योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-98, verse-4

नास्त्येव जगदेवेदं यच्चेदं किंचनोदितम् ।
ब्रह्मैवास्तीह सकलं केन तद्बुध्यते कथम् ॥ ४ ॥

nāstyeva jagadevedaṃ yaccedaṃ kiṃcanoditam ,
brahmaivāstīha sakalaṃ kena tadbudhyate katham 4

4. na asti eva jagat eva idam yat ca idam kiñcana uditam
brahma eva asti iha sakalam kena tat budhyate katham

4. idam jagat eva na asti eva ca yat idam kiñcana uditam
iha sakalam brahma eva asti tat kena katham budhyate

4. This world, and whatever little has appeared from it, truly does not exist. Only Brahman (brahman) exists here entirely. By whom, then, and how, is that (brahman) understood?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इदम् (idam) - this

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatever little

• उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, appeared

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, complete, whole

• केन (kena) - by whom

• तत् (tat) - that

• बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative 3rd Singular

root as (class 2) + ti

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, alive

Present Active Participle (Nom. Sing. Neut.)

from root gam with reduplication, suffix at

Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, present

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, present

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatever little

(indeclinable)

from kim + cana

उदितम् (uditam) - arisen, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

from root i (to go) with prefix ud- or root vad (to speak) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yat idam kiñcana' (neuter singular nominative).

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, sacred utterance, prayer

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative 3rd Singular

root as (class 2) + ti

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

सकलम् (sakalam) - entire, complete, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - whole, entire, complete, with parts

sa- (with) + kala (part)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kala – a part, a digit, a minute
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

केन (kena) - by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Brahman.

बुध्यते (budhyate) - is understood, is known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of budh

Present Passive Indicative 3rd Singular

root budh (class 4) + ya + te (passive form)

Root: budh (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)