योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-205, verse-22

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अनादिनिधनं ब्रह्म नित्यमस्त्येतदव्ययम् ।
आदिमध्यान्तता नास्ति नाकाराः परमाम्बरे ॥ २२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
anādinidhanaṃ brahma nityamastyetadavyayam ,
ādimadhyāntatā nāsti nākārāḥ paramāmbare 22

22. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca anādinidhanam brahma nityam asti etat
avyayam ādimadhyāntatā na asti na ākārāḥ paramāmbare

22. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca brahma anādinidhanam etat nityam
avyayam asti ādimadhyāntatā na asti na ākārāḥ paramāmbare

22. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The Brahman (brahman) is without beginning or end. It is eternal and imperishable. There is no beginning, middle, or end to it, nor are there any forms in the supreme ether.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (as speaker) (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, eternal)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Brahman (brahman) (the Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal (eternal, constant, perpetual)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एतत् (etat) - this (Brahman) (this, this one)

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)

• आदिमध्यान्तता (ādimadhyāntatā) - beginning, middle, or end (the state of having a beginning, middle, and end)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• आकाराः (ākārāḥ) - forms (forms, shapes, appearances)

• परमाम्बरे (paramāmbare) - in the supreme ether (in the supreme sky/ether)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (as speaker) (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated sage)

Compound śrī (auspicious, venerable) + vasiṣṭha (proper name of a sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspiciousness, venerable
  adjective/noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (proper name of a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end (without beginning or end, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādinidhana

anādinidhana - without beginning or end

Compound a (not) + ādi (beginning) + nidhana (end).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+nidhana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• nidhana – end, death, destruction
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Brahman (brahman) (the Brahman, the Absolute Reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the universal spirit

From root bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नित्यम् (nityam) - eternal (eternal, constant, perpetual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual, always existing

From ni (down, in) + i (to go, exist) + tya suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present indicative active, 3rd person singular of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (Brahman) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indestructible, indeclinable

Compound a (not) + vyaya (expenditure, destruction, change).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – decay, loss, expenditure
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-i (to go apart, decay)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

आदिमध्यान्तता (ādimadhyāntatā) - beginning, middle, or end (the state of having a beginning, middle, and end)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ādimadhyāntatā

ādimadhyāntatā - the state of having a beginning, middle, and end

Compound of ādi (beginning), madhya (middle), anta (end), with suffix tā (abstract noun suffix).

Compound type : dvandva (ādi+madhya+anta+tā)

• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
• tā – state, condition, -ness
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns.

Note: Subject of asti.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active

Present indicative active, 3rd person singular of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आकाराः (ākārāḥ) - forms (forms, shapes, appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ākāra

ākāra - form, shape, appearance, external manifestation

From ā-kṛ (to do, to make, to form).

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'santi' (are).

परमाम्बरे (paramāmbare) - in the supreme ether (in the supreme sky/ether)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramāmbara

paramāmbara - supreme ether, ultimate sky, highest space

Compound of parama (supreme, highest) and ambara (sky, ether).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ambara)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
  Root: amb (class 1)