योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-213, verse-10

शिष्य उवाच ।
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः ।
इदं तत्कथमाभोगि विद्यमानं क्व गच्छति ॥ १० ॥

śiṣya uvāca ,
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ,
idaṃ tatkathamābhogi vidyamānaṃ kva gacchati 10

10. na asataḥ vidyate bhāvaḥ na abhāvaḥ vidyate sataḥ
idam tat katham ābhogi vidyamānam kva gacchati

10. asataḥ bhāvaḥ na vidyate; sataḥ abhāvaḥ na vidyate;
idam tat katham ābhogi; vidyamānam kva gacchati

10. The student said: The non-existent never comes into being, and the existent never ceases to be. If this is the case, then how is it that this (world) is experienced (ābhogi), and where does that which truly exists go (when it appears to vanish)?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

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

• भावः (bhāvaḥ) - being, existence, state, nature, becoming

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-being, non-existence, absence

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

• सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent, of the real

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the perceived world or phenomena. (this, this one)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the true reality or underlying nature, or in apposition to 'idam'. (that, that one)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way, why

• आभोगि (ābhogi) - How is this (world) experienced or perceived? (experiencing, enjoying, pervading, full, experienced, perceived)

• विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - That which truly exists or is understood as existing. (existing, being present, existent)

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

Negated form of 'sat' (existent), which is a participle of 'as' (to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present participle of the root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'asat' (non-existent).

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, occurs

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From Dhatu vid (to be, exist) Class 4

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used impersonally or with a nominative subject.

भावः (bhāvaḥ) - being, existence, state, nature, becoming

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, nature, becoming, emotion

From root bhū (to be) + a (suffix)

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - non-being, non-existence, absence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-being, non-existence, absence, negation

Negated form of 'bhāva'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) + a (suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, occurs

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From Dhatu vid (to be, exist) Class 4

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used impersonally or with a nominative subject.

सतः (sataḥ) - of the existent, of the real

(adjective)

Genitive, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From 'sat' (existent).

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the perceived world or phenomena. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Often used to refer to something present or just mentioned.

तत् (tat) - Referring to the true reality or underlying nature, or in apposition to 'idam'. (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Used here in conjunction with 'idam', possibly for emphasis or contrast.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way, why

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb.

आभोगि (ābhogi) - How is this (world) experienced or perceived? (experiencing, enjoying, pervading, full, experienced, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of ābhogin

ābhogin - enjoying, experiencing, pervading, full of, possessed of

From prefix ā + root bhuj (to enjoy/experience)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Appears as a predicate adjective, agreeing with neuter 'idam tat'.

विद्यमानम् (vidyamānam) - That which truly exists or is understood as existing. (existing, being present, existent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidyamāna

vidyamāna - existing, being present, perceptible, existent

Present Middle Participle

Present participle of the root 'vid' (to be, exist)

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'that which exists'.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place, to what place

(indeclinable)

Note: An interrogative adverb of place.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, moves, proceeds

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

From Dhatu gam (to go) Class 1

Root: gam (class 1)