two, between the two)

(numeral)

Note: It's dual genitive of the pronoun 'dvi' (two).

मध्यगतम् (madhyagatam) - situated in the middle, intermediate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyagata

madhyagata - situated in the middle, intermediate

Past Passive Participle

Compound: madhya (middle) + gata (gone, situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhya+gata)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived at, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam + kta
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies ātman (implied masculine singular accusative here).

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternally, always, constant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual

Note: Adverbial usage possible here, or modifying ātman.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a concept 'isness'.

नास्ति (nāsti) - is not, does not exist

(verb)

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

Present Active

Compound: na (not) + as (to be)

Prefix: na

Root: as (class 2)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (na+as)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• as – to be, to exist
  verb
  Present Active
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a concept 'not-isness'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or quoted thought

(indeclinable)

पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ) - of the two sides, of the two alternatives

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, party, wing, alternative, doctrine

Note: Connects with 'dvayoḥ'.

प्रकाशनम् (prakāśanam) - illumination, manifestation, shining forth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakāśana

prakāśana - illuminating, manifesting, making clear

Action noun

From pra-kāś + lyuṭ

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: It's accusative, like ātman.

प्रकाश्यानाम् (prakāśyānām) - of those that are to be illuminated, of the objects of perception

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prakāśya

prakāśya - to be illuminated, visible, manifested

Gerundive

From pra-kāś + ṇyat

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Can also be used as a noun meaning 'the perceivable objects'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman), soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath

समुपास्महे (samupāsmahe) - we worship, we venerate

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upās

Present Middle

Root ās with upasargas sam and upa

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: ās (class 2)