योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-10

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाबाहो न किंचिन्नश्यति क्वचित् ।
आत्मैवास्त्यविनाशात्मा किं तस्य क्व विनश्यति ॥ १० ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca ,
evametanmahābāho na kiṃcinnaśyati kvacit ,
ātmaivāstyavināśātmā kiṃ tasya kva vinaśyati 10

10. śrībhagavān uvāca evam etat mahābāho na kiñcit naśyati
kvacit ātmā eva asti avināśātmā kim tasya kva vinaśyati

10. śrībhagavān uvāca / he mahābāho etat evam,
kiñcit na kvacit naśyati.
ātmā eva avināśātmā asti.
tasya kim? kva vinaśyati?

10. The Blessed Lord said: "O mighty-armed one, it is indeed so; nothing whatsoever is ever destroyed. The Self (ātman) alone exists as the imperishable Self (ātman). What of it? Where could it possibly be destroyed?"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - Lord Krishna. (The Blessed Lord)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to Arjuna's statement or the truth he implies. (this, this one)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - An address to Arjuna. (O mighty-armed one)

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - In conjunction with 'na', means 'nothing whatsoever'. (anything, something)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, is lost

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - In this context, implies 'ever' or 'at any place/time'. (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - The individual or universal Self (ātman). (self, soul, spirit)

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अविनाशात्मा (avināśātmā) - The nature of the Self (ātman). (having an indestructible nature/self, the indestructible self)

• किम् (kim) - Used interrogatively, 'What of it?' or 'How?'. (what? why?)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the Self (ātman). (of that, its)

• क्व (kva) - where?

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - Lord Krishna. (The Blessed Lord)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat

śrībhagavat - Blessed, venerable, divine; an epithet of Krishna, Vishnu, etc.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrī+bhagavat)

• śrī – splendor, wealth, beauty, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
• bhagavat – fortunate, glorious, divine
  adjective

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Referring to Arjuna's statement or the truth he implies. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - An address to Arjuna. (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - In conjunction with 'na', means 'nothing whatsoever'. (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, whatsoever

From kim + cid.

Note: When preceded by 'na', forms 'nothing whatsoever'.

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, is lost

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Indicative Active

Root: naś (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - In this context, implies 'ever' or 'at any place/time'. (anywhere, at any time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

From kva + cit.

आत्मा (ātmā) - The individual or universal Self (ātman). (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Indicative Active

Root: as (class 2)

अविनाशात्मा (avināśātmā) - The nature of the Self (ātman). (having an indestructible nature/self, the indestructible self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avināśātman

avināśātman - having an imperishable nature, whose essence is indestructible

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vināśa+ātman)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vināśa – destruction, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmā'.

किम् (kim) - Used interrogatively, 'What of it?' or 'How?'. (what? why?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what? who? which?; why?

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the Self (ātman). (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Gender agrees with 'ātman'.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Indicative Active, with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)