योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-106, verse-41

वस्तुतस्तु द्वयाभावान्नाभासि न च भासनम् ।
किमपीदमनिर्देश्यं सद्वाऽसद्वेति वेत्ति कः ॥ ४१ ॥

vastutastu dvayābhāvānnābhāsi na ca bhāsanam ,
kimapīdamanirdeśyaṃ sadvā'sadveti vetti kaḥ 41

41. vastutaḥ tu dvaya-abhāvāt na ābhāsi na ca bhāsanam |
kim api idam anirdeśyam sat vā asat vā iti vetti kaḥ ||

41. vastutaḥ tu dvaya-abhāvāt na ābhāsi ca na bhāsanam
kim api idam anirdeśyam sat vā asat vā iti kaḥ vetti

41. But in reality (vastutaḥ), due to the absence of duality, there is neither an appearance nor any act of shining forth. This indescribable something – who can truly know if it is existent or non-existent?

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, in truth, actually, really

• तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

• द्वय-अभावात् (dvaya-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of duality, from non-duality

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• आभासि (ābhāsi) - there is an appearance (impersonal usage often in philosophical texts) (you shine, you appear, there is an appearance)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - nor (in combination with na) (and, also, moreover, but)

• भासनम् (bhāsanam) - the act of shining forth or appearing (shining, appearing, manifestation, illumination)

• किम् (kim) - something (used with api for indefiniteness) (what, something, anything)

• अपि (api) - Used with kim to make it indefinite ("something"). (also, even, too, particle indicating question/doubt)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the subject of the verse, the ultimate reality) (this)

• अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indescribable, inexpressible, undefinable

• सत् (sat) - existent, real (as opposed to non-existent) (existing, real, true, good; existent)

• वा (vā) - either...or (or, either...or)

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal (as opposed to existent) (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

• वा (vā) - either...or (or, either...or)

• इति (iti) - particle indicating the end of a direct or indirect quotation, or specifying a particular notion ("whether X or Y - such is the question") (thus, so, in this way; a particle indicating conclusion or quotation)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, in truth, actually, really

(indeclinable)

From vastu (thing, reality) with suffix tas.

तु (tu) - but, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

द्वय-अभावात् (dvaya-abhāvāt) - due to the absence of duality, from non-duality

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dvayābhāva

dvayābhāva - absence of duality, non-duality

Compound of dvaya (duality, pair) and abhāva (absence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaya+abhāva)

• dvaya – pair, duality, two-fold
  noun (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
  From a-bhā (not to be)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

आभासि (ābhāsi) - there is an appearance (impersonal usage often in philosophical texts) (you shine, you appear, there is an appearance)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhās

present tense

2nd person singular present active of root bhās with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Though grammatically 2nd person singular, it's often used impersonally or referring to a general 'one' or 'it' in philosophical contexts here, meaning 'there is no appearance'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (in combination with na) (and, also, moreover, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in conjunction with na to form "nor".

भासनम् (bhāsanam) - the act of shining forth or appearing (shining, appearing, manifestation, illumination)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsana

bhāsana - shining, illuminating, appearance, manifestation

verbal noun

Derived from root bhās (to shine) with suffix -ana.

Root: bhās (class 1)

किम् (kim) - something (used with api for indefiniteness) (what, something, anything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, who?, which? (interrogative pronoun); something, anything (indefinite pronoun)

Note: Used with api to form an indefinite pronoun "something".

अपि (api) - Used with kim to make it indefinite ("something"). (also, even, too, particle indicating question/doubt)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the subject of the verse, the ultimate reality) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Refers to the indefinable reality.

अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - indescribable, inexpressible, undefinable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anirdeśya

anirdeśya - indescribable, inexpressible, undefinable, that which cannot be pointed out

gerundive/future passive participle

Negated (an-) gerundive of nir-diś (to point out, describe).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nirdeśya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nirdeśya – to be pointed out, describable, expressible
  adjective
  gerundive/future passive participle
  Derived from root diś (to point) with prefix nis and suffix -ya.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with idam in gender, number, and case.

सत् (sat) - existent, real (as opposed to non-existent) (existing, real, true, good; existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good, virtuous; an existent being, reality

present active participle

Present active participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to idam, used adverbially as part of the vā...vā construction.

वा (vā) - either...or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to form an "either...or" construction.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal (as opposed to existent) (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad; non-being, unreality

present active participle (negated)

Negated (a-) present active participle of root as (to be).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sat – being, existing, real, true
  adjective
  present active participle
  Present active participle of root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to idam, used adverbially as part of the vā...vā construction.

वा (vā) - either...or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to form an "either...or" construction.

इति (iti) - particle indicating the end of a direct or indirect quotation, or specifying a particular notion ("whether X or Y - such is the question") (thus, so, in this way; a particle indicating conclusion or quotation)

(indeclinable)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

present tense

3rd person singular present active of root vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Masculine nominative singular form of the interrogative pronoun kim.