योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-212, verse-2

एवं स्थिते न च ब्रह्मा न च जातं जगत्स्थितम् ।
स्थितं यथास्थितमजं परं ब्रह्मैव पूर्ववत् ॥ २ ॥

evaṃ sthite na ca brahmā na ca jātaṃ jagatsthitam ,
sthitaṃ yathāsthitamajaṃ paraṃ brahmaiva pūrvavat 2

2. evam sthite na ca brahmā na ca jātam jagat sthitam
sthitam yathā-sthitam ajam param brahma eva pūrvavat

2. evam sthite na ca brahmā na ca jātam jagat sthitam
ajam param brahma eva yathā-sthitam pūrvavat sthitam

2. This being the case, neither Brahmā (brahman) (the creator god) nor the born world (jagat) exists. Only the unborn, supreme Brahman (brahman) remains as it was, just as before.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• स्थिते (sthite) - being, existing, situated (locative absolute)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, but

• जातम् (jātam) - born, originated

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existent, abiding, situated

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains, exists (as a predicate)

• यथा-स्थितम् (yathā-sthitam) - as it was, as it is, in its original state

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat) - as before, as previously

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - being, existing, situated (locative absolute)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in an absolute locative construction, meaning 'when this is the state' or 'this being the situation'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity, masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, but

(indeclinable)

जातम् (jātam) - born, originated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'jan' (to be born, produced).

Root: jan (class 4)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - the world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle (used as a noun)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go, move) with 'śatṛ' suffix, often nominalized.

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existent, abiding, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'jagat', meaning 'the world is existent'.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains, exists (as a predicate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, remaining

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'brahma', meaning 'Brahman remains'.

यथा-स्थितम् (yathā-sthitam) - as it was, as it is, in its original state

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathā-sthita

yathā-sthita - as it stands, as it is, in its original state, unchanged

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, situated, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अजम् (ajam) - unborn

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, primordial

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and root 'jan' (to be born).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced (from root jan)
  adjective (neuter)
  agent suffix
  Derived from the root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, the Absolute (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat) - as before, as previously

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix '-vat' indicating comparison or similarity, 'like previous'.