योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-18

यादृगेतत्पदं तादृगिदं सदसदात्मकम् ।
येनार्थपञ्चकादन्यत्किंचनापि न विद्यते ॥ १८ ॥

yādṛgetatpadaṃ tādṛgidaṃ sadasadātmakam ,
yenārthapañcakādanyatkiṃcanāpi na vidyate 18

18. yādṛk etat padam tādṛk idam sat asat ātmakam
yena artha pañcakāt anyat kiñcana api na vidyate

18. yādṛk etat padam (asti),
tādṛk idam sat asat ātmakam (asti).
yena artha pañcakāt anyat kiñcana api na vidyate.

18. Whatever this state (pada) is like, such is this [world], consisting of both existence and non-existence. Through this [state], nothing whatsoever other than the five categories of objects exists.

Words meanings summery:

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as, as it is

• एतत् (etat) - this

• पदम् (padam) - this spiritual state (referring to paramākāśa) (state, condition, abode, word)

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such, so

• इदम् (idam) - this world/phenomenal reality (this)

• सत् (sat) - existent, real; being, existence

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal; non-being, non-existence

• आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the Self

• येन (yena) - through which (state or reality) (by which, through which)

• अर्थ (artha) - object, purpose, meaning, thing

• पञ्चकात् (pañcakāt) - from the five categories (of objects) (from a group of five)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever, some (indefinite pronoun)

• अपि (api) - emphasizes 'nothing whatsoever' (even, also, too)

• न (na) - not, no

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

Words meanings and morphology

यादृक् (yādṛk) - of what kind, such as, as it is

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, such as, like what

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

पदम् (padam) - this spiritual state (referring to paramākāśa) (state, condition, abode, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, pace, track, mark; state, condition, abode, position; word

तादृक् (tādṛk) - of that kind, such, so

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that kind, such, so, like that

इदम् (idam) - this world/phenomenal reality (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सत् (sat) - existent, real; being, existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, good, true; that which exists, reality

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'as' (to be, exist).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'sadasadātmaka'.

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal; non-being, non-existence

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

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

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negation of 'sat' with the prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root 'as' (to be, exist).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound 'sadasadātmaka'.

आत्मकम् (ātmakam) - consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the Self

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmaka

ātmaka - consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the Self

Derived from 'ātman' with the suffix '-ka'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman)

• ātman – Self, soul, individual spirit, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: The full compound is 'sadasadātmaka' (consisting of existence and non-existence).

येन (yena) - through which (state or reality) (by which, through which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

अर्थ (artha) - object, purpose, meaning, thing

(noun)

masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, thing, matter, purpose, meaning, wealth

Note: First part of the compound 'arthapañcakāt'.

पञ्चकात् (pañcakāt) - from the five categories (of objects) (from a group of five)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pañcaka

pañcaka - a group of five, a set of five

Derived from 'pañcan' (five) with the suffix '-ka'.

Note: Part of the compound 'arthapañcakāt'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct, another

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, whatsoever, some (indefinite pronoun)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'kim' (what) and 'cana' (an indefinite particle).

अपि (api) - emphasizes 'nothing whatsoever' (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 4)