योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-2

तत्सत्किंचिन्न किंचिच्च शून्यं विज्ञानमेव च ।
इत्यादिभेदो भगवंस्त्रिलोकेश किमुच्यते ॥ २ ॥

tatsatkiṃcinna kiṃcicca śūnyaṃ vijñānameva ca ,
ityādibhedo bhagavaṃstrilokeśa kimucyate 2

2. tat sat kiñcit na kiñcit ca śūnyam vijñānam eva
ca iti ādi bhedaḥ bhagavan trilokeśa kim ucyate

2. bhagavan trilokeśa tat sat kiñcit na kiñcit ca
śūnyam vijñānam eva ca iti ādi bhedaḥ kim ucyate

2. O Lord (bhagavān), Lord of the three worlds (trilokeśa), what are these various distinctions (bheda) called: that which is existent, something and nothing, emptiness, and also consciousness?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to an abstract concept) (that, it, he, she)

• सत् (sat) - existent, reality (being, existent, true, good)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing (when negated by 'na') (something, anything)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness (empty, void, nothingness, zero)

• विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - consciousness (knowledge, understanding, consciousness, wisdom)

• एव (eva) - also, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इति (iti) - thus, such (thus, so, in this way, etc.)

• आदि (ādi) - such (referring to "etcetera") (beginning, first, etc.)

• भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinctions (difference, distinction, division, type)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (vocative) (blessed, glorious, adorable, divine, Lord)

• त्रिलोकेश (trilokeśa) - O Lord of the three worlds (vocative) (Lord of the three worlds)

• किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, which, why)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is spoken)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to an abstract concept) (that, it, he, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

Note: Stands for 'that which'.

सत् (sat) - existent, reality (being, existent, true, good)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, true, good; the existent, reality

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be), present active participle.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a substantive, 'the existent'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, somewhat

Formed from 'kim' + 'cit'.

Note: Refers to 'something'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Placed before the word it negates.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing (when negated by 'na') (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, somewhat

Formed from 'kim' + 'cit'.

Note: In combination with 'na', it means 'nothing'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'something' and 'nothing'.

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - emptiness (empty, void, nothingness, zero)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, devoid of; emptiness, void, zero, nothingness

Root: śū

Note: One of the categories being queried.

विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - consciousness (knowledge, understanding, consciousness, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - knowledge, understanding, discernment, consciousness, wisdom, intelligence

Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: One of the categories being queried.

एव (eva) - also, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'vijñānam' and connects it to the list.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vijñānam' to the preceding list items.

इति (iti) - thus, such (thus, so, in this way, etc.)

(indeclinable)

आदि (ādi) - such (referring to "etcetera") (beginning, first, etc.)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first; etcetera, and so forth

Note: First part of the compound 'ādibhedaḥ'.

भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinctions (difference, distinction, division, type)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda

bheda - breaking, splitting, piercing, division, distinction, difference, kind, type

Derived from root 'bhid' (to break).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (vocative) (blessed, glorious, adorable, divine, Lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, prosperous, glorious, divine; Lord, venerable one

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) with possessive suffix 'vat'.

Note: Addressed to the listener (Īśvara).

त्रिलोकेश (trilokeśa) - O Lord of the three worlds (vocative) (Lord of the three worlds)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of trilokeśa

trilokeśa - Lord of the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

Compound of 'tri' (three), 'loka' (world), and 'īśa' (lord).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tri+loka+īśa)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the listener (Īśvara).

किम् (kim) - what (interrogative pronoun) (what, which, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: The interrogative 'what'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is spoken)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of vac

Present tense, Passive voice, 3rd person singular

Root vac (class 2) conjugated in the Present (Laṭ) tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice. The root 'vac' often changes to 'uc' in passive forms.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The passive form of 'to say'.