योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-188, verse-21

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सद्यन्नासदुच्यते ।
तदेवेदमनाद्यन्तं तथास्थितमवेदनम् ॥ २१ ॥

anādimatparaṃ brahma na sadyannāsaducyate ,
tadevedamanādyantaṃ tathāsthitamavedanam 21

21. anādimat param brahma na sat yat na asat ucyate
tat eva idam anādyantam tathā sthitam avedanam

21. param brahma anādimat (asti),
(tat) sat na,
yat na asat,
(iti) ucyate.
tat eva idam anādyantam,
tathā avedanam sthitam.

21. The supreme (brahman) is without beginning; it is declared to be neither existent nor non-existent. That very (brahman) is this (universe), without beginning or end, thus eternally established and beyond all knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• अनादिमत् (anādimat) - without beginning, primeval

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - (brahman), the Absolute, the ultimate reality

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

• तत् (tat) - referring to brahman (that)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the manifested universe (this)

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

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, remaining

• अवेदनम् (avedanam) - unknowable, beyond knowledge, unconscious

Words meanings and morphology

अनादिमत् (anādimat) - without beginning, primeval

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādimat

anādimat - without beginning, primeval, eternal

from a-nādi (without beginning) + matup suffix (having)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

ब्रह्म (brahma) - (brahman), the Absolute, the ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the creative principle

Root: bṛh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, being

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun here, 'the existent'.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that

Note: Used here to emphasize the preceding 'na sat'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, bad

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be) with prefix a- (negation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• sat – existent, real, being
  adjective/noun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun here, 'the non-existent'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - referring to brahman (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - referring to the manifested universe (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+anta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ant (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, existing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

अवेदनम् (avedanam) - unknowable, beyond knowledge, unconscious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avedana

avedana - unknowable, unconscious, without knowledge

from a- (negation) + vedana (knowledge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vedana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• vedana – knowledge, perception, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)