योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-3

ईश्वर उवाच ।
अनाद्यन्तमनाभासं सत्किंचिदिह विद्यते ।
इन्द्रियाणामगम्यत्वाद्यन्न किंचिदिव स्थितम् ॥ ३ ॥

īśvara uvāca ,
anādyantamanābhāsaṃ satkiṃcidiha vidyate ,
indriyāṇāmagamyatvādyanna kiṃcidiva sthitam 3

3. īśvara uvāca anādyantam anābhāsam sat kiñcit iha
vidyate indriyāṇām agamyatvāt yat na kiñcit iva sthitam

3. īśvara uvāca iha anādyantam anābhāsam sat kiñcit vidyate,
yat indriyāṇām agamyatvāt na kiñcit iva sthitam

3. Īśvara said: Here, something truly existent (sat) exists, which is without beginning or end and without manifestation. Because it is imperceptible to the senses, it stands as if it were nothing.

Words meanings summery:

• ईश्वर (īśvara) - Īśvara, the Lord (speaker) (lord, master, god)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Īśvara) said (said, spoke)

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, eternal)

• अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - without manifestation (unmanifested, not visible, without appearance)

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

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

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

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is present, is found)

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (of the senses, of the organs of sense)

• अगम्यत्वात् (agamyatvāt) - because it is imperceptible, due to its inaccessibility (because of imperceptibility, due to being unattainable)

• यत् (yat) - that which (relative pronoun) (which, what, because, that)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - stands, is situated (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

Words meanings and morphology

ईश्वर (īśvara) - Īśvara, the Lord (speaker) (lord, master, god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god; a name for Śiva

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - (Īśvara) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root vac (class 2) conjugated in the Perfect (Liṭ) tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. The initial 'v' often changes to 'u' in perfect forms.

Root: vac (class 2)

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādianta

anādianta - without beginning or end, eternal, infinite

Compound of 'an' (not), 'ādi' (beginning), and 'anta' (end).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+anta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the 'kiñcit sat'.

अनाभासम् (anābhāsam) - without manifestation (unmanifested, not visible, without appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anābhāsa

anābhāsa - not shining, without appearance, unmanifested, invisible

Compound of 'an' (not) and 'ābhāsa' (appearance, manifestation).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (an+ābhāsa)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ābhāsa – light, appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhās' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'kiñcit sat'.

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: Here it acts as a noun, meaning 'the existent', qualified by 'anādyantam' and 'anābhāsam'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, somewhat

Formed from 'kim' + 'cit'.

Note: Here it acts as an indefinite pronoun/adjective, 'something', modifying 'sat'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the current existence or context.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is present, is found)

(verb)

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

Present tense, Middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root 'vid' (class 4) conjugated in the Present (Laṭ) tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: vid (class 4)

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (of the senses, of the organs of sense)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - belonging to Indra; faculty, organ of sense or action, virility, power

Derived from 'indra'.

Note: Possessive case, indicating relation to 'agamyatvāt'.

अगम्यत्वात् (agamyatvāt) - because it is imperceptible, due to its inaccessibility (because of imperceptibility, due to being unattainable)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of agamyatva

agamyatva - imperceptibility, inaccessibility, unattainability

Abstract noun from 'agamya' (imperceptible, inaccessible) with suffix '-tva'. 'agamya' itself is from 'a' (not) + 'gamya' (to be reached/perceived).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (agamya+tva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• gamya – to be reached, to be perceived, comprehensible
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-ya' (potential passive participle).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• tva – suffix for abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  suffix (nominalizer) (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns.

Note: Expresses the reason or cause.

यत् (yat) - that which (relative pronoun) (which, what, because, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, because, since

Pronominal stem.

Note: Connects the clause to the main statement.

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'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - stands, is situated (standing, situated, existing, remaining)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, staying, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-ta'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'yat'.